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Monday, April 1, 2013

OMG PD: Teacher Caught in Online Sex Sting; Puppeteer Pleads Guilty

We compile the odd, unusual "oh my gosh" police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.

A Countryway couple has been taken to the hospital while another family deals with wreckage to their home following a single-car crash Monday, March 25. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says the accident occurred as Angus McArthur, 83, of the Countryway area was driving his 1999 Mercury eastbound on Waters Avenue when he lost control. McArthur’s car “left the roadway, went through a wooden privacy fence and struck a house,” a media release from the sheriff’s office said. Chamberlain High School history teacher Phillip G. Kornell thought he was arranging to meet an underage girl via the Internet, but it turned out to be an undercover detective from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office. When Kornell showed up for the in-face …

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Car Crashes into Town 'N Country Home (in Westchase Patch), Chamberlain High History Teacher Ousted After Arrest, Bus Driver Charged With Assault for Kicking Special Needs Student (in South Tampa-Hyde Park Patch), and 8 more ›

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

OMG PD: Stolen Mail, Stolen Beer, Lots of Guns

We compile the odd, unusual and ‘oh my gosh’ police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.

On Christmas Eve, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says that a man broke in to the same Walgreens twice in less than two hours. On the first trip, he made off with beer and cigarettes. Later, he broke into the pharmacy and tried to steal pain medication, according to a press release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.  According to the release, on Dece. 24, at 1:29 a.m., a man between 30 and 40 years of age smashed the door of Walgreens, 3890 Van Dyke Road in Lutz. Once inside, he took one case of Budweiser beer and two cases of Bud Light beer, they say. He also stole two cartons of Marlboro cigarettes before leaving the store, the release states.  The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Christmastime…

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Man Broke Into Same Place Twice on Christmas Eve, Deputies Say (in Lutz Patch), Update: Grinch Steals Christmas Mail (in Bloomingdale-Riverview Patch), Australian Shepherds Attack Boy Riding Bike, Man Who Helped Him, Deputies Say (in Bradenton Patch), and 2 more ›

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