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Surveillance footage shows thieves breaking into the Trulieve medical marijuana dispensary on U.S. 19, according to Clearwater police. The break in happened less than an hour after a similar burglary at a store on Clearwater Beach. [Clearwater Police]
Marijuana burglars hit Florida dispensary at 4:20 a.m., police say
A trio of thieves hit Trulieve locations in Clearwater Beach and Clearwater in a joint operation, police said.
Yesterday• Breaking News
Clearwater driver, 22, arrested after running from deadly U.S. 19 crash, troopers say
Tanner Donald Hackman, 22, of Clearwater, faces charges of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash involving death, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. This photo was taken after a 2018 arrest. [Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office]
He ran a red light and rear-ended a car on U.S. 19, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Three people in the other vehicle died.
Yesterday• Breaking News
Staffer accused of body-slamming AMIkids student arrested; state shuts school down
School employees Jarvis Delon West, left, and Dontae Antonio Thomas, right, were both arrested in connection with the assault and injury of a 12-year-old boy who attended AMIkids in Pinellas Park. The state shut the school down. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times]
Dontae Antonio Thomas, 34, turned himself in on a charge of aggravated child abuse. He is the second AMIkids school staffer to face charges in the assault of a 12-year-old boy.
Yesterday• Education
Pinellas deputies and police to look for drunk drivers in wolfpacks this weekend
Law enforcement officers, Pinellas sheriff's deputies and troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol, whose patrol car is pictured above, will be in a wolf pack looking for impaired driver this week. (Sgt. Steve Gaskins, Florida Highway Patrol)
Law enforcement officers are dedicating their efforts to a man who was killed by an impaired driver in St. Pete Beach in 2018.
Yesterday• Pinellas

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  1. Meet your local Times journalists (and ask us anything) today at Localtopia in St. Pete
    Yesterday• Florida
    Localtopia is St. Pete's largest “Community Celebration of All Things Local,” showcasing over 200 independent businesses and community organizations. [Courtesy of Keep St. Pete Local]
  2. Pinellas Park residents want to stop ‘oppressive’ U.S. 19 apartment boom
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    A wooded area is seen near Calvary Chapel located at 8900 U.S. 19 Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in Pinellas Park. A planned multifamily development is creating tension between the property owner and Mainlands of Tamarac by the Gulf, located directly across the street. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
  3. No news on Tampa Bay Rays, but mayors Castor, Kriseman talk legacies and dogs
    Yesterday• Tampa
    St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and Tampa Mayor Jane Castor answer questions during a meeting of the Tampa Tiger Bay Club Friday. [SCOTT KEELER | Times]
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  5. Pinellas deputies and police to look for drunk drivers in wolfpacks this weekend
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Law enforcement officers, Pinellas sheriff's deputies and troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol, whose patrol car is pictured above, will be in a wolf pack looking for impaired driver this week. (Sgt. Steve Gaskins, Florida Highway Patrol)
  6. Tampa Bay area home sales in January outpace U.S. market
    Yesterday• Business
    A "for sale" sign beckons Friday along Sixth Avenue N in the Kenwood area of St. Petersburg. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
  7. Staffer accused of body-slamming AMIkids student arrested; state shuts school down
    Yesterday• Education
    School employees Jarvis Delon West, left, and Dontae Antonio Thomas, right, were both arrested in connection with the assault and injury of a 12-year-old boy who attended AMIkids in Pinellas Park. The state shut the school down. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times]
  8. Will someone else confess in death row inmate James Dailey’s case?
    Yesterday• Crime
    Death row inmate James Dailey, left, awaits execution for the 1985 murder of 14-year-old Shelly Boggio in Pinellas County. His co-defendant, Jack Pearcy, now says he alone killed the girl. A judge wants to hear his testimony at a March 5 hearing. [Florida Department of Corrections]
  9. State suspends operations at AMIkids Pinellas after child suffers brain bleed
    Feb. 21• Pinellas
    Jarvis Delon West was arrested for child neglect after failing to report an employee at AMI Kids who slammed a boy to the ground, according to police [Courtesy of Pinellas County Sheriff's Office]
  10. New Orleans-based Dat Dog looks to bring gourmet hot dogs to Tampa Bay
    Feb. 20• Food
    New Orleans-based Dat Dog offers exotic sausages like alligator, duck and crawfish, along with multiple vegan options and more than 30 toppings. The chain is seeking franchisees to bring a location to Tampa Bay. [Dat Dog]
  11. Pinellas woman hired as caretaker for 97-year-old woman stole from her, deputies say
    Feb. 20• Crime
    Shirley Elizabeth Rayner, 52, of Tarpon Springs, is facing a charge of elderly exploitation. Deputies say she forged or altered checks belonging to a 97-year-old woman she was hired to help. [Pinellas County Sheriff's Office]
  12. Florida man arrested for fourth DUI tells cops just how high he is, deputies say
    Feb. 20• Crime
    Jonathan W. Connors, 32, told a deputy he was “high as f---” after he was pulled over in North Redington Beach, arrest reports state. He faces multiple charges, including his fourth DUI. [Pinellas County Sheriff's Office]
  13. Shirtless Florida man had toddler tucked between his legs on motorcycle, police say
    Feb. 20• Crime
    Booking photo of Gerardo Javier Garcia, 27, who is facing charges of child neglect, fleeing police and driving without a license. [Pinellas County Sheriff's Office]
  14. Once unspoken, Scientology at forefront of Clearwater City Council’s Seat 2 race
    Feb. 20• Clearwater
    The candidates running for Clearwater City Council Seat 2 are (left to right): Mark Bunker, Michael "Mike" Mannino, Bruce Rector, Eliseo Santana Jr. and Lina Teixeira. [TARA MCCARTY | Tampa Bay Times]
  15. Who’s listening? Clearwater City Council Seat 3 candidates all say they are.
    Feb. 20• Clearwater
    The candidates running for Clearwater City Council Seat 3 are (left to right) Kathleen Beckman, Robert "Dr. Bob" Cundiff, Bud Elias and Scott Thomas. [Tampa Bay Times]
  16. Activity overload: Chauffeuring my kids around for the next decade
    Feb. 20• Pinellas
    Lynn Cristina is a Wesley Chapel momma with two girls and works full time as a marketing manager. [Courtesy of Lynn Cristina]
  17. Birthday cake applesauce? Pinellas students try 28 new school menu items
    Feb. 19• Gradebook
    Patrick Suiters, 10, left, and Gabriel Stanford, 9, both fourth-graders at San Jose Elementary School in Dunedin, fill out a survey after tasting falafel tots and nuggets during the 2nd Annual Student Food Connection taste test at Pinellas Technical College. About 120 students tasted and rated 28 new food items that could be added to school breakfast and lunch menus next year. [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
  18. Community Cafe and its Drag Queen Story Hour find temporary home
    Feb. 19• Business
    People fill Community Cafe as drag queen Viktoria Sommers reads a Dr. Seuss book to children during Drag Queen Story Hour. [Times (2019)] [ALLIE GOULDING | Tampa Bay Times]
  19. Pinellas offers driver education camps. Signup deadline is Sunday.
    Feb. 19• Education
    The Pinellas County school system is offering driver education camps to hundreds of students like this one over the summer. The program will be held over two sessions at nine high school campuses across the county. [Times (2011)]
  20. St. Pete’s Sunken Gardens comes to life in new children’s book
    Feb. 19• St. Petersburg
    The Sunken Gardens Forever Foundation has published a children's book, "Sophie & Zack at Sunken Gardens." The project includes giving a copy of the book to third graders in Title I schools in St. Petersburg and inviting them to visit the gardens on a docent-led trip. [SCOTT KEELER | TAMPA BAY TIMES]
  21. They held up a Clearwater CVS. A trail of pill bottles led cops to their door, police say
    Feb. 19• Crime
    Roy Lampkin, left, David Dobbins and Christopher Rachell are charged in connection with a caper that resulted in a CVS in Clearwater being held up by robbers. [Pinellas County Sheriff's Office]
  22. Tampa investment firm accused of $170 million Ponzi scheme
    Feb. 19• Business
    Brian Davison is chief executive officer of Equialt, which bought this Safety Harbor home in a tax deed sale. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission contends in a new lawsuit that EquiAlt is a Ponzi scheme, and Davison has diverted investor funds for his own lavish personal spending. Times (2015)
  23. Body-slammed by school staffer, Pinellas boy suffered brain bleed and neglect, police say
    Feb. 18• Education
    Jarvis Delon West was arrested on child neglect charges after he didn't report an employee at AMI Kids who slammed a boy to the ground, according to police. [Courtesy of Pinellas County Sheriff's Office]
  24. Madico launches new $40 million headquarters in Pinellas Park
    Feb. 18• Business
    Madico spent $40 million developing its new corporate headquarters and factory on Belcher Road in Pinellas Park. [Amy Pezzicara | Pezz Photo] [PEZZ PHOTO | Madico]
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