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16-035 Pinellas Detectives Arrest St. Petersburg Woman For Grand Theft From Persons 65 Years Of Age Or Older

Economic Crimes Arrest

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Operations Bureau -Economic Crimes Unit Lisa Rae Claffey (Arrested) DOB: 5/20/1961 Address: 776 23rd Avenue North, St. Petersburg Charges: 1 count Grand Theft from persons 65 years of age... read more

Posted by Wednesday, February 10, 2016 4:46:00 PM Categories: General News

16-033 Capital Sexual Battery Charges Added To Tae Kwon Do Instructor; Detectives Renew Request For Public To Come Forward With Information Of Inappropriate Conduct (For Additional Details See Release 16-032)

CAC Investigation

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Operations Bureau -Crimes Against Children Unit Andrew Jin Kim (Arrested) DOB: 05/04/1992 Address: 6335 23rd Avenue North, St. Petersburg Charges: Capital Sexual Battery The victim is... read more

Posted by Tuesday, February 9, 2016 12:39:00 PM Categories: General News

16-032 Pinellas Detectives Arrest Tae Kwon Do Instructor For Lewd And Lascivious Molestation

CAC Arrest

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Operations Bureau -Crimes Against Children Unit Andrew Jin Kim (Arrested) DOB: 5/4/1992 Address: 6335 23rd Avenue North, St. Petersburg Charges: 2 counts of Lewd and Lascivious... read more

Posted by Friday, February 5, 2016 4:20:00 PM Categories: General News

16-026 Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Hosting Communications Crisis Intervention Training

CIT Training

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office -Crisis Intervention/ CISM Crisis Solutions International Inc. Agencies attending: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office 9-1-1, Pinellas County Clearwater Police Department Pinellas Park Police... read more

Posted by Tuesday, February 2, 2016 8:22:00 AM Categories: General News

16-025 Citizens Are Invited To Comment On Sheriff`s Office Services And Performance During Inspection For Agency Accreditation

CALEA Accreditation

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, Inc. (CALEA) 13575 Heathcote Blvd, Suite 320 Gainesville, VA 20155 E-mail: calea@calea.org CALEA On-Site Assessment Team: Major Michael O'Brien Harris ... read more

Posted by Monday, February 1, 2016 3:52:00 PM Categories: Events General News

16-024 Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) Investigates Fatal Motorcycle Vs. Car Crash In Dunedin

MAIT Investigation

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau -Major Accident Investigation Team Kenneth Cabral (Injured Driver) DOB: 9/1/1975 Address: 1760 Douglas Ave Clearwater Vehicle: 2004 Dodge Durango Charges: 1 count DUI... read more

Posted by Sunday, January 31, 2016 4:22:00 AM Categories: General News

16-023 Pinellas Deputy Arrested Following Investigation Of Shooting In Madeira Beach

Deputy Arrested Following Shooting

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office -Patrol Operations Bureau Investigative Operations Bureau -Robbery/Homicide Unit Dylan M. Tompkins-Holmes (Injured) DOB: 11/17/1989 Address: 5838 24th Avenue South, Gulfport Deputy Timothy... read more

Posted by Friday, January 29, 2016 3:31:00 PM Categories: General News

16-019 Sheriff Announces The Termination Of 7 Deputy Recruits After Cheating On Agency Exams

Member Discipline

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau - Field Training Unit Deputy Recruit Darold Cook Hire Date: 11/09/2015 Deputy Recruit Julia Hopkins Hire Date: 11/09/2015 Deputy Recruit Joshua Mason Hire Date:... read more

Posted by Monday, January 25, 2016 1:38:00 PM Categories: General News

16-014 Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) Investigates Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash In Gulfport

MAIT Investigation

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office -Patrol Operations Bureau -Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) Shawn Lynch (Deceased Driver) DOB: 7/30/1972 Address: 1414 Asturia Way South, St. Petersburg Vehicle: 2004 Infiniti FX35 What:... read more

Posted by Tuesday, January 19, 2016 8:11:00 AM Categories: General News

16-013 Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Hosts HERO Child-Rescue Corps Training For 24 Wounded Veterans

HERO Program

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Operations Bureau - Computer Forensics Unit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) U.S. Secret Service’s Tampa Bay Electronic Crimes Task... read more

Posted by Monday, January 18, 2016 4:12:00 PM Categories: General News