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21-047 UPDATE –Detectives Seeking Public’s Assistance in Locating Shooting Suspect Detectives Investigate Shooting in Unincorporated Largo

Shooting Investigation

Update as of 9:47 a.m. on Friday, April 30, 2021 Demar Hartsfield (Suspect) DOB: 11/6/1992 PINELLAS COUNTY – Detectives assigned to the Robbery/Homicide Unit have identified the suspect in the April 24, 2021 shooting at the Handy Corner... read more

Posted by Monday, April 26, 2021 2:38:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-041 Deputies Arrest a Man for Sexual Battery at Pinellas Safe Harbor

Sexual Battery Arrest

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau -Safe Harbor Unit Giovanni Luke Lucas DOB: 4/17/1996 Address: Transient Charge: Sexual Battery The victim is a 41-year-old female. Per Florida Statute §415.107(1) no further... read more

Posted by Wednesday, April 14, 2021 5:25:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-038 Detectives Arrest Oldsmar Man for Child Abuse

CAC Investigation

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Operations Bureau Investigative Operations Bureau -Crimes Against Children Unit -Child Protection Investigation Division Jourdian Ashton-Allen Jones (Suspect - Arrested) DOB: 11/24/1996 Charge: One... read more

Posted by Wednesday, April 7, 2021 6:38:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-027 Detectives Arrest a St. Petersburg Man for Sexual Battery and Unlawful Acts of a Sexually Transmissible Disease

Sexual Battery Arrest

Patrol Operations Bureau Investigative Operations Bureau -Robbery/Homicide Unit Support Services Bureau -Forensics Science Division Isaiah Banks (Suspect-Arrested) DOB: 08/09/1961 Charges: One count of Sexual Battery (Physically... read more

Posted by Friday, March 5, 2021 4:41:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-026 Detectives Arrest a Clearwater Couple for Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child and Neglect of a Child

CAC Arrest

Patrol Operations Bureau Investigative Operations Bureau -Crimes Against Children Unit -Child Protection Investigation Division Ashley Marie Ferguson DOB: 10/27/1987 Charges: One count of Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child and two counts... read more

Posted by Thursday, March 4, 2021 5:04:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-012 Detectives Arrest St. Petersburg Man for Possession of Child Pornography

CAC Arrest

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Investigative Operations Bureau -Crimes Against Children (CAC) Unit David Norman Guess (Suspect - Arrested) DOB: 04/26/1957 Address: 3660 49th Avenue North #4, St. Petersburg, FL 33714 Charge: 20 counts ... read more

Posted by Tuesday, February 2, 2021 7:43:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-010 Detectives Arrest Largo Man For Sexual Battery On A Minor

CAC Arrest

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Operations Bureau -Crimes Against Children Unit Steven Homol (Suspect – Arrested) DOB: 01/07/1986 Address: 13500 Rodgers Avenue, #916, Largo Charge: One count of Sexual Battery The... read more

Posted by Saturday, January 23, 2021 9:48:00 AM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-003 Detectives Arrest Largo Man for Capital Sexual Battery of a Child Under 12

CAC Arrest

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Operations Bureau -Crimes Against Children Unit -Child Protection Investigation Division Matthew Van Alstine (Suspect – Arrested) DOB: 6/5/1984 Charge: Capital Sexual Battery of a Child... read more

Posted by Monday, January 11, 2021 4:03:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-002 UPDATE – Second Suspect Arrested Detectives Investigate Palm Harbor Couple For Child Neglect

CAC Arrest

***Update as of 4:00 p.m. on January 8, 2021*** On January 8, 2021 at approximately 3:28 p.m., detectives arrested 37-year-old Misty Mitchell-Thayer. Mitchell-Thayer was booked into the Pinellas County Jail for two counts of Child... read more

Posted by Thursday, January 7, 2021 6:58:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

20-182 Deputies Arrest St. Petersburg Man on Charge of Video Voyeurism of a Minor

Video Voyeurism Arrest

Who: Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office -Patrol Operations Bureau William Edward Smith (Suspect – Arrested) DOB: 4/18/1955 Address: 3663 58th Avenue North #724, St. Petersburg Charges: Video Voyeurism, Failure to Protect a Minor, Tampering... read more

Posted by Monday, December 28, 2020 2:02:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons