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21-074 UPDATE –Release of Body Worn Camera and Dashboard Camera Video Detectives Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting in St. Petersburg

Taskforce Investigation

***UPDATE as of 12:00 p.m. on June 29, 2021*** PINELLAS COUNTY - On June 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., Sheriff Gualtieri and Chief Holloway held a press conference to provide an update and release body worn camera and dash camera video from the St.... read more

Posted by Saturday, June 26, 2021 8:17:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-072 Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team Takes Barricaded Suspect Into Custody

Barricaded Suspect

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office -Patrol Operations Bureau -Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) -Negotiator Response Team -Robbery/Homicide Unit Joshua Caleb Wieder (Arrested) DOB: 06/13/1979 Address: 10954 Starkey Road, Seminole Charges:... read more

Posted by Thursday, June 24, 2021 4:16:00 AM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-053 Deputies Investigate Shooting at Clearwater Gentleman’s Club

Shooting Investigation

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office -Patrol Operations Bureau Alycia Ruiz (Suspect – Arrested) DOB: 12/25/1999 Address: 606 4th Avenue Northwest, Largo Charge: Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon Anthony Bates (Suspect – Arrested) DOB:... read more

Posted by Friday, May 7, 2021 12:25:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-052 Detectives Arrest Armed Sexual Battery Suspect from a 1999 Cold Case

Cold Case Arrest

Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Investigative Operations Bureau - Robbery/Homicide Unit Support Services Bureau -Forensic Science Division Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Florida State Attorney’s Office – Sixth Judicial... read more

Posted by Wednesday, May 5, 2021 1:12:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-051 Detectives Arrest Oldsmar Man for Lewd and Lascivious Molestation of a Child

CAC Arrest

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Operations Bureau -Crimes Against Children Unit -Child Protection Investigation Division Scott Konash (Suspect – Arrested) DOB: 7/13/1982 Address: 649 Bay Lake Trail, Oldsmar Charge: One count... read more

Posted by Monday, May 3, 2021 1:53:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

21-048 Detectives Arrest Seminole Man for Possession of Child Pornography

CAC Investigation

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Operations Bureau -Crimes Against Children Unit Arthur Baker (Suspect – Arrested) DOB: 4/21/1987 Address: 14340 84th Terrace, Seminole Charges: 20 counts of Possession of Child... read more

Posted by Wednesday, April 28, 2021 1:16:00 PM Categories: Crimes Against Persons

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