Crime & Safety
Motorcycle-Riding Bank Robber, Ice Cream Shop Burglar, K-9's Honored, $408 Red Light Camera Ticket
In case you missed them, here's a look at the top stories on Palm Harbor Patch from May 5-11, 2013.
1) Palm Harbor Bank Robbery: Detectives Seek Help Finding Suspect
Look closely at the accompanying video. A surveillance camera recorded the suspect at 1:13 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2013 as he robbed the BB&T Bank at 35098 U.S. 19. The bank is south of Alderman Road in Palm Harbor.
2) Deputies: Palm Harbor Teen Admits to 50-Plus Car Burglaries
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Deputies say that when they arrested Kyle Allen Terry, 19, of Palm Harbor, he admitted to breaking in to 50-60 cars and stealing money and jewelry from the cars.
3) Deputies Need Help Catching Ice Cream Shop Burglar
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Pinellas County Sheriff’s detectives have released surveillance photos of the man they believe burglarized Strachan's Homemade Ice Cream in Palm Harbor in April.
4) Racism Allegations: Demoted Firefighter's Case Appears Headed to Arbitration
Firefighter Bill Figueredo is accused of performing a Nazi salute to East Lake Fire Commission Chairman Mark Weinkrantz, who was not at Monday evening's special meeting.
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These Palm Harbor residents were arrested on a variety of charges from May 3-5, 2013.
6) Ireland Nugent: Toddler Injured in Lawn Mower Accident Home from Hospital
Little Ireland Nugent, 2, of Palm Harbor, was wearing a sparkly yellow princess dress for her homecoming. She had been hospitalized since April 10, when her ankles were severed in a freak lawn mower accident at her home.
7) PHOTOS: Police K-9s Honored at Memorial
Pinellas County Sheriff's Deputies and Clearwater Police Officers attended the special ceremony with their police dogs Tuesday at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Palm Harbor.
6) $408 Red Light Camera Ticket: Is That Fair?
Drivers who want to appeal a ticket might have to pay up to $250 in additional fees if Gov. Rick Scott signs a new bill into law. Do you think that’s right?
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The Palm Harbor school joined 113 other Florida campuses on the magazine’s 2013 list.
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