Top Stories: No Walkout; Charles Manson Remains; New App Danger

Here are five of last week's top headlines on Tampa Bay Patches:

NO WALKOUT ALLOWED: While thousands of students around Tampa Bay expressed their outrage over the Parkland high school shootings with peaceful walkouts, students at one Lakeland school were forced to remain silent. McKeel Students Outraged Over School's Actions During Walkout and McKeel Principal Defends Decision To Not Join National Walkout

CHARLES MANSON REMAINS: After winning the rights to his grandfather's remains, Bradenton resident Jason Freeman, the grandson of serial killer Charles Manson, says he now plans to put his grandfather to rest in a private ceremony in California, the state where Manson spent most of his life. Bradenton Man Wins Right To Bury Grandfather, Charles Manson

ROBBERIES ARREST: Although the Pasco County Sheriff's Office called in the FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force to help solve a series of five armed robberies, the case was solved during a routine traffic stop rather than with advanced investigative techniques. Routine Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest of Accused Serial Robber

APP DANGER: The Pasco County Sheriff's Office says a new anonymous cell phone app allowed an accused child predator to contact and then rape a 12-year-old girl. The sheriff's office arrested Tyler James Dempsey, 23, of 15842 Stable Run Drive, Spring Hill, and charged him with sexual battery with force on a 12-year-old. The sheriff's office says Dempsey told them he is a former military police officer who was stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army. Sheriff Says Phone App Gave Accused Molester Access To Young Girl

OFFICE PROBE: A former Pasco County Sheriff's deputy who was fired in February for inappropriate sexual conduct is now facing charges of tampering with evidence. During a press conference Friday, March 16, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said the latest arrest of Joseph Mercado, 25, points to a systemic problem in District 1 that's now being investigated by the internal affairs division of the sheriff's office. Pasco Sheriff Investigating Own Office After 2nd Arrest Of Deputy

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