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Facial recognition helps Clearwater cop nab 26-year-old posing as teen

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Using facial-recognition software, a Clearwater Police officer identified an adult woman claiming to be a minor at runaway shelter. Judy Crockwell, a 26-year-old transient, had been arrested multiple times this year. When she was arrested Nov. 2, she staying at Clearwater’s Safe Place posing as 16-year-old Antonia Clarke. The arrest report from that night breaks down the events leading to her arrest. After arriving at the shelter, Child Protective Services was called over to question “Antonia.” However, she refused to…

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Tampa divorce case turns ugly after husband accuses wife of illegally accessing medical records

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A Tampa General nurse is being accused of illegally disclosing patient records to gain an advantage in her contentious divorce settlement. Angela Marie Downing, 38, formerly known as Angela Hassey, is being sued by her ex-husband, Michael Todd “Mike” Hassey, a 42-year-old Apollo Beach resident who claims Angela accessed his medical records. The records were allegedly used maliciously to portray Hassey in a negative light during their negotiations. In October 2012, the couple filed for divorce. A final judgment was…

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After infamous ‘dildo attack,’ St. Pete couple settle dispute over jewelry, heirlooms

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After leaving her girlfriend who assaulted her with a dildo last year, Gamze Capaner-Ridley, 48, left behind $221,000 in jewelry and heirlooms. On Nov. 28, 2016, Capaner filed a suit in Pinellas County Civil Court against her ex, 58-year-old Annette Kielhurn. Kielhurn claimed to have misplaced the items, leaving Capaner with no choice but to sue for the value of the items. A few days after the suit was filed, Kielhurn agreed to pay back the money owed to her…

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Ex-employee blames McKesson Corp. of failing to protect him from union threats

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A whistleblower at America’s 5th largest firm is suing his ex-employer, accusing the company of failing to protect him from “death threats.” Teamsters Local 79 is an authorized union at McKesson Corporation, a San Francisco-based pharmaceutical distributor. The union does not respond well to opposition, as Hillsborough County resident Lawrence Eaken found out the hard way. For his part, Eaken did not mask his dislike for the union, voicing his “general opposition” to both company management and union members. This…

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Mites, scabies only the latest trouble in Oldsmar motel’s sordid history

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A Pinellas County motel with a sordid history is now being accused of offering guests an unwelcome amenity — scabies. Rhonda Baxter and Alex Rodriguez were guests at the Bayview Motel on 501 S. Bayview Blvd. in Oldsmar; Baxter visited in December 2014, Rodriguez in May 2015. In two separate lawsuits filed earlier this month in Pinellas County’s 6th Judicial Circuit Court, each claim bedrooms they stayed in were infested with mites causing scabies, a skin condition. Both say mites…

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Mother blames oral contraceptives in death of 32-year-old Tampa woman

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A grieving mother is suing the six companies responsible for her daughter’s death that she says was caused by the contraceptive Tri-Previfem. Kansas native Antionette Logan was living in Tampa when she passed away in November of 2014 at the age of 32 after having difficulty breathing. Over an hour after arriving at Florida Hospital Tampa, Logan was pronounced dead. An autopsy found the cause of her death was a pulmonary embolism brought on by pelvic deep vein thrombosis, which…

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‘Free’ Plant City orange grove sparks turf war between family, neighbors

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A turf war has broken out over a five-acre orange grove in Plant City. After her husband, Russell L. Lightsey, died in 2009 at the age of 90, Josephine Lightsey, an 87-year-old Plant City resident, no longer wanted to deal with a 6.5-acre property the couple bought together in 2003. To avoid paying taxes on the large property, Lightsey split it into two sectors: a 1-acre lot containing her home, the other 5.5 acres containing orange groves. She gave the…

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