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Richard Chilton: Memories of Linda Osmundson — a national treasure

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The late Linda Osmundson, a pioneer advocate for women in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, was one of the more remarkable, quiet, unassuming and tenacious women I’ve ever known. We met a half-century ago, in high school, at a new campus five miles south of Santa Maria, California, known at the time as “The Valley of the Flowers.” She was from Lompoc, a community where the true acres of flowers were grown for seeds and cut blooms sent…

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Community remembers Linda Osmundson

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St. Petersburg area residents were rocked Tuesday when news that longtime domestic-violence victim advocate Linda Osmundson had passed away. Osmundson, herself a domestic violence survivor, worked to help other victims tirelessly for more than 40 years. She served as head of St. Pete’s Community Action Stops Abuse for 26 years, an organization created to help victims of domestic abuse re-establish their lives and survive the truly horrible. Under her leadership, CASA grew from a staff of seven working out of a small…

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Longtime CASA leader Linda Osmundson dies

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 Linda Osmundson, a longtime activist against domestic violence, passed away Monday night surrounded by her family. The 26-year head of St. Pete’s CASA — Community Action Stops Abuse — had been suffering through an illness that led to a wound overtaking her left cheek leaving in its place an unmistakable scar. It’s unclear whether her death was related to that illness. She was just 66. According to a post on Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence Foundation President Tiffany Carr’s Facebook page…

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Florida’s crime rate drops, but sexual assaults are rising

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Florida’s overall crime rate is dropping, but the number of reported sex offenses and sexual assaults is rising. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement released Friday a summary of crime information for the six months of 2015. The report showed overall crime volume dropped 2.2 percent compared to the first six months of last year. The numbers are based on information submitted by law-enforcement agencies across the state. The number of murders so far this year in the Sunshine State…

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Bucs’ Hall of Famer Warren Sapp pleads guilty

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Tampa Bay Bucs’  Hall of Fame defensive tackle Warren Sapp pleaded guilty to domestic violence Thursday afternoon, according to the Las Vegas Sun. Sapp, 42, was accused of assaulting Chalyce Moore by pulling on her arm, biting her finger, throwing her on the floor and stomping on her head. Prosecutors dropped two of the three charges against Sapp. Sapp, in the Bucs’ Ring of Honor as well as the Hall of Fame, must pay $2,895 in fines and restitution, undergo…

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Hall of Famer Warren Sapp charged with 3 counts of domestic violence

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As it turns out, the defensive tackle that was Warren Sapp might have been the nice guy. In the real world, Sapp seems to be having more problems. According to TMZ, Sapp — the Hall of Fame former defensive tackle of the Tampa Bay Bucs —  has been charged with three counts of domestic violence against girlfriend Chalyce Moore. The incident took place April 28th at the M Resort in Las Vegas. The police report says that Sapp and Moore…

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CASA leader Linda Osmundson to retire at the end of June

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Longtime executive director of CASA, Linda Osmundson, will retire at the end of this month. In a statement released earlier this month by CASA, they wrote her last day will be June 30. Osmundson is retiring after 26 years leading the organization. CASA works to provide services and shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. It stands for “Community Action Stops Abuse.” Osmundson is, herself, a domestic violence survivor. Her experience led her to a 40-year…

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