Articles by Sierra Jones

Crime, Local Headlines, Strange News July 22, 2016

Ancestry.com research busts Richard Hoagland pretending to be Terry Symansky for over 20 years

A Pasco County man pretended to be another man for more than 20 years, even fooling his wife, Pasco County deputies said Thursday. Richard Hoagland assumed Terry Symanksy’s identity in 1992, embezzling over $1 million, until a…

Local Headlines July 21, 2016

Ronald Barlett identified as driver of Ford Fairlane which crashed into power pole

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department says they are still investigating the car crash involving Ronald Barlett, who collided into a power pole Wednesday morning. Barlett, 54, was alone, driving in the 18300 Block of Gulf Boulevard when…

Crime July 20, 2016

Alicia Fussell identified as Tampa woman shot and killed outside of Nebraska avenue liquor store

Police have identified a Tampa woman who was shot and killed outside of a Nebraska avenue liquor store, City Liquors, as Alicia Fussell. UPDATE: The correct spelling of Mrs. Fussell’s name is Alica. Antwoine Noland is…

Local Headlines July 16, 2016

Carolyn Wright accidentally shot by daughter, Jessica Wright in Tampa home

A Tampa woman was killed Friday morning when she was accidentally shot by her daughter. Identified as Carolyn Wright by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the woman died at the scene in from of the teen shooter….

Local Headlines July 16, 2016

Mary Ellen Dyer identified as woman killed in St Pete beach SUV crash into the waterway

Authorities have now identified the body discovered on Thursday afternoon in the Intracoastal Waterway as Mary Ellen Dyer. Dyer was killed in a St. Pete Beach crash around 3 a.m. Thursday morning near Shark Tales Waterfront Restaurant at…

Human Interest, Local Headlines July 15, 2016

Greg Patterson identified as bicyclist killed riding over downed power line

A bicyclist was killed Wednesday morning along the Courtney Campbell Causeway after he rode over a downed live power line on a bike trail. The Tampa Police identified the man as Gregory Patterson. Patterson, 47, an…

Crime, Local Headlines July 13, 2016

Lakeland police say speed to blame for Michael Marrero losing control in car crash which killed three

Speed is to blame for the death of three young people who died in a horrific car wreck on Highway 98 in Lakeland Saturday night, just before midnight. Lakeland Police said Brittany Lewis, 24, Christopher…

Crime, Local Headlines July 13, 2016

Aysoni Lewis arrested for murder of James Simmons Jr

A Tampa woman was arrested Wednesday on charges she killed James Simmons Jr. in April and stole his car. Tampa Police and U.S. Marshals arrested Aysoni Lewis in her Tampa home and now faces charges of first-degree murder,…

Crime July 11, 2016

Winter Haven police say Paul McLees sacrificed himself to stop intruder Ricardo Gomez, save wife

The man suspected in the deadly Winter Haven home invasion has died, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Ricardo Garcia Gomez broke into the home of Paul McLees and Mary McLees, threatening the pair with a…

Crime, Local Headlines, Strange News July 11, 2016

Public urination in Ybor parking garage ends with security guard Everoy Farqharson shooting at suspects

Tampa Police arrested a security guard Saturday after he fired his weapon at two people during a confrontation in a parking garage involving public urination. Everoy Farqharson, 31, a security guard employed by Iron Eagle…

Crime July 11, 2016

Clearwater police arrest Anthony Roy who shot Bernard Richards 17 times

A man was arrested Sunday morning in connection with the fatal shooting of Bernard Antonio Richards Saturday night in Clearwater, according to police. Anthony James Roy, 50, was involved with an altercation with Richards, 31,…

Crime, Strange News July 10, 2016

Robert Alcalde identified as ‘drug crazed intruder’ dead after Pinellas county incident

According to deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Robert Alcalde is the man who invaded a Clearwater home in a drug-crazed episode that couldn’t be stopped by officers when they arrived. Alcalde, 31, broke into…

Human Interest, Sports, Things to Do July 9, 2016

Special Olympics add Stand Up Paddling as an official sport, growing in Pasco

Stand-up paddle boarding was declared an official Special Olympics sport in Florida for the first time last year, has made its way to Pasco County. Bay News 9 profiled the competitors and the growing interest…

Human Interest, Local Headlines July 9, 2016

Pinellas celebrates having only two ‘F’ schools

The Florida Department of Education on Friday released school grades for more than 3,000 schools across the state with the bad news that the overall number of schools with “A” grades declined, according to the report….

Crime, Local Headlines July 8, 2016

Matthew Zimmerman and son arrested in heroin, pot drug bust

A father and son duo was arrested on July 5 and deputies at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office say the pair had $60,000 worth of heroin in their possession. Matthew Zimmerman and his teen son,…

Crime July 7, 2016

Riverview man, Jamil Valladares, arrested after pulling gun on deputies

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detailed the arrest of a Riverview man who was shot during a gunfight with deputies early Sunday and now faces two counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. Jamil Alejandro Valladares,…

Crime July 7, 2016

Crystal Palacios identified as drunk wrong way driver with her baby in the car

A wrong-way driver, who caused a traffic crash, had a toddler in the car, Hillsborough sheriff’s deputies said. Identified as Crystal Lynn Palacios, the Ruskin woman was charged with DUI, her third in the last ten…

Crime, Strange News July 7, 2016

Raymond Hermann listened ‘to the voice in his head, burned down neighbor’s house

A Citrus County man is in jail after police say he set the “fire because the “voices in his head told him to do it.” Raymond Hermann confessed to the crime, opening up with more details…

Crime July 6, 2016

Brandon Jackson identified as man charged in Hillsborough human sex trafficking bust

Hillsborough County detectives charged a Tampa man for running a human trafficking, prostitution ring at the La Quinta Inn near the Florida State Fairgrounds. Brandon Jackson, 30, has been arrested for holding a 32-year-old woman against…

Local Headlines July 6, 2016

2-year-old Zachary Ustaszewski killed when Brandon Concepcion backed over infant while in stroller

A toddler struck while riding in a stroller at a Gibsonton mobile home park has died, according to Tampa General Hospital. A pick-up truck driver, Brandon Concepcion, 28, accidently drove over Zachary Ustaszewski, 2, on…

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Articles by Sierra Jones

Ancestry.com research busts Richard Hoagland pretending to be Terry Symansky for over 20 years

Ronald Barlett identified as driver of Ford Fairlane which crashed into power pole

Alicia Fussell identified as Tampa woman shot and killed outside of Nebraska avenue liquor store

Carolyn Wright accidentally shot by daughter, Jessica Wright in Tampa home

Mary Ellen Dyer identified as woman killed in St Pete beach SUV crash into the waterway

Greg Patterson identified as bicyclist killed riding over downed power line

Lakeland police say speed to blame for Michael Marrero losing control in car crash which killed three

Aysoni Lewis arrested for murder of James Simmons Jr

Winter Haven police say Paul McLees sacrificed himself to stop intruder Ricardo Gomez, save wife

Public urination in Ybor parking garage ends with security guard Everoy Farqharson shooting at suspects

Clearwater police arrest Anthony Roy who shot Bernard Richards 17 times

Robert Alcalde identified as ‘drug crazed intruder’ dead after Pinellas county incident

Special Olympics add Stand Up Paddling as an official sport, growing in Pasco

Pinellas celebrates having only two ‘F’ schools

Matthew Zimmerman and son arrested in heroin, pot drug bust

Riverview man, Jamil Valladares, arrested after pulling gun on deputies

Crystal Palacios identified as drunk wrong way driver with her baby in the car

Raymond Hermann listened ‘to the voice in his head, burned down neighbor’s house

Brandon Jackson identified as man charged in Hillsborough human sex trafficking bust

2-year-old Zachary Ustaszewski killed when Brandon Concepcion backed over infant while in stroller

Zika local transmission reported in Pinellas County

Toddler in foster care Aedyn Agminalis dead just ahead of adoption by lesbian couple

Florida reports first presumptive positive COVID-19 cases in Hillsborough and Manatee counties

Florida COVID-19: Two Confirmed Deaths

Bay Pines’ Suzanne Klinker speaks out, gives update on VA health care

Preston Talley murder case: Kayla Morrow, Josh Gardner, Andrew Abbott and Brandon Harrelson arrested

‘Vote Anti-Abortion’ Swing State Campaign Comes to Tampa, St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach November 3, 4 & 5

David Jolly responds to Zika situation: ‘We must address this issue now, responsibly and without playing politics’

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