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Police Beat
Article published on Thursday, March 6, 2008 |
Police concerned over valve thefts
PINELLAS PARK – Police are looking for the thieves who have been stealing FDC valves from water standpipes, thus putting the lives of citizens in danger.
Detective J. Puglia said about 378 standpipes currently exist in the city. An inspection is now being conducted to determine just how many of them have been stolen. The valves are used to connect fire hoses during emergencies. The heavy valves are made of solid brass. Puglia said the loss of the valves can prevent firefighters from using water. The standpipes have been damaged in some cases while the valves were removed by the thieves. Puglia said workers are welding the valves to the pipes to prevent further theft. Local metal recyclers have been alerted to watch out for the missing valves. Call Puglia at 541-0883 with information regarding the thefts.
Man arrested for harassing K-9 dog
PINELLAS PARK – A Clearwater man was arrested on Feb. 18 for allegedly harassing a police K-9 dog. Ecquin S. Bailey, 21, is charged with harassing a police dog and two parole violation counts stemming from a previous incident. Police, at about 10:50 p.m., were investigating a disturbance at 50th Street and 69th Avenue when Bailey allegedly walked up to a marked police cruiser and began yelling and making barking sounds at the dog named Rocky. The suspect also allegedly used his fists to beat on the dog’s cage.
Largo man arrested for theft
PINELLAS PARK – A Largo man was arrested after he allegedly twice attempted to pass a bad check at a store and then tried to leave with the merchandise. Charged with retail theft and resisting a merchant is Mark E. Beasley, 44. He is free in $300 bail from the Pinellas County Jail. Police said Beasley went to the Wal-Mart Super Store at 8001 U.S. 19 and twice tried to pass a bad check to cashiers for approximately $40 worth of groceries. The suspect then allegedly tried to leave the store with the merchandise. He was stopped by a store employee.
Two arrested after fist fight
PINELLAS PARK – Two men were arrested on Feb. 18 following a street fight. Derek R. Lacert, 21, of St. Petersburg is charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of violating his parole from previous incidents. He is being held at the Pinellas County Jail in lieu of $250 bail. Wendell D. Booth, 27, of Clearwater is charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest without violence and violation of parole on a previous arrest. He is being held in lieu of $400 bail. Police said the two were fighting at about 10:15 p.m. at 49th Street and 70th Avenue.
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Article published on Thursday, March 6, 2008
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