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Police Beat
Article published on Friday, Aug. 4, 2006 |
Elderly woman doesn’t realize grandson is dead
PINELLAS PARK – An elderly woman thought her grandson was sleeping and apparently continued to feed him even though he had been dead for about a week.
Police said John M. Mudd, 32, of the 9800 block of Mainlands Boulevard, a local real estate salesman, died of natural causes. An autopsy was scheduled for this week.
Mudd is the son of Jerry Mudd, the late city manager who in February 2003 committed suicide.
The grandmother and her grandson lived together. She was taken into medical custody by the Department of Children and Families.
Mudd’s badly decomposed body was discovered on a living room couch.
Officer Scott Mitchell said Mudd died sometime between July 17 and 26. Police were called by Mudd’s co-workers on July 26 who reported that he had not been at work for several days.
Police said when officers arrived at the front door the woman answered and said her grandson was sleeping on the couch. Officers said a strong odor was coming from within the house. The smell was so bad that it could be detected outside the building.
Police said Firefighter Paramedic D. Twardowski determined that Mudd had been dead for about seven days or more due to the advanced decomposition.
Dead man found with rope around his neck
PINELLAS PARK – An unidentified man was discovered dead on July 26 in the back of a van and with a rope wrapped around his neck.
Police said the man, about 58, was discovered dead at a shopping plaza at 66th Street and 102nd Avenue in the back of a Chevrolet van. The exact cause of death had not been determined, but a rope was tied around his neck. It was not known how long the van had been parked in the lot.
K-9 dog credited with saving suicidal woman
PINELLAS PARK – A police K-9 dog named Rocky was credited on July 27 with finding a woman under a dumpster after she slit her wrists in an aborted suicide attempt. Officer C. Perry said he and his canine partner responded to the 9500 block of Park Lake Drive at about 9:15 p.m. to investigate a report of a woman who cut her wrists. Police said the female victim fled the scene by the time police arrived. Numerous bloodstains and several knives were discovered by officers. Perry sent the K-9 to follow the bloodstains and the victim was discovered laying face up under a large construction dumpster. The victim was treated at a local hospital.
St. Petersburg woman nabbed with counterfeit money, drugs
PINELLAS PARK – A St. Petersburg woman was arrested July 19 after she allegedly tried to pass a fake $50 bill at a local restaurant. Charged with possession of cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, parole violation, being a habitual traffic offender and uttering counterfeit money is Susan R. Hood, 43. She is being held in the Pinellas County Jail in lieu of bail.
Officer Patricia Fiedler said $850 in counterfeit $50 bills, 20 grams of marijuana, cocaine and receipts from several local businesses allegedly was discovered in Hood’s car. Police said Hood allegedly tried to pass a fake $50 at the Wing House Restaurant in the 7700 block of U.S. 19 when an employee determined that the bill was counterfeit. Police were called and stopped Hood’s car at U.S. 19 and 116th Avenue where the suspect allegedly threw counterfeit bills and a glass tube containing cocaine from the passenger window.
Officer resigns after charges are lodged
PINELLAS PARK – Officer Jason Nosal, who was charged with drunken driving and tested positive for drugs last week, resigned from the police department. Largo police, where Nosal was issued a DUI citation, said the former officer’s toxicology report showed a blood alcohol level of .220 and .222 from two separate samples. Police said Nosal also tested positive for drugs. A preliminary court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 15.
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Article published on Friday, Aug. 4, 2006
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