Articles Tagged with St. Petersburg

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A woman from western Florida may face charges after she allegedly struck her boyfriend and later poured bleach on thousands of dollars’ worth of his clothing because she believed he was having an affair.

On September 1, a man was asleep in the Shore Acres home that he shares with his girlfriend when she allegedly began hitting him on the back. According to reports, he left the residence and met the mother of his child in the parking lot at a local Walgreens. Things escalated when his girlfriend, who reportedly thought he was having an affair, drove to the location and saw the pair together. She allegedly confronted the woman aggressively, and when her boyfriend tried to break it up, she reportedly shoved him and then went back home.

When she got to the residence, the woman allegedly gathered a bunch of her boyfriend’s clothes and threw them outside. She reportedly recorded a video showing what appeared to be her dousing the items with bleach and then sent the footage to the man. The authorities were notified, and officers from the St. Petersburg Police Department began investigating the situation.

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A man in western Florida allegedly threatened an on-duty landscaper with a dagger while wearing a jester costume when he reportedly became upset by the sound of the lawnmower.

On the afternoon of August 14, a landscaper was working on two properties in a residential neighborhood in St. Petersburg. One of the man’s tasks was to mow the lawn, and he used a “stand-on mower” for the task. According to reports, his workday took a turn for the worse when one of the neighbors took issue with the loud sound of the machine.

The allegedly angry man, later identified as a 51-year-old smoke and gift shop owner, came out of his house wearing a jester costume. He reportedly walked over to an automobile and removed what appeared to be a dagger. With the weapon in hand, the man reportedly set his sights on the gardener and began yelling at him, trying to make him turn off the mower. The alleged victim was able to use the machine as a barrier between himself and the man, and he was not physically harmed.

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A North Carolina man was arrested for several charges in Florida after he allegedly threw bottles filled with urine at employees when he tried to apply for a job at a molding supply store and was denied an interview.

On the afternoon of April 3, a 51-year-old man went to “Doors, Moulding & More,” a molding supply store in St. Petersburg, in hopes of getting a job. After talking to some of the employees, they told him they were not interested in interviewing him for a position. He reportedly became upset, and instead of leaving the business without incident, he allegedly used bodily fluids to express his displeasure.

While he did walk outside of the establishment, the man reportedly began throwing bottles filled with what was believed to be his own urine into the store. When they broke, the contents doused multiple pieces of merchandise and at least one employee. The authorities were notified, and the man, who was reported as having a skateboard, left before the police arrived.

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A woman who works at a McDonald’s on Florida’s Western Gulf Coast was arrested for child abuse after she allegedly attacked a teenage girl for helping herself to Ranch dipping sauce without the assistance of an employee.

Late in the afternoon on April 4, a 17-year-old girl went to a McDonald’s in St. Petersburg. When she received her order, the teen realized there were no containers of Ranch sauce in the bag. The young woman tried to get the attention of the employees to ask for the dip, but she alleged that no one would help her. She took it upon herself to remedy her problem by stepping behind the counter and grabbing what she needed.

A 31-year-old employee noticed the teen as she went back to the public area and allegedly became physically aggressive by first grabbing her by the arm. According to the police report, the girl “tried to break free” from the worker’s hold. She was unsuccessful, and the employee reportedly pushed the girl to the ground while holding her by the neck before allegedly choking her.

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A man from Florida’s Gulf Coast is facing charges after he allegedly hit his mother in the head with spaghetti sauce while they were having a fight.

On the evening of August 4, a 41-year-old man and his 61-year-old mother were at the residence they share in St. Petersburg. According to reports, the pair sat down together for a pasta dinner, and the meal was interrupted when they began arguing. The reason for their verbal disagreement was not disclosed, but things escalated until the situation allegedly became physical. Though he did not directly strike her, the woman’s son reportedly threw spaghetti sauce in her direction, and it got all over her.

The authorities were notified, and police went to the address to see what was happening. The man was still at the home when the officers got there, but when he saw them approaching, he reportedly ran outside and into the backyard. They began looking for him, and the officers saw him in a spot that looked like he was trying to hide behind a shrub. It wasn’t long before the man was caught and detained. The police did not note any physical injuries in the initial report, but they said the alleged victim still had sauce on her.

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A woman who was reportedly upset that her fiancé asked her to sign a prenuptial agreement allegedly became physically violent towards him and his brother during the dispute.

According to reports, an engaged couple who live together in St. Petersburg planned their wedding for July 27. On July 21, while other people were present, things between the couple turned sour. The woman reportedly became angry over a prenup that her betrothed expected her to sign prior to the ceremony. The fight reportedly turned physical when she allegedly started to hit her significant other while holding him by the head.

Her future mate’s brother was one of the individuals who reportedly saw the argument as it unfolded, and he decided to try to calm things down when he saw his sibling unsuccessful in his attempts to disengage. When he stepped in, the woman allegedly began biting the man.

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A man on Florida’s Gulf Coast was arrested after allegedly throwing his excrement and urine-filled diaper at his brother during a domestic dispute.

According to reports, on May 15, an 18-year-old man and his older brother were having an argument in front of a guest in their St. Petersburg residence. Things began to intensify, and the teen, who is paralyzed but uses his upper body to help him get around, allegedly started throwing things around in the house.

His older brother reported that he wanted to make sure no one got hurt, so he took him outside before he called the authorities. Officers from the St. Petersburg Police Department headed to the address, but before they arrived, the teen reportedly took off his diaper. According to reports, it was full of urine and feces, and the man threw it at his brother. It reportedly hit him in the chest and left some of the waste matter on him. Some of the feces and the diaper were later found on the porch.

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A man in Pinellas County pleaded guilty to a pair of misdemeanor charges after quarreling with police officers over his rights when he was found naked and sitting in a sidewalk garbage can.

Just before midnight on April 6, a 35-year-old man without permanent housing was hanging out in the downtown section of St. Petersburg. It was reported that even though he was arrested for similar behavior in the summer of 2011, he was quite intoxicated, and began to remove his clothing in view of the public.

In addition to shedding his garments, the man called attention to himself when he climbed inside a garbage can that was sitting on the sidewalk. Officers from the St. Petersburg Police Department learned about the situation, and they approached the man.

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A man who hailed an Uber to give him a ride home was arrested after allegedly masturbating in the vehicle and leaving the resulting sticky mess in the back seat.

On the evening of January 27, an Uber driver picked up a man who requested a ride from Tampa to his home in St. Petersburg. The driver, who does not speak English, retrieved the 46-year-old. Another individual was also sitting in one of the back seats, but their identity and reason for being there was not disclosed in the police report.

According to reports, in the middle of the ride to his house, the man pulled out his privates and began sexually pleasuring himself in the car. After allegedly masturbating to completion, he reportedly left the vehicle without cleaning up the mess.

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A Florida woman was arrested at a convenience store after allegedly entering the establishment with no clothes on while wielding a vegetable peeler, masturbating, and destroying a display case.

According to reports, on the evening of January 28., employees at a RaceTrac convenience store in St. Petersburg experienced a disturbance in their regular shift. A naked woman identified as someone who was trespassed from the location the day before reportedly strolled through the door. The employees allegedly quickly found out she was holding a vegetable peeler.

The workers reported that the alleged intruder, who they believed was intoxicated, used the peeler to threaten harm to two of them. One of the pair reported that they felt their life was at risk.

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