Tampa

Published on: January 21, 2020

Woman Tried to Build and Deploy Explosive in Walmart

A Tampa woman with a young child in tow was accused of collecting items in Walmart in a purported effort to cause an explosion in the store.

On the evening of January 11, Emily Stallard and a child whose relation to her has not been made public visited Walmart in Tampa and reportedly spent over 60-minutes walking through the aisles of the store collecting items.

Stallard and the child caught the eye of a security guard working in the store, and he allegedly watched as they both grabbed and opened many items including packages of nails, ethanol, and matches.

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Published on: January 16, 2020

Wife Facing Charges For Stealing From Wealthy Elderly Husband

by Staycie R. Sena

The 26-year-old wife of a 77-year-old millionaire is facing several theft-related charges after she allegedly tried to fraudulently obtain $1 million of his money without his knowledge.

Lin Helena Halfon, an Israel native, and her husband Richard Rappaport, the president of a Tampa-based medical device distribution company called Panther Medical, have been married for approximately 7-months. The couple reportedly lives separately with Halfon residing in her own apartment.

Last November, Halfon reportedly visited Amscot Financial in Tampa and presented a cashier’s check made out to her husband to the teller, and allegedly informed the staff that she and Rappaport planned to use the cash for the purchase of a yacht in Miami. The request was denied due to the fact that Rappaport was not present at the time.

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Published on: January 3, 2020

Grubhub Driver Assaulted Restaurant Workers Over Wait Time

by Staycie R. Sena

A man who drives for Grubhub allegedly hit two Tampa Burger King employees when he reportedly became irritated by the amount of time he had to wait before his order would be ready.

43-year-old Daniel Delellis lives in Clearwater, Florida, and works as a food delivery driver for Grubhub.

Around 5:00 pm on December 28, Delellis was reportedly inside a Burger King fast-food restaurant to retrieve an order. When he approached the counter and asked for the edibles Delellis was informed that his order was not yet ready.

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Published on: July 3, 2019

Disappointing Dinner Led to Sweet and Sour Battery

by Staycie R. Sena

A man was arrested after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend due to his irritation over what she had brought him to eat from a fast food restaurant.

On June 30, 30-year-old Jesus Oscar Ferrer Jr. and his girlfriend were staying at a motel in Tampa together.

His girlfriend, who is also the mother of his child, went to McDonald’s to grab some food to bring back to the room.

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Published on: April 25, 2019

Sibling Rivalry Instigated Domestic Battery With a Potato

by Staycie R. Sena

When the stepbrother of a girl allegedly hit her with a potato because he felt she was dismissive of his attention-seeking pleas, it triggered the authorities to charge him for suspicion of domestic violence.

18-year-old Tyler Scott Parker and his stepsister live near Tampa in a home with their blended family.

On Sunday afternoon, Parker was hanging out with his stepsibling when he allegedly decided that she wasn’t giving him the amount of attention he wanted.

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