A 22-year-old Brandon man is accused of stealing computers and other electronics since August from three construction sites, several vehicles and a townhome development, records show. ...more

October 10, 2008

Twelve passengers suffered minor injuries Monday afternoon after the HART bus they were riding collided with a car that ran a red light in downtown Tampa, police said. ...more

July 29, 2008

CLEARWATER – Jean Merola, the 76-year-old woman who drew national attention after she was accused of unnecessarily blocking a McDonald's restaurant, has been found not guilty. ...more

July 10, 2008

CLEARWATER - Technically speaking, the Clearwater Police Department violated evidentiary procedure by not preserving surveillance video taken at a McDonald's restaurant the day a grandmother was arrested outside, a judge said today. ...more

July 10, 2008

CLEARWATER - A county judge this morning dismissed a motion to drop charges against Jean Merola, the 76-year-old woman arrested in January and accused of blocking the drive-through at a McDonald's. ...more

June 20, 2008

A county judge on Friday said he would consider a motion to dismiss charges against the 76-year-old grandmother accused of obstructing a McDonald's drive-through, while the woman's attorney said he would attack the arresting officer's ability to tell the truth if the case goes to trial. ...more

June 14, 2008

CLEARWATER - A county judge today said he would consider a motion to dismiss charges against the 76-year-old woman accused of obstructing a McDonald's drive-through, and her attorney said he would attack the arresting officer's ability to tell the truth if the case goes to trial. Jean Merola was 75 when she arrested Jan. 17 at the McDonald's drive-through at 1934 Hercules Ave. N., after Officer Matthew Parco repeatedly instructed her to move her Lincoln Town Car while she waited for an order of french fries without salt. ...more

June 13, 2008

The Clearwater police officer who arrested a 76-year-old woman on charges she blocked the drive-through lane at a McDonald's was cleared of wrongdoing in that case, but later resigned while under investigation in an unrelated matter. ...more

June 7, 2008

TAMPA - Patricia Getty moved to New Port Richey in 2002 after serving for 26 years in the Philadelphia Police Department, which she left as a lieutenant. ...more

May 23, 2008

Gadzooks, at the rate things are going you have to wonder if Clearwater geezerette Jean Merola will ultimately end up facing charges of offing Jimmy Hoffa, stealing those Swiss artworks and being the mastermind behind the Medellin Cartel. ...more

February 23, 2008