By Sean Bowes
Suspects are still on the loose for a recent rash of crimes in our area that only can be described as âsmash and grabâ burglaries. The break-ins left at least 12 businesses in New Tampa and the Wesley Chapel area with broken front doors and damaged interiors.Continue reading
By Sean Bowes
It becomes kind of like a scene from the movie âHome Alone.â You’re sitting on an airplane trying to relax for a much-needed vacation, and then the fear sets in. Did you pack your cell phone charger? Did you cancel the newspaper deliveries? Did you tell the neighbors to keep an eye on your house? Was the backdoor left open? Your vacation just became stressful, and youâre not even off the ground yet.Continue reading
By Sean Bowes
New Tampa Little Leagueâs Major All Stars, a group of boys ages 11 and 12, are continuing their hot streak through baseball tournaments, and they’re now traveling to the Southeast Regional Tournament in Warner Robins, GA, with hopes of winning big, and perhaps advancing an NTLLâsquad to the Little League World Series for the first time ever later this summer.Continue reading
By Sean Bowes
Some Americans take patriotism personally, and U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer, and Wesley Chapel resident Robert J. Gorham is no exception.Continue reading
This shooting is just the latest in a spree of shootings in Wesley Chapel since June 13. Two other separate instances are believed to involve the sale of prescription drugs, and have yet to result in any arrests. One shooting involved Cesario Acosta III, a convicted felon, who shot Tony Barnes, 20, in the abdomen at the Ashley Pines Community Playground near Smith Rd. and Ashley Pines Pl. Police are still looking for Acosta, who PCSO say should be considered armed and dangerous. Acosta has large tattoos on his neck.Continue reading