Florida Sentinel Bulletin

Federal agents arrested another bay area woman on alleged “drop” charges. Ms. Belinda Brooks Smith, 46, was awakened early Tuesday and arrested. She has been indicted on 17 counts of tax fraud. According to investigators, Ms. Brooks Smith has been charged with: 1 count of filing a false tax return; 6 counts of theft of […]

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Tarah Powell is appealing to everyone to help her in locating her 15-year-old son, and convincing him to come home. Ms. Powell said her son, Adrien Powell, has been missing since January 9th. “He’s run away before, but he’s never been gone this long,” said Ms. Powell. “My biggest concern is he’s gotten with some […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor Friday, February 17th, will be a special day for students of one Hillsborough County high school. The principal, staff, and students will welcome former graduates back to the school. As part of the celebration of Black History Month, Owen Young, Principal of Middleton High School, is hosting the […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer Linda Dixon is fully aware of what the City of Tampa paid businessman Gene O’Steen for his property, the now demolished Gene’s Bar, and what they recently agreed to pay for a house for a roundabout. Ms. Dixon said when she was first approached by an official from […]

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CALIFORNIA — Theresa Deloach-Reed, 52, was named chief of the Oakland city fire department. Reed has been fighting fires for nearly 30 years, has seen many changes on the job and calls her appointment “exciting.” Reed is leaving her position as assistant fire chief of San Jose, California. She said that her career as a […]

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Embattled church leader Eddie Long has apologized for participating in a ceremony at his church where he was declared a king and wrapped in a “Holocaust Torah.” “The ceremony was not my suggestion, nor was it my intent, to participate in any ritual that is offensive in any manner to the Jewish community, or any […]

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WISCONSIN — A 19-year-old mother of two in Milwaukee called 911 after a brick was thrown through her bathroom window and someone began kicking her front door. But when the cops came, one of them raped the woman. Within minutes, two police officers responded. One took her 15-year-old brother outside to speak to him. The […]

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On Tuesday, Kit Samuel  will face charges for allegedly leaving her grandson near a Sacramento freeway ramp last Friday. Samuel has been charged with child endangerment and public intoxication, after reportedly leaving her 1-month-old grandson near Interstate 80. According to Samuel, after being evicted from Motel 6, she was just trying to retrieve the rest […]

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NEW YORK – William Masso, a veteran NYPD officer has plead guilty to conspiring to sell M-16 rifles and other guns. Masso was part of a group of 28 people, including eight former and current NYPD officers charged with operating a gun-running ring. Aside from selling guns, Masso also admitted to selling stolen cigarettes and […]

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