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Elderly man in wheelchair robbed outside Walgreens

St. Petersburg, Florida -- St. Pete Police are searching for the man who robbed an elderly man restricted to a wheelchair as he was leaving a Walgreens on Aug. 7.

Police say around 5:30 p.m., the suspect followed the 84-year-old man out of the store in the 2100 block of 66th Street N and into the parking lot. He then bumped into the man nearly knocking him over and ripped his wallet off of his lap and fled the area on foot.

Like Sands Through the ½ Hour Glass?

Like Sands Through the ½ Hour Glass?

St. Petersburg, Florida -- In 1965, when, “Days of our Lives” first debuted, 'Like sands through the hourglass so are the Days of our Lives,” became a staple of the daytime soap’s opening credits.

It was a beautiful and symbolic phrase.  But recently while shopping I found this new, oxymoronic “hourglass” for our speedy, multi-tasking world.

No stress here, just condense the hour glass into a half-hour glass and compress time in a bottle-like container - just as we all try to fit more and more into our busy schedules.

Man defrauds over $14,000 in chandeliers in 4 counties

Land O' Lakes, Florida -- Pasco County Sheriff's detectives have arrested a man they say was responsible for defrauding multiple Home Depots stores in four counties.

Detectives say Nicholas Anderson, of Land O' Lakes, went to Home Depot stores over 61 times in Pasco, Hernando, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties and stole chandeliers through ticket-switching.

Baseball fan hit by stray bullet at Tropicana Field

(USA TODAY) - There are many things that fans deal with when attending a major league baseball game.

Parking. Crowds. Long lines at the concession stand. Dealing with obnoxious fans. The dreaded heat. Forgetting a glove.

These are common. But dodging a stray bullet is not.

Police: Teacher burns, cuts teens in ritual to expel demons

St. Petersburg, Florida -- A teacher at a neighborhood family center was arrested after police say she burned and cut teens during a bizarre ritual to remove their demons.

Authorities say Danielle Harkins brought the group of teens to an area near the St. Pete Pier Saturday before dusk. They gathered around a small fire and that's when she told them to cut their skin to let the evil spirits out. After they cut their skin, she said they would need to burn the wounds to ensure they would not return.

Man steals car with baby sleeping inside

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Police say they're looking for a man who stole a car, but abandoned it after realizing a baby was asleep in the backseat.

The baby's parents - 21-year-old Jessyca Broom and 23-year-old Brandon Duff - decided to leave their 1-year-old daughter sleeping in the car Tuesday night while they met the landlord of a house they wanted to rent.

Police say while they were inside the home, they heard engine revving.