Leon Nelson had been missing since May 4.
A 45-year-old Tampa man who had been missing since May 4 was found and reunited with family, police say. Leon Nelson, who had left to collect cans and never returned, was reportedly last spotted in New Tampa. The man was found wandering near 18th Avenue and 32nd Street, however, according to police. Nelson had suffered brain damage in 1997 and was unable to navigate his way back home.
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Residents are asked to use the 911 system to contact the Tampa Fire Department.
Update, 12:40 a.m.: The Tampa Police Department's non-emergency line is now working. Residents can call 813-231-6130 for police assistance. The non-emergency number for the fire department is still unavailable. Residents are still being asked to use 911 to reach that agency. Earlier: Try to call the Tampa Police or Fire departments on the non-emergency lines and chances are you’re not going to get very far. According to a media release, both agencies are having trouble with their phone systems. While Verizon is currently working on the problem, the lines “will be down indefinitely,” the release said. Until the lines are repaired, residents are asked to use the 911 system “to contact either department for any type of situation." Stay with …
There were no reported injuries.
Tampa Fire Rescue responded to a brush fire in the area behind Benito Middle School Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Fire crews battled a two-acre fire and quickly controlled the blaze. No injuries were reported. The Department of Forestry remained on scene to prevent further hot stops, Tampa Fire Rescue said. No other details were available.
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Police are searching for Leon Nelson.
A 45-year-old Tampa man has been missing since May 4, and was last seen in New Tampa. Tampa Police said Leon Nelson, of Powhattan Avenue East, left home to pick up cans and never returned home. “He suffered brain damage in an accident in 1997 so he becomes easily disoriented and confused,” according to a missing-persons bulletin. “He can advise people as to his name but he does not know how to get home.” Nelson has his name and number written on the inside of his clothing, police said. He was seen May 5 near Bruce B. Downs and Tampa Palms boulevards in New Tampa. Nelson is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. He has a scar on his throat and a ghost tattoo on his arm. He was last seen wearing a blue and white stripped long-…
He is charged with trespass after warning for an incident at a Wesley Chapel Comfort Inn.
A man asked to leave a Wesley Chapel Comfort Inn late Wednesday night had just one demand before a deputy escorted him to the Land O' Lakes jail. "I'm not going anywhere till I eat a pickle," Jonathon Mark Aikin said. According to a Pasco County complaint affidavit, Aikin, 48, was told "numerous times" to leave the Comfort Inn at 5624 Oakley Blvd. Aikin is part of a roofing crew whose employer had purchased a room for three employees, PSO spokesman Kevin Doll said. The men, who had been drinking, "started a ruckus" at the hotel and were asked by the manager to leave, Doll said. When a responding deputy arrived, two of the men agreed to leave on their own. Not Aikin. The Alachua resident refused to gather his belongings and said he should …
8:40 pm on Saturday, May 12, 2012
The man was already in a pickle! What a weird story! more ›
'Never play with matches ever,' says youth who sparked the blaze.
Two 13-year-old boys playing with matches sparked a brush fire that destroyed four acres in the Ashington Estates subdivision Thursday evening. No injuries were reported, but 14 fire vehicles responded to the scene to battle the blaze on the 17000 block of Emerald Chase Drive, said Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Lonnie Benniefield. A local seventh-grader, whose name we are not using because of his age, said he and a friend were playing with matches when the woods went up in flames. What did he learn? “Never play with matches ever,” said the youth, adding he immediately called authorities after unsuccessfully trying to put out the fire once it was sparked. Residents gathered on the sidewalk as rescue crews saturated the wooded area with water. …
4:11 pm on Friday, May 11, 2012
Unfortunately, the boys felt no remorse for what they did and it probably won't be the last time these boys are caught doing something this foolish. more ›
Tampa Fire Rescue is responding.
A brush fire has broken out in New Tampa near Freedom High School. Tampa Fire Rescue units are responding to the call. No other details are available at this time. This is the second brush fire reported in the New Tampa area this month. On May 4, a fire threatened homes in the Easton Park area. It was extinguished before any damage was done to homes in the subdivision. Stay with Patch for updates as they become available.
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Investigators continue search for Linda V. Losacano and decline to elaborate on evidence found that may indicate foul play in the case.
The investigation into the whereabouts of a missing Wesley Chapel woman continued Tuesday with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office asking again for the public’s assistance. Authorities indicated on Monday that evidence found at Linda V. Losacano’s home may indicate foul play in the case, however deputies continue to work the investigation as a missing person’s case. “She may be in a desperate situation right now and we need to find her,” Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a press conference Tuesday. Losacano, 49, and her 5-year-old daughter were reported missing Saturday, May 5, by Losacano's sister, who indicated she had not heard from her in about 17 days, Sheriff Chris Nocco said. Deputies forced entry into the home they shared with the …
Linda V. Losacano of Wesley Chapel was reported missing by her sister. The body of the man she shared a home with was found Sunday with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to deputies.
Evidence discovered at a Wesley Chapel home Monday may indicate foul play in the case of a missing woman, according to Pasco County Sheriff's spokesman Doug Tobin. Linda V. Losacano, 49, and her 5-year-old daughter were reported missing by Losacano's sister, who indicated she had not heard from her in about 17 days, Sheriff Chris Nocco said. Deputies did a welfare check at her home at 27154 Ravens Brook Road Saturday at 12:30 p.m., then another at 1:30 a.m. Sunday without response, Nocco said. Deputies returned to the home at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, finding the door locked again and no one answering. Deputies forced entry into the home out of concern for the child, and as they were searching heard shots fired within the residence at 7:19…
Pasco Sheriff's deputies forced entry into their residence Sunday evening after attempting to perform a welfare check. A 5-year-old girl was removed safely from the home at that time.
A Wesley Chapel man is dead and a woman is still missing after deputies forced entry into their home Sunday evening. According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded to 27154 Ravens Brook Road at about 5:30 p.m. in reference to a follow-up investigation on the whereabouts of Linda V. Losacano, 49, and her 5-year-old daughter. The two had been reported missing by Losacano's sister, who at one point said she had not heard from her in 17 days, according to Sheriff Chris Nocco. Deputies did a welfare check Saturday at 12:30 p.m., then another at 1:30 a.m. Sunday without response, Nocco said. Deputies returned to the home at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, finding the door locked again and no one answering. Deputies forced entry into the home …
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10:20 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
It's so good to hear about a happy ending! Glad to hear he's home, safe and sound. more ›