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Celebrating 65 Years In The Tampa Bay Area __ .... - ....,~-- ~ --- • I 1111 I · SEE STORY ON PAGE 2 Students Get $1 ,000 Scholarships Members of the Middleton High School Class of 1957 gathered in the cafeteria of the school recently to present scholarships to 2 graduat ing seniors. Willie Clay, Jr. and Brennica Marlow, seated, were recipients of $1 ,000 each scholarships. Shown with them are: Agnes McDonald, Betty J. Miller, Dr. Rubie M. Malone (valedictorian of the 1957 graduating class), Anna J. Gant, Rosita Graham, Julian Canty, Jackie Walker, Hipolito Arenas, Rudolfo Arnao, Annie G. Voung-Fiinn, Bettye Upshaw, Lawrence Anderson, and current Principal Owen Young. (Photography by BRUNSON) 'Deputy Of The Fires Draw Year' Chosen Reward·Offer SEE PAGE 3 SEE PAGE 2 Trio Sought e thorn in your foot is . temporarily appeased, For Robbery but it is still in. SEE PAGE 13 0 c; Features Nl-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .....lt) w z $7,000 Reward onered For Leads In Arson Fire ..,:::;) BY IRIS B. HOLTON struck again. Since then 22 arrest and conviction of the per Wade, spokesman for the by a joint task force that in Sentinel City Editor structures have been set afire in son responsible for setting the Tampa Fire Department said. cludes ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, ~ Ybor City. The fires have all fires. In 1998, approximately so and Firearms), the State Fire C More than 10 years ago, a rash been set in an area bound by In The majority of the buildings fires were set is the same general Marshal's Office, the Tampa ff of arson fires plagued Ybor City terstate 4, N. 22nd Street, N. have been vacant. But, five were area. After months of investiga Fire Department, and the for several months. Now it ap 15th Street, and Nebraska Av occupied. No residents have tion, one person was taken into Tampa Police Department. pears that an arsonist has once enue. been injured, but some firefight custody and charged with set Anyone with information again chosen the same area to A reward of $7,000 is being of ers have received minor injuries ting one fire. The other cases re about the fires is asked to calll- set fires. fered by the Arson Task Force and there has been a lot of prop main unsolved. 877-NO-ARSON (1-8.77-662- In January 2009, an arsonist for information leading to the erty damage, Captain Bill The fires are being investigated 7766). "He started acting different, looking for him, couldn't find his demeanor changed, and he him, but he returned on his own Familv: 'Kidnapping was acting like someone else. He around 3 a.m. the next morn is an avid church member, ing." worked out all the time, and was His grandmother said as far as suspect Needs Help' training his dog. Suddenly, he the incident with her is con just stopped. He began to act to cerned, she feels Dickens was tally out of character." as scared as she was. Mrs. Campbell recalls one "He wanted me to tell him incident when Dickens called what was happening to him." her and said he didn't feel good. Dickens's father drove "He drove himself to the hospi around St. Petersburg looking tal and told me something was for his son, and found him sit wrong with him and he was ting in a park. He called police, scared. He left without being who took him into custody, and TASHARD DICKENS treated, came back to the house now he's on suicide watch in the crying, and just told us to pray mental section of the jail. for him. His mother said she's pleased recalls what occurred that day. Mrs. Campbell said Dick her son isn't on the streets, and Mrs. Irene Campbell Oeft), Regina Campbell, and Dickens's sib "He arrived to pick me up from ens must have suffered a sun thankful to God that her mother lings, Tommi, Tyra, Tommy, and Tyrik. work, and I started driving. I stroke or something. is still alive. went by my bank, and when we "He never acted like this be "That was not my grandson in Tashard Dickens, 21, has not in his favor. arrived at my house, he asked fore. He's a good boy, and we're the car with me. We believe he had a lot of disappoints in his An incident Friday evening left me to take him to a friend's worried about him." has a calling in his life. When life. He was a pretty good foot Dickens's family members house. When I asked him where Regina Campbell said ever he spoke at New Begin ball player at Armwood, but did scratching their heads, but later we were going, he just told me to Dickens asked her one day to nings Community Baptist not get a scholarship. He tried relieved. keep driving." take him to the hospital because Church, everyone would shout out for a semi-pro team, and On Friday evening, Dickens Mrs. Campbell said she got he was having trouble breath and scream he was really good." that didn't work out. Family went to pick up his grand concerned and tried getting out ing. "We want him to get the men members said he also had been mother, Irene Campbell, on Adamo Drive and 34thStreet. "I don't understand what hap tal health help he needs. He's experiencing problems finding from work. He was supposed to "That's when he started pened. He just changed not a criminal." work and was depressed over re drive her back home, but that punching me in the face and overnight. What he was experi Dickens is being held on lationships that turned out to be didn't happen. Mrs. Campbell stabbed me in the face with the encing scared him, and he said charges of armed kidnapping knife." he was afraid to go to sleep be and aggravated battery. His "I can't recall everything, but cause he would die." family plans to meet with prose he made me crawl over the front "He was at my house alone cutors to explain the series of seat into the backseat. My eye one day when I arrived, lying on events that led to what hap was bleeding and I couldn't see. the sofa," recalled Regina pened with- his grandmother, The next thing I knew, we were Campbell. and see if the justice system can in Pinellas County." "He just started pacing back make sure he gets mental health "I managed to get out of the car and forth, and was standing in counseling and all the help he later and made it home." front of the bathroom door needs. Mrs. Campbell and Dick naked and holding his clothes. "We are his family, and we'll be ens's mother, Regina Camp We thought he was taking a here for him no matter what. bell, said his behavior started bath, but when we went to check "We just want him to get well changing about a month ago. on him, he was gone. We went and come home." Bank of America. ~ In partnership with ~- Free Free HOUSing & Education Alliance Presents Mit's Great to be Horne!" 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Deputy Joseph The ATOSS Program honored a Hillsborough County Deputy Lopez was recognized for his with the distinction of" Deputy of the Year," and another deputy was recognized for his contributions to the program during a Deputy Jadene Lafayette at Ms. Sharon Warren and Ms. contributions and dedication luncheon last week. Shown from left to right are: Deputy Geral tended the ATOSS End Of The Harriet Boyd were among to the program. dine Charles, who was named "ATOSS Deputy of the Year;" Walt Year Luncheon. those who attended the ATOSS Deputy Charles had no Shaffner, Director of Non-Traditional Programs with the Hills End Of The Year Luncheon. "TI borough County School District, Deputy Joseph Lopez, who was r- idea that she had been se honored for his contributions to the program, and Mrs.