Celebrating 64 Years In The Tanzpa Bay Area - --' ---~-----~- -- - -·-·' a rou 0 OS air • ' I ' ' ' "o SEE; STORY ON PAGE 3 - , . - - -- . .I 39th ANNUAL MISS TEENAGE TAMPA PAGEANT Gamma Theta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated presented the 39th Annual Miss Teenage Tampa Pageant at the Tampa Convention Center on April 5, 2009. The theme was "The Essence of Silk and Pearl." The commentators were Mrs. Denise White and Ms. Donna Douglas. Shown with the winner from left to right are: Shakenya Berrien, Rikka Lovely, · Whitney Ross, Jasmine Mingo, Yvette Hall (Co-Chairman, Miss Teenage Tampa), Evelyn E. McFadden (President), Deidre Jones · (Pageant's General Chairman), Nina Zimmering, Ariana Stewart, Sierra Farred, and Leonora Nicome. Seated, Mis$ Teenage Tampa 2009, Kezia Gilyard. · Ofticer Crashes Police NCNWTo Host Car Into Man's House AnnuaiLunch•n SEE PAGE 9 Ministry-Plans To Gun Charge lets Build New Center 18 Years Time SEE PAGE 9 · SEE PAGE 16 en 0 . o N Features aS N ...1a: 'Pa,stors·on Patrol' launch ll. Police Cruiser Crashes Into < Huue Communitv Initiative >~ ~ the virus; and Sulphur Springs Residence U) ·Hillsborough County is the w :::» leading county in Florida 1- of reported HIV/AIDS cases." Rev. Nathan said the church community has been silent far too long and quotes the Bible scripture, II Chronicles, 7:14th verse: "If my people, w!J.~ch are called by my name, shall humble themselves; and pray, and seek! my face, and turn from their· · wicked ways; then will I REV. c;L\RENCE NATHAN · hear from heaven and will . LEON CHURCH· The hole in this resldente ·at.S707 N. i2th St. was ca~ed by a . forgive their sin, and will ••• Robbery suspect being TPD cruiser when the officer apparently lost control. The hole· BY LEON B. CREWS heal their land. n chased. · · has since been covered.· · · Sentinel Staff Writer "We're trying to get the George Sanders is still cruiser was.chasing anoth­ the gun to the head 9f the word out through our ini- ~ trying to come to grips with er vehicle when the officer victim and demanded jew­ Q Pastors On P·atrol, a tiative called, "Hands the fact that a police cruis­ lost control and ended up elry. As the victim was run­ a: local organization com- Across The City." We're er from the Tampa Police in the living room of his ning, the suspect fired a u. prised of 123 pastors, has trying to reach into as c Department crashed into apartment at 8707 N. 12th round in the vicinity of the z launched an initiative they many churches as pos- his home Thursday St. The hole has since been victim. < hope will not only intro- sible." evening, leaving a huge covered with plywood, he An alert with the tag ~ duce them to the commu- Rev. Nathan said on hole. said. number of the vehicle was · Q Sanders says it was "There were children out · U) nity, but open doors of April 29th, a citywide placed. The vehicle was w opportunity. revival will focus on the about 6 p. m. when the playing. It just seems as spotted in the vicinity of :::» incident occurred. The though they didn't care. · 1- Pastors On Patrol was need to create awareness :Nebraska and Yukon. The > founded by Rev. Abe and take back the city. The There were so 'many differ­ driver and another person a: ent streets they could have w Brown and currently, is theme of that revivni will exited the car and fled on Hillsborough Co. gone through to cut off w> led by its president. Dr. W. · be "Taking Back Wli.~:t The foot · at Yukon and these guys without chasing Fairbanks, with officers in c James Favorite. · Devil Has Stolen." Schools Send Out them in a police car w foot pursuit. Suspect·Leon . ::c . Rev. Cl&!"ence Nat~an, "Tampa leads the.E_ation through a residential com­ U) swin·e.Fiu Alen Church, 25, of Brandon,· a member, said they have in adult entertainment, munity," Sanders said. :::i · i in light ·of the recent m ust become a pait of the . and it's tini"e the people- "Since that happened, 11 . was taken into custody and :::» Swine Flu outbreak in charged with armed rob-· D. National AIDS Awareness ~ know · t~is. Vfe want to get M-exico, government offi­ don't even let' my family sit Task Force. · .-·, - . the word out and teach in the living room." bery. The handgun used z cials · are advising was fou·nd in the area. i= ."It's comprised of several · abstinence and ~du'cat~ According to ~ 'police w Americans against traveling Church is also being held ...1 states, and we're the only the people. We're trying to to the country. Although report, officers responded Oil a narcotics warrant out ...1 group in the south 'that is '.· get the information out to none of the 40 confirmed to a reported shooting at :::» ·from Ft. Myers." ·.. .. .,. m a part of the national orga- · . the· county that leads all ca~es are in Florida, bay the Meridian .· Pointe · Apiut:D:tent Complex short- The TPD spokesp.er;on . ...:. nization. that.was founded ,... other counties in incarcer- area officials are also w . ly after 5 p: m., Thursday. -said the officer did strike z in Rochester, New York. ating young Black men in encouraging the public to i= take the necessary precau-· Upon their arrival, they · the home,_however the z "In Florida, 15% of state prisons." learned that a robbery had cause of the crash is 'still w tions. U) African Americans com- On April 30th, Pastors On Monday, .the occurred. The suspect held being investigated. (§ prise the overall popula- On Patrol will hold a Bible Hillsborough County School a: tion. However, ~frican · service at Greater Mt. ;· District sent a letter home 0 Americans account for 53% Carmel on 34th Street at 7 with students talking about ...1 the flu. The letter stated,. u. of those in Florida affected . p.m. as part of their East with the HIV/Aif?S virps. :, . Side Revival. Pastor Ron "Swine Flu in people is Florida railks third nation- Fields wilf preside over characterized by fever, sore th~oat, ·cough, body aches, ally ~f those infected with that revival. headaches, chills, and On May 1st, the group fatigue, similar to most will have a West Side viruses. Not all individuals revival at Mt. Olive on . will suffer from all of the LaSalle Street. syffiptoms.," the letter stat~ Rev. Nathan wants the ed. ..Support The public to attend these con-· Ms. Linda Cobbe, .. ·_,fer~ : nce~ a.n.'di find .. out . sp'o:kes}:)e'rson · ·ror the Hillsborough County' School Florida Sentinel · about other projects the District said, "We are send­ . group is working on. ' Advertisers ing the letters home as a precaution. We are urging parents to take their young­ st.P.rs to the doctor if they · .aving any symptoms and not to se'nd their chil­ dren to school until they are well." Anyone with any ques­ tions can contact the Hillsborough County Health Department's Epidemiology Program at (813) .307-8010, or visit . the Centers for Disease Control .website at www.cdc.goy. c:-t Features m CJ) c l< East Tampa Group suspended OHicer 'To Be Monitored' l> 'tl A 36-year-old Tampa tion, that he had a personal the motel. JJ Police officer was suspend­ relationship with Ms. Johnson is said to have r­ To Host Job Fair ed for two weeks without Denitra Britt after he convinced a confidential ~ will also have companies pay after he admitted to investigated a burglary at informant to contact Osuji 1\) that specifically will hire ex­ enlisting the assistance of a her home in 2002. She was and pretend te be g felons." confidential informant to arrested the following year Johnson's wife. According CD Benjamin said there will settle a dispute. The officer and sentenced to 3 years in·, to the report, Johnson be workshops held on how was also warned that he prison for trafficking in called Osuji approximately to· dress for success, prepare could be terminated if he cocaine and possession of 35 times between March 21 a resume, potential entre­ gets into any more trouble. drug paraphernalia, and March 22, 2008. He is preneurs, tips on interview­ Major Gerald records show. also alleged to have left ing, motivational speakers, Honeywell said, Officer Johnson said that after threatening messages. and other aspects of employ­ ment. Ronald Johnson "was her release in 2007, he During March 2008, All potential employees remorseful and honest dur­ went to her home with the Johnson and Ms Britt are asked to come alone, ing the Internal Affairs intent to ask her to become exchanged 26 telephone LEERONE BENJAMIN wear interview clothing, investigation. \He is -going · a confidential informant; · calls· and 228 text mes­ bring at least 10 copies of to.be· monitored closely and but she declined. However, sages, the report stated. The East Tampa their resume, and be pre­ he knows that he must stay in: Match 2008, Johnson Major Honeywell said Community Revitalization pared to take notes during out of trouble if he wants to , reportedly rented a motel the-Hillsborough County Partnership will be hosting the job fair. continue being a Tampa room with the intent of State Attorney's Office an East Tampa Community Tampa Bay Workforce will Police officer." resuming an intimate rela­ declined to prosecute base_d Job Fair Wednesday, May be in attendance as well as Officer Johnson report­ tionship with Ms.