County: Pinellas

Florida Man Tries to Kidnap an Old Lady at Hobby Lobby

Clearwater (WTFF) – A man from Safety Harbor was arrested after he allegedly tried to kidnap a 76-year-old woman in the parking lot of a craft store. »

Florida Woman Shoots Dog Because Fiancé Wouldn’t Crack Her Back

Giselle Taylor allegedly shot her 2-year-old boxer after her fiancé refused to crack her back, according to Tarpon Springs police. »

Florida Man arrested for tweeting an incoherent death threat

Clearwater (WTFF) – A Trump supporter was arrested for threatening former Congressman David Jolly through a tweet saying “shoot David jolly shoot him.” »

Florida Man Breaks into Garage and Makes Coffee

Treasure Island (WTFF) – A man was arrested after breaking into a stranger’s garage and using his coffee maker to make coffee. »

Tampa Bay Man Stabs Sister, Flees to Mexico, Ends up in Georgia

Dunedin (WTFF) – A Florida man who allegedly stabbed his sister to death was arrested in Georgia after trying to escape to Mexico in her stolen car. »

Clearwater Man Shoves Exotic Fish Down Pants to Steal from Pet Shop

Clearwater (WTFF) – A man was caught on camera stuffing a bag of exotic fish down his pants as he stole them from a pet shop. »

Florida Man Arrested for Attacking Girlfriend with Fried Chicken

St. Petersburg (WTFF) – A man allegedly threw a piece of fried chicken at his girlfriend, causing an arrest for domestic battery. »

Florida Man on Concealed Carry

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It’s gonna be really f*cking cold in Florida; impending snow, death, mayhem

(WTFF) – Put on extra pairs of socks before you step into your sandals this week, because Florida’s gonna get really f*cking cold and we’re all gonna die*. »

Drunk Florida Woman Jills Off at Bus Stop, Licks a Cop

Pinellas Park (WTFF) – This all started like any typical afternoon in the Tampa Bay. »

Clearwater Woman Punches Clerk for Denying Fake $100 Bill

Clearwater (WTFF) – Police are searching for a woman who tried buying cigarettes at a convenience store and punched the clerk when he refused to to accept the counterfeit $100 bill. »

Tampa lawyer busted for videotaping steamy conjugal visits with inmates

Tampa (WTFF) – A former Assistant Attorney General of Florida has been arrested in Pinellas County after he reportedly exposed himself to and solicited sexual favors from female inmates at the county jail. »

UPS driver delivers package containing iPhone X, goes back to steal it

Pinellas County (WTFF) – A UPS driver was arrested after he delivered an iPhone and went back to the home to steal the package. »

Pinellas mosquito control worker found dead in a creek

Largo (WTFF) – A Pinellas County mosquito spray technician was found dead face-down in a creek Monday. »

Florida Man in eight-hour standoff was shooting at rats

Palm Harbor (WTFF) – A man was arrested in Pinellas County after shooting his rifle into a neighbor’s house. »

Florida Man Facing Eviction Over Emotional Support Squirrel

Clearwater Beach (WTFF) – A resident in Clearwater Beach received an eviction notice from Island Walk Condominiums after they found out that his “emotional support squirrel” has been living with him. »

Florida Woman chases boyfriend at 90 mph with unbuckled toddler

Pinellas County (WTFF) – A Florida woman chased her boyfriend at 90 mph with an unbuckled 3-year-old girl in the passenger seat and slammed on the brakes, launching the kid’s head into the windshield. »

Florida Woman Sells a BJ for $5 and a Beanie Baby

St. Petersburg (WTFF) — A Trampite was arrested for prostitution on Wednesday after offering an undercover cop a blowjob in exchange for $5 and a Beanie Baby teddy bear. »

Fake DEA Agent Handcuffs Prostitute at Gunpoint, Lets Her Escape to Buy Drugs

Trampites are well-known for their wild sexual escapades. Handcuffs are entry-level freaky, and throughout the Tampa Bay area, light bondage is basically as mild as missionary position. Martin P. Smith is a 42-year-old Trampite from St. Petersburg. He predictably got the urge to handcuff a hooker, and drove to the Motel 6 in Sugarloaf Township, […] »

Pinellas Park man Googled ‘how to rob a bank’ then robbed a bank

PINELLAS PARK — Sheriff’s deputies on Monday arrested a man accused of robbing a bank near Largo last week, then using the money on utilities, rent and a drug binge. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, William Joe Johnson, 26, on Thursdaystole an undisclosed amount of money from Achieva Credit Union at 10125 Ulmerton […] »

Tampa Bay Man Tries Paying for Coffee with Prescription Muscle Relaxants

A Pinellas Park Dunkin’ Donuts got a curious barter offer from 30-year-old Richard Bourque late Monday evening. Like most Trampites, copious amounts of chemicals were probably eating away at his enthusiasm and causing drowsiness. He strolled into the Dunkin’ Donuts and ordered a coffee to combat lethargy. »

Florida Man brings fake bomb to Reb Lobster “just to make you smile”

LARGO, Fla. – A man walked into a Red Lobster claiming to work for the Taliban and have a bomb in his bag. Largo Police Department received a call from the GM of the Red Lobster at Largo Mall located at 10500 Ulmerton Rd. Thursday afternoon. According to the GM, a man with a black […] »

Pinellas County Surviving Hurricane Irma

We gotta do better than this Florida…   Thank you to the Florida resident who sent this in. We love our crazy state. »

Tampa Man eats his girlfriend out at Clearwater Beach in front of families on Labor Day weekend

If you happened upon Clearwater beach last Sunday afternoon in celebration of Labor Day, you may have spotted some of the indigenous Florida wildlife, called “Trampites,” happily at play. »

Ax-Wielding Florida Man Saves Girlfriend From Home Invasion

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA) – A quick-thinking Florida homeowner is being credited with saving his girlfriend from a violent home invader. Hearing a knock on her front door, Christina Robles answered to find 17-year-old Matthew Cleveland, who asked for the location of a Largo park. When she didn’t know where it was, cops say Cleveland […] »

Stingrays injure a dozen swimmers on Clearwater Beach

As WTSP reports: It’s stingray season and just this week alone, about a dozen swimmers have been stung along North Clearwater Beach. »

Florida man gets 6 years for firing gun while taking selfie

TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man has been sentenced to six years and five months in prison for accidentally shooting a gun while taking a selfie in a strip club restroom. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa announced 34-year-old Rorn Sorn’s sentencing Monday. The Asian Pride Gang member pleaded guilty in April to possessing a […] »

Florida man dies after getting punched by his Uber driver

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Police say a Florida man has died after getting punched by his Uber driver. A statement Saturday from St. Petersburg Police said 56-year-old Terry Lynn Kimball had died, more than a day after losing consciousness. »

Drunk Florida Man sets scooter on fire because he ‘got mad’ at it

Chance Richie was drunk and angry at his scooter, so he set it on fire, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Late Wednesday, deputies found a 2016 Taizhou scooter up in a blaze in the 8600 block of Blind Pass Road in St. Pete Beach. The fire caused minor damage to two cars parked […] »

77-year-old Pinellas Man douses girlfriend in lube for denying him sex

A 77-year-old Florida man doused his girlfriend in “sex lube,” after she denied his sexual advances. Police arrived at their Clearwater apartment Friday night, and found his 72-year-old girlfriend locked outside. Roger Archambault denied locking the woman outside, and denied having anything to do with the bruises on her body… Earlier that day, a police report […] »

Pinellas has Florida’s first sexually transmitted Zika case of 2017

A person in Pinellas County is the first in Florida to test positive for sexually transmitted Zika this year, according to the Florida Department of Health. This brings the statewide total to 90 known cases of the virus contracted in 2017. The individual’s partner recently traveled to Cuba, after which he or she fell ill […] »

Let’s Make Florida Slightly Less Fucked Up

Dear Floridians (and everybody else), Florida’s a fucked up place. From animal abusers to angry ex-cops to Zimmerman to horse fuckers, we have plenty of issues. WTF Florida is your source for these fucked up news articles, and we encourage hysterical laughter at the zany headlines coming out of the Gunshine State. After the laughter […] »

Gaspar’s Lost Treasure

Southwest Florida's Lost Treasure... Decipher the code, and you might find some of Gasparilla's pirate booty... »

Missed Connections – Tampa Bay

The dating pool here is slim… »

Floridians For Freedom

Only the “Right Of Adults To Cannabis” amendment can secure your RIGHT to possess, cultivate, and use cannabis in a manner similar to your 2nd amendment right to “keep and bear arms” … think about that for a minute. Whether you agree or disagree with Americans right to gun ownership, the strength of this protected […] »

Drunk Florida Man Livestreams Himself Speeding Recklessly Down Crowded Clearwater Beach

CLEARWATER BEACH, FL (WFLA) – A man was arrested after driving his car across a crowded Florida beach Thursday. Police said he drove for a while down the north side of the beach, running over chairs and umbrellas. It took police nine minutes to get the man into custody from when he got onto the […] »

Paul Congemi yells “Go Back To Africa” at audience during St. Petersburg mayoral race

ST. PETERSBURG (FOX 13) – Intensity surrounding the St. Petersburg race for mayor intensifies by the day, and Tuesday was no different. After the assertion was made he was a “non-factor” in the race, Mayoral Candidate Paul Congemi snapped back at members of the Uhuru movement and their candidate, Jesse Nevel during a mayoral debate […] »

Clearwater Courtroom

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Naked Instagram Model Attacks an Officer in Clearwater

Brissa Dominguez-Garcia, an Instagram model with over 70,000 followers, got kicked out of the Edge Hotel in Clearwater Wednesday night, after causing a disturbance. The night manager told her she was no longer welcome on the property, but instead of leaving she simply walked into another guest’s room, as revealed by security. When police officers […] »

Old Man Crashes into Clearwater Art Studio

The Art Studio in Clearwater, FL got a surprise visitor Sunday, when yet another geriatric Florida resident slammed their giant vehicle into a building. Details are scarce, but judging from the looks of it, he probably just got his accelerator and brakes mixed up. It’s easy to do when age and the hot Florida sun […] »