Tampa Bay: January 26, 2002
North Pinellas County news
Officer's suspicions lead to theft charges
CLEARWATER -- A veteran police office with a good eye for the out-of-place arrested a man whom police suspect in several burglaries from vehicles at day care centers.
Aungst to serve 2nd term as mayor
The filing deadline passes. Not since 1956 has a Clearwater mayor been elected without opposition.
Author of UFO history skeptical of today's aliens
They could exist, he says, but not as described. "They could be here -- invisible or microscopic or undetectable."
Drug use results in murder charge
Accused of giving a deadly dose of GHB to his neighbor in May and saying it was a protein drink, a man faces a third-degree murder charge.
Pristine land back on county agenda
The commission staff will look again at the 190-acre purchase, which was rejected in December due to unusual terms in the plan.
Play will go on, but dramatist won't show
Edward Albee, who is ill, will miss the performance at St. Petersburg College and a visit to the new museum housing a friend's art collection.
Public to get rare view of hotel
Scientologists have usually kept the historic Fort Harrison Hotel off limits, but it will be open daily for tours and diners from Monday through Feb. 17.
Learn about the law in free classes at SPC
CLEARWATER -- The annual People's Law School series, sponsored by the Clearwater Bar Association, continues through May 23. All the classes are free, and registration is not necessary. People may attend as many classes as they want. Classes will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. in the teaching auditorium on the Clearwater campus of St. Petersburg College, 2465 Drew St. Classes are listed below. For information, call 461-4869 or go to www.clearwaterbar.org.
