Bank Robber William Michael Pickett, DOB 1/27/1970, last known address Cattleman Dr Sarasota Fl, shoots it out with cops and ends up dead. Bank tellers told investigators the robber tapped a handgun on the counter and demanded money. A teller said he gave the suspect more than $17,000 before the man took off toward University Parkway. The next day, a woman told investigators that her ex-boyfriend, William Michael Pickett, gave her money from a bank robbery. She added that Pickett made comments about wanting to rob a bank a few weeks ago. According to an affidavit, the woman met with Pickett at a Super 8 Motel, and he confessed to robbing a bank. She said she saw he had a plastic bag filled with cash inside the hotel room and left shortly after his confession. Shortly before 8 a.m. on Monday, Sarasota police tried to pull over Pickett near US 41 and University Parkway because he had a warrant out of Sarasota County. According to the Sarasota Police Department, several agencies helped o...

Cop Killer Assata Olugbala Shakur (born JoAnne Deborah Byron; July 16, 1947), also known as Joanne Chesimard, is wanted by the FBI she is a convicted murderer who escaped prison and was a member of the Black Liberation Army (BLA) a terrorist organization.   Joanne Chesimard aka Assata Shakur is wanted for escaping from prison in Clinton, New Jersey, while serving a life sentence for murder. On May 2, 1973, Chesimard, who was part of a revolutionary extremist organization known as the Black Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists, and two accomplices were stopped for a motor vehicle violation on the New Jersey Turnpike by two troopers with the New Jersey State Police. At the time, Chesimard was wanted for her involvement in several felonies, including bank robbery. Chesimard and her accomplices opened fire on the troopers. One trooper was wounded and the other was shot and killed execution-style at point-blank range.  COP KILLER Chesimard fled the New Jersey Turnpike scene, but was su...

Unsolved 1968 Murder of Binghamton North High French Teacher Irene Izak Heading to Canada Pulled Over in Thousand Islands by a Cop, It Was The 60's. Irene Izak was brutally murdered while on her way to Montreal, Quebec on June 10th, 1968.   The last time she was seen alive was at 2:09 a.m. by a toll collector at Thousand Island Bridge who claimed Irene was visibly afraid. Irene Izak was only 25 years old when she was murdered, she was 5′ 0″ tall and 110 lbs, she had at least 3 skull fractures and her face was pushed 2 to 3 inches into to the mud. I have information from a former Binghamton North High student with direct links to very specific Police intel concerning the murder of North High French teacher Irene J. Izak by supposedly a New York State Trooper. I knew Binghamton North High French Teacher Irene Izak in 1964 when I went to North High. “ Dear Bill Warner, I read your post on FB about the murder of Ms. Izak with great interest. I went to Binghamton North in 1966 to 1968....

California grandfather gunned down in Walmart parking lot as he tried to apologize to crazed killer for causing minor fender bender. Jonathan Mauk, 59, accidentally reversed his Chevrolet Camaro into the car of Shawntece Marie Norton, 37, while leaving Walmart. NO BAIL, SHE IS JAILED! Shawntece Norton was arrested Feb. 6 at 26030 E. Base Line Street San Bernardino CA, this location is a violent Highland apartment housing complex, it is called Casa Del Sol Apartments. Cops recovered an unregistered 9mm gun (stolen), which they believe she used in the murder, Capt. Nelson Carrington said. She was charged with murder with a firearm enhancement. Norton’s son denied that his mother shot Mauk, but declined to answer questions about his mother’s history. “She did not shoot him. She is gun-free,” Kevin Norton, 21, said in an interview. “She’s just the best mom (LOL) and she did her best and she been trying.” Shawntece Norton had applied numerous times for licenses as a security guard, accordin...

PRIOR TO AMERICAN WOMEN RAPED AT PIRATE COVE RESORT FREEPORT ON FEB 1ST, 2024... THREE RAPES IN THREE WEEKS ON FREEPORT : Another woman sexually assaulted in Freeport Grand Bahama. Two men entered a residence in South Bahamia, Grand Bahama, and robbed an Italian woman of $525 before sexually assaulting her, according to police . This is the third reported rape in Freeport Grand Bahama in recent weeks. The latest incident occurred around 2am Sunday. When asked if those incidents could be connected to a serial rapist , Deputy Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said police were investigating all scenarios. Police said two men entered the residence, robbed the woman, and had sex with her against her will. When contacted, Assistant Superintendent Steven Rolle said there were two other incidents of women being raped on Freeport in recent weeks. In one incident, a woman’s home was broken into and the suspect took her to a nearby beach and sexually assaulted her. There have also been...

UPDATE Jan 30th, 2024: Baltimore Orioles sold for $1.725 billion in bombshell deal. Back on July 22, 2009, the Orioles announced an agreement with Sarasota, Florida to move spring training operations from Fort Lauderdale to Ed Smith Stadium Sarasota for the 2010 season. The Orioles Spring Training baseball field is in Sarasota Fl at Ed Smith stadium, first game this year is Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles Saturday Feb 24, 2024. Team owner John Angelos has agreed to sell the Orioles to private equity billionaires David Rubenstein and Mike Arougheti in a deal valuing the club at $1.725 billion, according to Puck News.  Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. is part of the group, a source confirmed to The Baltimore Banner. David Rubenstein, a Baltimore native and Maryland resident, has a net worth of $3.7 billion and is one of the 800 richest people in the world, according to Forbes.   Will new owners move the team out of Sarasota for spring training? Will the years long Sarasota Co...