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Necklace worth $263,574 stolen from Sam's

By TIMES WIRES
Published January 24, 2007

Two men stole a diamond necklace valued at $263,574 from Sam's Club in a Tuesday night smash and grab, a sheriff's spokeswoman said. At 6:44 p.m., two men wandering around the discount center at Dale Mabry Highway and Northdale Boulevard smashed in a display case with a hammer and grabbed a diamond necklace and fled, Hillsborough sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. Witnesses said they got into separate vehicles that drove away. Anyone with any information is asked to call (813) 247-8200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-8477.

Man sentenced for campground fraud

A former Oldsmar business owner was sentenced to three years in prison on a charge of mail fraud relating to campground memberships Tuesday. David Cannon, 62, of Chicago, was the owner of Tampa Bay Campground Brokers. According to court records, he contacted people interested in selling their campground memberships and said he had a prospective buyer. For an upfront fee, Cannon said, he would connect the seller with the buyer. He also offered to refund the fee if the transaction didn't close. But in reality, there were no prospective buyers. Cannon would pocket the fee and never close any transactions, court records stated. In all, he bilked about 425 victims out of a total of $81,250. He pleaded guilty to one charge of mail fraud in August.

Man takes car - and ash-filled urn

On Dec. 16, Susan Parmentier did a kind favor for a co-worker, letting him take her car to Wal-Mart That decision brought Parmentier heartache, deputies say, after another co-worker stole the car, which carried precious cargo: an urn filled with her son's ashes. Now, Kenneth Carr, a 44-year-old carpenter from Jacksonville, faces charges of tampering with a grave, jail records show. He was booked into the Hillsborough County jail Monday and was held without bail Tuesday evening. Deputies don't know what happened to the urn or the ashes, said sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter.

Robber gets cash from Fifth Third

Police are looking for a man who they say robbed a Fifth Third Bank on Tuesday. Around 1:20 p.m., a man entered the bank at 705 Eighth Ave. SW, implied he had a gun and demanded money, police say. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash, the manfled in a newer-model charcoal gray Jeep Cherokee.

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