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By Times Staff Writer
Published October 24, 2007

DUNEDIN

House Fire began in buick parked in garage

Dunedin fire investigators determined a fire that caused $110,000 in damage to 2668 Cedarglen Drive Monday evening started in the passenger side of a 1994 Buick parked in the garage. They have ruled out any suspicious causes of the fire. The three occupants of the house and the family dog escaped safely. A pet gerbil and cat died in the fire. Clearwater and Palm Harbor firefighters assisted.

Deputies look for man in kidnapping

Pinellas County sheriff's deputies are continuing their search for a man they say briefly kidnapped his girlfriend's infant son after striking the boy's mother and threatening to kill himself. The incident took place just before 8:40 p.m. Monday while Nicholas Curry, 18, his unidentified girlfriend and her 9-month-old son were driving home from the Jackson Playground. When the three arrived at Curry's home at 460 N Hibiscus Drive, authorities said, the woman tried to get her son from the car, but Curry chased her off and drove away with her son. The child was later recovered by Curry's father. Anyone with information is asked to call the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office at (727) 582-6200. Call CrimeStoppers toll-free at 1-800-873-8477 (TIPS).

PALM HARBOR

Two arrested in 7-Eleven robbery

Pinellas County sheriff's robbery detectives have arrested two men in connection with a Palm Harbor convenience store robbery. The robbery occurred about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the 7-Eleven at 1290 East Lake Road in Palm Harbor. According to detectives, the victim, a 7-Eleven employee, was robbed as she was leaving the convenience store with a money bag in hand to be deposited at the bank. She told deputies a robber approached her from behind, grabbed her in a choke hold, punched her and grabbed the money bag. Arrested were Robert B. Williamson, 49, and John J. Devlin, 47.

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