Woman, 34, had sex with teen, police say

By Times staff writers

© St. Petersburg Times, published May 12, 2000

ZEPHYRHILLS -- A 34-year-old Zephyrhills woman was arrested Wednesday on charges that she had sex with a 14-year-old boy, the Zephyrhills Police Department reported.

Lynne Cunneen, 6062 Parkhill Ter., admitted to having sex with the teen, reports said. She was charged with lewd and lascivious molestation and held in the county jail in Land O'Lakes Thursday in lieu of $20,000 bail.

Witnesses told police they saw the teen at Cunneen's house on several occasions. One witness said Cunneen had been sending letters to the teen.

The teen's mother reported Cunneen, a machine operator, to authorities, said Zephyrhills police Capt. Medford Griffin.

$1,000 in bonsai trees stolen from lot, sheriff's officials say

LAND O'LAKES -- Someone cut the fence around a Land O'Lakes bonsai tree lot and stole 40 trees with a total value of $1,000, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said.

Evie Johnson, owner of Eve's Garden, 5602 Land O'Lakes Blvd., told deputies that the theft probably occurred between the close of business April 29 and the next morning. But until Wednesday, when she noticed a hole in the fence, the owner thought an employee had moved the trees to another location in the business, according to reports.

Deputies discovered another hole in an outer fence, but found no evidence to aid them in their search for the thief, reports said.

Authorities say woman, 21, robbed 61-year-old man

DADE CITY -- A Dade City woman was arrested Wednesday on charges that she robbed a 61-year-old man, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported.

According to reports, Danny Kennedy was relieving himself at the corner of Island Avenue and Wilson Street on May 3 when 21-year-old Charmain Arnold walked up from behind, placed him in a choke hold and pushed him to the ground.

Arnold removed an undisclosed amount of cash from Kennedy's left hand and ran away, reports said. When questioned by deputies, she denied the allegations.

Arnold was charged with robbery and booked into the county jail in Land O'Lakes, with bail set at $5,000.

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