Son charged with trying to run over father

By Times staff writers

© St. Petersburg Times, published May 17, 2000

SPRING HILL -- A Spring Hill man accused of trying to run over his father with a truck faces charges of aggravated assault with a motor vehicle and criminal mischief. Canino Romero, 30, of 1283 Talpa St. was arrested Friday after he got into a fight with his father over missing money in the father's bank account. The two were at New York Experience, 11060 Spring Hill Drive, a sheriff's report said. The father, Alfredo Romero, 60, of 10221 Spring Hill Drive told deputies he had to jump to avoid being struck by his son's truck as it sped toward him. The son crashed his 1989 Chevy truck into the father's vehicle, a 1983 Pontiac, damaging the father's car, a report said. The younger Romero was taken to the Hernando County Jail, where he was released Saturday on $500 bail.

Armed man tries to rob Hess Express

SPRING LAKE -- A man tried to rob a gas station Tuesday but ran when the clerk called 911. Authorities have no suspects in the attempted robbery of the Hess Express station, 26260 Cortez Blvd. According to a sheriff's report, the man walked into the store about 1:45 a.m. and pointed a gun at two clerks. After a clerk called 911, the man ran from the store and drove off in a mid-sized white car. The man wore a red ski mask, a black baseball cap, a black long-sleeve shirt, black gloves and pants and Nike sneakers. He was 5 feet 5 inches tall and very thin, a report said, and his speech was difficult to understand.

Mother charged with throwing baby at father

MASARYKTOWN -- A Masaryktown woman faces a charge of child abuse after authorities received a report that she threw an 11-week-old girl at the baby's father. Janice J. Railey, 24, of 351 Korbus Road was arrested Saturday, a day after she was released from the Hernando County Jail after being arrested on a separate domestic battery charge. Witnesses said she was fighting with the baby's father in front of her home when she yelled, "Here, you take her," and thrust the baby at him. The baby's head snapped back, a witness told Hernando County sheriff's deputies. Railey was taken to the Hernando County Jail, where she was released the same day without having to post bail. The baby was not injured, the report said.

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