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Barack Obama picks Eric Holder as first black attorney general

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Mr Holder, 57, whose appointment is subject to confirmation by the Senate, was deputy attorney general for four years under former president Bill Clinton and was co-chairman along with Caroline Kennedy of Mr Obama’s vice-presidential selection process.

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The Sheriff's Office says two deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle call in the Harbor Lights Mobile Home Park late Sunday night. They found the vehicle parked in a carport and saw someone moving in the dark mobile home at 4701 Harbor Lights Drive N in Seminole. They concluded that a burglary was in progress.

When a man emerged from the mobile home, Deputy Barnett Bernoff identified himself and held the suspect at gunpoint. The man turned around, and Bernoff thought he saw the barrel of a gun pointed at him. Bernoff shot once at the suspect but did not hit him, deputies say. The item in the man's hand turned out to be a flashlight.

The man was identified as Michael Barravecchio, 28. He dropped to the ground after the deputy fired, and was arrested on burglary charges. Authorities suspect he may be responsible for other area burglaries.

Bernoff, 60, was placed on administrative leave with pay while the Sheriff's Office investigates the shooting, which is standard procedure in deputy-involved shootings. Bernoff has worked for the Sheriff's Office since 2000.

Stephanie Garry, Times Staff Writer

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The black Infiniti was parked in the parking lot of Oak Park at 5215 E 15th Ave., said police spokeswoman Laura McElroy.

Crime scene technicians were processing the vehicle for clues this morning.

Meanwhile, ex-boyfriend Vincent Brown Jr. (pictured), 38, turned himself in at the Orient Road Jail late Sunday on a violation of probation charge, after seeing news coverage about Johnson's case.

Brown had been considered a "person of interest" in Johnson's disappearance ever since the estranged couple were seen arguing Friday night, Tampa police said. So far, he has been uncooperative, McElroy said.

Johnson, 31, wasn't at home for the birthday party she planned for her 2-year-old daughter Saturday afternoon, according to the Tampa Police Department. That's when her family knew something was wrong.

Johnson was last seen arguing with Brown at the Apollo Club at 5110 N 40th St. at 11 p.m. Friday. At 3 a.m. Saturday, Johnson went with Brown to his parent's home on E Cayuga Street, police said.

Her family reported her missing at 7:55 p.m. Saturday.

Chandra Broadwater, Luis Perez and Rebecca Catalanello, Times staff writers

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About 7:45 a.m., two male students fainted, and a female student said she felt sick. The school resource officer cleared the lab and called Palm Harbor Fire Rescue. Paramedics attended to the students and checked the air quality, which was normal. No one was taken to the hospital, and no hazardous materials team was needed.

The school resource officer said the students were burning an alcohol fuel for the class, but the air quality wasn't affected.

Stephanie Garry, Times Staff Writer

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Drivers should steer clear of MacDill Avenue between Wallace and Tyson avenues until this afternoon, when Tampa Water Department workers are expected to have fixed the rupture.

Luis Perez, Times Staff Writer

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Roberto Garcia Lara, 42, of 6528 12th St. N, was shot by a police officer who responded to a report of a domestic dispute. He died at Bayfront Medical Center sometime after midnight.

The officer was identified as Karl Lounge, 41, who has been with the Police Department since 1990. He was placed on administrative leave with pay, standard procedure for an officer involved in a shooting.

The incident started when police received a call from an alarm company about 9 p.m. in reference to a woman screaming.

Police said the woman may have pushed a panic button on the alarm system at the home at 6528 12th St. N. Representatives with the alarm company heard the woman yelling and notified police.

When officers arrived, they found a "very emotional" woman in the front yard, said St. Petersburg police spokesman Bill Doniel. The woman told police her husband was suicidal.

"She told officers they were having an argument and that he wanted to kill himself," Doniel said.

An unidentified sergeant fired "several shots" at the man when he came out the front door and raised a handgun at officers in the front yard, Doniel said.

The man collapsed on the front porch and was taken to Bayfront Medical Center with serious injuries, Doniel said. He was in surgery late Sunday but later died at Bayfront. No other injuries were reported.

Neighbor Lisa Rummel said she was eating dinner when she heard gunshots. "I had the windows open, and I heard three shots -- bam, bam, bam," said Rummel, 44.

As is standard procedure, the sergeant will be reassigned while the shooting is investigated, Doniel said.

Rita Farlow, Times Staff Writer

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On Thursday, November 20, thousands of smokers across the country will take part in the American Cancer Society’s annual Great American Smokeout, by attempting to go the entire day without lighting a cigarette. Each year, smoking is responsible for more than 400,000 deaths in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that more than 45 million adults smoke—about 21 percent of the U.S. population.

Do any of your friends or family members smoke? Do you think these people are addicted to smoking? Have they ever tried to quit? Have you ever tried to help someone quit smoking? What’s the best way to convince a young smoker to quit? What’s the best way to convince teens who don’t smoke never to try? Do you think images of people smoking, in the movies and on TV, help lead kids to smoke? Are more images in the media pro- or anti-smoking? What messages about smoking do you see in the newspaper. Share your thoughts here.

Be sure to check out the St. Petersburg Times this week to look for articles about the Great American Smokeout.

Two St. Philip men have been arrested and charged with the murder of Anna Druzhinina which occurred at Palmers Plantation House in St. John, Barbados.

The two men are Teerath Persaud, 41, of Blades Hill, and Christopher Omar McCollin, 26, of Vineyard. The two men were also charged with arson. Their hearing was supposed to be today in Distict C Magistrates Court.

There is a big difference between assisting police and being charged. Now that suspects have been charged, we are one step closer to closure.

On the same page in the Advocate is a touching report on the Vigil for Anna.

There is also a report on the coroner’s inquest of I’Akobi Maloney.

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“Magistrate Bend then remanded the two men to Dodd’s to re-appear in court on December 10.”

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“LIKE HER NAME engraved in the sand and washed away by the rippling waves, Anna Druzhinina is gone – but not forgotten.

Yesterday, tears flowed freely as doves were released into the air to commemorate the life of the bubbly 16-year-old who died at her home last Saturday night at Palmer’s Plantation House, Mount Pleasant, St John.”

I was not there, but it seems like it was a beautiful ceremony and well attended.