Top Stories: Bacon Bust; Scoutmaster Death; Putin Aims At Tampa

Here are five of the week's top headlines on Tampa Bay Patches:

BACON BUST: The Pasco County Sheriff's Office has arrested the owner of a Hudson cafe for stealing $860 worth of bacon from the New Port Richey Sam's Club, 4330 U.S. 19. Hudson Cafe Owner Arrested For Bringing Home The Bacon

SCOUTMASTER DEATH: The man responsible for helping countless Brandon area boys surmount the hurdles to obtaining Boy Scouting's highest honor, the Eagle Scout, has died. Longtime Brandon resident Stephen Irvin Saunders III died Monday, Feb. 26, at the age of 72. A well-known community activist in Brandon, Saunders was especially dedicated to the Boy Scout program. He remained a Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 110 at Apostles Lutheran Church in Brandon long after his own son, Stephen IV, had become an adult. Brandon Says Goodbye To Scout Leader, Community Activist

PANTHER SEARCH: The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have called off the search for an elusive Florida panther spotted by a resident near Buckhorn Springs Golf and Country Club this morning. Florida Panthers In Valrico? Wildlife Officials Say It's Possible

TAMPA STRIKE: In his televised State of the Nation Address Thursday, March 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled a new "unstoppable" ballistic missile that Russia has developed and presented a video animation of the weapon preparing to strike Tampa Bay. Putin Points Nukes At Tampa Bay In State Of Nation Address

DOG SHOT: A Blanton man has been arrested for animal cruelty after Pasco County deputies say he shot a dog at least 10 times when it innocently wandered into his yard. Pasco County Man Arrested After Shooting Neighbor's Dog 10 Times

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