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| STUMP PASS BEACH PLAN BACKFIRES |
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WENGNews writes, "STATE REGULATORS HAVE ORDERED BEACH RESTORATION INCORPORATED TO REMOVE SIX SAND FILLED TUBES ON STUMP PASS AFTER THEY DETERMINED THAT BEACH EROSION IN THE AREA HAS ACTUALLY INCREASED SINCE THE START OF AN EXPERIMENTAL CONTROL PROJECT. THE TUBES, WHICH WERE PLACED AT THE SOUTHERN END OF MANASOTA KEY BEACH, HAVE KEPT SOME SAND OUT OF STUMP PASS, BUT IT HAS INCREASED THE EROSION NEAR WHERE SHOREBIRDS NEST, AND IN SOME AREAS, THE WATER CASCADES AGAINST PALM TREES AND SEA GRAPES. THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL OF 2006 AND WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR THREE YEARS, BUT LAST JUNE THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTIFIED CHARLOTTE COUNTY THAT THE PROJECT WAS FAILING AND CORRECTING THREE TUBES THAT WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY WOULD NOT HELP THE SITUATION. STUMP PASS ALLOWS ACCESS FROM LEMON BAY DIRECTLY INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND IS THE ONLY ACCESS POINT BETWEEN PLACIDA HARBOR AND VENICE."
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Posted on Feb 29, 2008 05:57am.
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| CHECK CASHING SCHEME IN SARASOTA |
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WENGNews writes, "SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING A CHECK CASHING SCHEME TO DEFRAUD OCCURRING IN SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTIES. THE MAN HAS BEEN GOING INTO LOCAL SANDWICH/SUB SHOPS AND PLACING LARGE CATERING ORDERS, SOME AS HIGH AS $2000 DOLLARS. HE REPRESENTS HIMSELF AS WORKING FOR AFLAC AND TELLS THE EMPLOYEES THAT THE ORDER IS FOR THE COMPANY. HE’S BEEN USING COUNTERFEIT BANK OF AMERICA CASHIER’S CHECKS TO PAY FOR THE ORDER, TAKING BACK THE CASH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE COST OF THE ORDER AND THE CHECK. THE MAN IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MALE, BETWEEN 40 AND 50 YEARS OLD, WITH A MEDIUM BUILD AND HAS A BALDING HEAD. IN ONE OF THE HEISTS, HE IS SEEN WEARING A SHORT SLEEVE LIGHT COLORED SHIRT, LIGHT COLORED SHORTS AND SUNGLASSES. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL DETECTIVE CHRIS EMILIUS OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU OF THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AT 861-4900, OR YOU CAN CONTACT CRIME STOPPERS AT 366-TIPS, OR WWW.SARASOTACRIMESTOPPERS.COM. "
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Posted on Feb 29, 2008 04:55am.
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| TWO BUSTED SELLING DRUGS AT NEW SMOKE SHOP |
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WENGNews writes, "CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES, ACTING ON SEVERAL TIPS, SCOPED OUT A BRAND NEW SMOKE SHOP LAST NIGHT FOR PEOPLE SELLING DRUGS. TWO DETECTIVES WENT TO THE GRAND OPENING OF SMOKE-N-CD’S ON TAMIAMI TRAIL IN PORT CHARLOTTE, AND THEY WERE APPROACHED BY TWO MEN. ONE OF THE MEN, 22 YEAR OLD MICHAEL WILSON, ASKED THE DETECTIVES IF THEY WANTED ANYTHING, TO WHICH THEY RESPONDED THEY WANTED TO GET SOME WEED. WILSON SAID HE DID NOT HAVE ANY MARIJUANA, BUT HE DID HAVE KLONAPIIN PILLS FOR SALE. WILSON AND THE OTHER MAN, 18 YEAR OLD ANDREW MORRIS, LED DETECTIVES TO A CAR OUT IN THE PARKING LOT. THE DETECTIVES PURCHASED TEN PILLS, AND WILSON TOLD THEM HE COULD MAKE A CALL AND GET THEM THEIR MARIJUANA. A CAR PULLED UP A SHORT TIME LATER AND WILSON GOT THE POT, WHICH HE HANDED TO THE DETECTIVE. WILSON AND MORRIS THEN DROVE OFF, ONLY TO BE PULLED OVER A SHORT TIME LATER. WILSON WAS SEARCHED AND DEPUTIES FOUND A PILL BOTTLE WITH KLONAPIN PILLS INSIDE, AND THEY FOUND A CIGARETTE PACK WITH MARIJUANA IN IT. LATER, AS THE MEN WERE BEING PROCESSED AT THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL, A KLONAPIN PILL WAS FOUND IN MORRIS’ WALLET. BOTH MEN WERE BOOKED ON MULTIPLE DRUG CHARGES AND ARE IN THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL. "
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Posted on Feb 28, 2008 10:42am.
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| SHARKY’S AND VENICE AT ODDS |
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WENGNews writes, "SHARKY’S RESTAURANT ON THE PIER IN VENICE AND THE CITY OF VENICE APPEAR TO BE AT ODDS OVER AN AGREEMENT TO EXPAND THE RESTAURANT. THE CITY AND THE OWNERS OF THE RESTAURANT SEEMED TO HAVE A DEAL IN PLACE IN SEPTEMBER, BUT IT WAS NEVER SIGNED, AND NOW THE VENICE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH HAS THREE NEW MEMBERS SINCE THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, DOES NOT LIKE THE AGREEMENT. AT TUESDAY’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING, CITY ATTORNEY BOB ANDERSON MET WITH THE COUNCIL FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, AND CITY MANAGER MARTY BLACK EMERGED FROM THE MEETING TELLING THE HERALD TRIBUNE “THERE WERE ISSUES THAT WERE UNRESOLVABLE.” THE REASON THE CITY ATTORNEY IS INVOLVED IS A PENDING LAWSUIT BY THE VENICE PIER GROUP, THE OWNER’S OF SHARKY’S, WHO FILED A MOTION IN DECEMBER FOR A TRIAL. A PRETRIAL HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL, AND IF AN AGREEMENT CAN’T BE HAMMERED OUT, A SUMMER TRIAL IS EMMINENT. THE CURRENT LEASE HAS SHARKY’S PAYING $1000 DOLLARS A MONTH AND FIVE PERCENT OF SALES OF MORE THAN $300,000 DOLLARS. ACCORDING TO THE HERALD TRIBUNE, PACHOTA WROTE A CHECK TO THE CITY FOR $380,000 FOR ITS CUT, MEANING THAT SHARKY’S BROUGHT IN CLOSE TO $8 MILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR ALONE. "
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Posted on Feb 28, 2008 08:00am.
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| TWO ARRESTED FOR SARASOTA SHOOTING |
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WENGNews writes, "TWO BROTHERS WANTED FOR A BROAD DAYLIGHT SHOOTING IN SARASOTA ON MONDAY WERE ARRESTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AND POLICE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR A THIRD MAN WHO MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. POLICE SAY 32 YEAR OLD DIMEON ANDERSON AND 33 YEAR OLD WARREN ANDERSON WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON A CHARGE OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A FIREARM, AS THEY ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE SHOT 19 YEAR OLD TORREY ELDRIDGE IN THE 2700 BLOCK OF GOODRICH AVENUE AT AROUND 1:30 MONDAY AFTERNOON. ELDRIDGE IS RECOVERING AT BAYFRONT MEDICAL CENTER IN ST. PETE, AS HIS INJURIES ARE NOT THOUGHT TO BE LIFE-THREATENING. POLICE SAY THAT 18 YEAR OLD DEANDRE TUNSTALL IS ALSO SUSPECTED OF ARMED ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A FIREARM AND THREE COUNTS OF FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON TUNSTALL’S WHEREABOUTS IS ASKED TO CALL DETECTIVE THOMAS LAUGHLIN AT 364-7309."
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Posted on Feb 28, 2008 05:43am.
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| TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR SCHEMING TO DEFRAUD |
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WENGNews writes, "TWO MANATEE COUNTY MEN WERE ARRESTED TUESDAY AFTER SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES DETERMINED THEY WERE TRYING TO DEFRAUD A SCRAP METAL SHOP. DEPUTIES SAY THE OWNER OF SUNCOAST METALS, MIKE ALLEN, TOLD DETECTIVES HE DISCOVERED AN EMPLOYEE OF HIS, 36 YEAR OLD JOSE SERRANO OF BRADENTON, WAS CREATING FALSE PURCHASE TICKETS. HE WOULD THEN CALL HIS FRIENDS TO CASH THE TICKETS, WHICH WERE CREATED OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. ALLEN ESTIMATED THAT SERRANO CREATED ABOUT $9000 DOLLARS WORTH OF TICKETS. SERRANO ADMITTED TO ALLEN THAT HE WAS CREATING THE FALSE TICKETS, AND WAS FIRED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT 22 YEAR OLD RICARDO RAMIREZ OF PALMETTO WA ONE OF THE FRIENDS THAT WAS CASHING IN THE TICKETS. RAMIREZ TOLD DETECTIVES THAT HE WOULD MEET AN UNKNOWN MAN OUTSIDE THE METAL SHOP, WHO WOULD GIVE RAMIREZ THE TICKET. THE UNKNOWN MAN ASKED RAIMREZ TO CASH THE TICKET BECAUSE HE DIDN’T HAVE THE ID TO DO SO, AND RAMIREZ WOULD MAKE $100 DOLLARS FOR CASHING EACH TICKET. BOTH SERRANO AND RAMIREZ WERE ARRESTED TUESDAY ON SCHEME TO DEFRAUD CHARGES. BOND WAS SET AT $7500 FOR EACH, WHICH RAMIREZ MADE AND WAS RELEASED. "
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Posted on Feb 28, 2008 05:21am.
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| RAID ON PORT CHARLOTTE HOME |
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WENGNews writes, "CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES RAIDED A PORT CHARLOTTE HOME EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING AND ARRESTED THREE PEOPLE ON VARIOUS DRUG CHARGES. DEPUTIES SAY THE SEARCH OF THE HOME ON BELINDA AVENUE FOUND MARIJUANA, COCAINE, AND SEVERAL PARAPHERNALIA ITEMS WITH RESIDUE ON THEM, AND A SEARCH OF A TRAILER ON THE PREMISES FOUND CRACK, A MIRROR, AND PARAPHERNALIA WITH RESIDUE ON IT. THE TWO PEOPLE IN THE HOME, 52 YEAR OLD BOYD MASON, THE HOME OWNER, AND 35 YEAR OLD KRISTINE BOBLITS-CADENAS, WERE TAKEN IN ON MULTIPLE DRUG AND PARAPHERNALIA POSSESSION CHARGES, AS WAS THE MAN IN THE TRAILER, 48 YEAR OLD LARRY LADD. SINCE ALL THREE ARE CONVICTED FELONS, THEY REMAIN IN THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL WITHOUT BOND."
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Posted on Feb 28, 2008 04:54am.
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