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| MAN USES SWORD AS A WEAPON, ESCAPES |
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WENGNews writes, "CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A CHALROTTE HARBOR BUSINESS THAT WAS ALLEGEDLY ROBBED BY A MAN USING A 34 INCH SWORD AS A WEAPON. DEPUTIES ARRIVED AT ALLIED RECYCLING IN THE WHIDDEN INDUSTRIAL PARK, WHERE THE MANAGER TOLD THEM HE GAVE A PUNTA GORDA MAN CASH FOR ALUMINUM HE BROUGHT IN. AS THE MAN STARTED PUTTING THE MONEY IN HIS WALLET, ANOTHER MAN CAME UP AND DEMANDED THE CASH. THE PUNTA GORDA MAN REFUSED AND PUSHED THE ASSAILANT AWAY. HE THEN RAN OUT TO HIS FORD RANGER AND GRABBED THE SWORD, CAME BACK IN, AND PUT IT IN THE CHEST OF THE PUNTA GORDA MAN, AGAIN DEMANDING THE MONEY. ONCE AGAIN HE REFUSED, SO THE ASSAILANT BEGAN TO SWING THE SWORD, AND THAT’S WHEN THE PUNTA GORDA MAN TACKLED HIM, FEARING FOR HIS LIFE. ANOTHER CUSTOMER GRABBED THE SWORD FROM THE ASSAILANT AND HID IT, AND AFTER THE SCUFFLE, HE RAN TO HIS TRUCK AND DROVE OFF. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE SCUFFLE, AND THE ASSAILANT IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MALE, ABOUT 5’9” TALL, BETWEEN 140 AND 145 POUNDS WITH A THIN BUILD. HE HAS BLONDE HAIR WITH LONG BANGS AND A VERY PALE COMPLEXION, AND WAS WEARING BLACK BOOTS, BLACK PANTS, AND A BLACK LEATHER JACKET WITH TASSELS. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AT 639-0013."
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Posted on Mar 27, 2008 04:58am.
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| FIVE ARRESTED FOR CAR HOPPING LAST SUMMER |
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WENGNews writes, "CHARLOTTE COUNTY DETECTIVES HAVE NOW ARRESTED FIVE TEENS IN CONNECTION WITH A STRING OF CAR HOPPING INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED LAST SUMMER IN THE ENGLEWOOD-CAPE HAZE AREA TO UNLOCKED VEHICLES. BACK ON MARCH 2ND, 18 YEAR OLD JUSTIN OWENS OF THE VILLAGE OF HOLIDAY LAKES WAS ARRESTED ON UNRELATED CHARGES WHEN HE ADMITTED THAT HE AND OTHER JUVENILES WERE INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS VEHICLE BURGLARIES FROM JUNE TO AUGUST OF LAST YEAR. AUTHORITIES TOOK 16 YEAR OLD COLTON DEVOE AND 16 YEAR OLD TRAVIS NEFF INTO CUSTODY IN MID MARCH, AND TUESDAY THEY RE-ARRESTED OWENS, ALONG WITH 17 YEAR OLD BRANDON KRUEGER OF VILLAGE OF HOLIDAY LAKES AND 17 YEAR OLD CALEB COTE OF NORTH PORT. THE FIVE ARE BEING HELD ON NUMEROUS BURGLARY AND GRAND THEFT CHARGES STEMMING FROM INCIDENTS ON SPYGLASS ALLEY, NORTH GREEN DOLPHIN DRIVE, AND STARFLOWER AVENUE LAST SUMMER. DETECTIVES SAY MANY OF THE ITEMS STOLEN HAVE BEEN RECOVERED, BUT SOME WERE SOLD TO LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WHERE FOUR OF THE BOYS ATTENDED. THEY ALSO SAY THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS FAR FROM OVER, AND MORE CHARGES MAY BE FILED AGAINST THE FIVE."
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Posted on Mar 27, 2008 04:46am.
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| MAN IDENTIFIED IN VENICE ACCIDENT |
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WENGNews writes, "TROOPERS HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MAN THAT WAS HIT BY AN S U V ON US 41 JUST NORTH OF SHAMROCK BOULEVARD IN VENICE TUESDAY NIGHT. 50 YEAR OLD MARK BARBER OF TAMPA WAS THE MAN WHO TRIED TO CROSS ALL SIX LANES OF THE BUSY ROAD JUST BEFORE 8PM WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY 38 YEAR OLD GANGA PERSAUD’S CHEVY SUBURBAN. THE IMPACT SENT BARBER FLYING, AND HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. TROOPERS SAY THAT BARBER WAS AT FAULT BECAUSE HE WAS NOT NEAR A CROSS WALK AT THE TIME. PERSAUD’S S U V DID SUFFER SOME $6000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGES, BUT HE WAS NOT INJURED."
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Posted on Mar 27, 2008 04:34am.
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| HEALTH IN MOTION IN NORTH PORT ALL DAY TODAY |
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WENGNews writes, "SARASOTA COUNTY’S FORTY FOOT MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT, HEALTH IN MOTION, WILL SET UP CAMP ALL DAY AT THE NORTH PORT WAL-MART SUPERCENTER AT 17000 TAMIAMI TRAIL. THE BIG BUS WILL GET THERE AT 9:30AM AND WILL REMAIN UNTIL 3PM THIS AFTERNOON, DISPENSING FREE OR LOW COST HEALTHCARE TO THOSE WITH MEDICAID, WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, OR WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. NO APPOINTMENT IS NECESSARY, BUT YOU NEED TO ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME, AS LINES HAVE BEEN INCREASING, ESPECIALLY IN NORTH PORT. SOME OF THE SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIABETES SCREENING, AS WELL AS HIV, PREGNANCY, AND TUBERCULOSIS SKIN TESTING, ALONG WITH ADULT IMMUNIZATIONS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON SERVICES OFFERED, OR YOU WOULD LIKE A SCHEDULE OF DATES AND ROUTES OFFERED BY HEALTH IN MOTION, YOU CAN CALL THE SARASOTA COUNTY CALL CENTER AT 861-5000, OR YOU CAN VISIT THE COUNTY’S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WEBSITE AT WWW.SARASOTAHEALTH.ORG. "
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Posted on Mar 26, 2008 05:57am.
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| TWO ARRESTED IN RASH OF GPS THEFTS |
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WENGNews writes, "CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES GOT THE BREAK THEY NEEDED IN THE RECENT RASH OF GPS THEFTS FROM BOATS THAT HAVE OCCURRED FROM PUNTA GORDA TO VENICE. DEPUTIES SAY THE OWNER OF A GPS UNIT FOUND HIS FOR SALE ON E-BAY BACK IN FEBRUARY, AND DETECTIVES TRACED THE SELLER’S EMAIL TO 19 YEAR OLD DAVID McCARREN OF PORT CHARLOTTE. DETECTIVES MET WITH McCARREN, WHO TOLD THEM THAT SOMEONE PAID HIM TO GO ON-LINE AND SELL THE ITEMS ON E-BAY, BUT HE ONLY KNEW HIM BY HIS FIRST NAME. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, McCARREN TOOK DETECTIVES TO A PUNTA GORDA RESTAURANT MONDAY, WHERE SEVERAL ITEMS WERE RECOVERED FROM A CAR. HE WAS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY. TUESDAY INVESTIGATORS FOUND A SECOND PERSON, 19 YEAR OLD JASON ADAMO OF PORT CHARLOTTE, AND HE TOO WAS CHARGED WITH THREE COUNTS OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY. BOTH MEN ARE IN THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL, AND DETECTIVES SAY THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE SUSPECTS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AROUND DIFFERENT BOAT DOCKS FROM PUNTA GORDA TO VENICE, STEALING EVERYTHING FROM GPS UNITS TO FISH FINDERS TO SATELLITE RADIOS. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING, DEPUTIES ONCE AGAIN URGE YOU TO REGISTER ANY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH THE MANUFACTURER SO IN CASES LIKE THESE, THEY CAN RETURN IT TO YOU. "
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Posted on Mar 26, 2008 05:41am.
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| ARMED ROBBERY OF VENICE DOLLAR GENERAL |
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WENGNews writes, "VENICE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A MAN WHO ROBBED THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE ON PINEBROOK ROAD MONDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY AN OLDER WHITE MAN GRABBED THE CLERK WHO WAS SWEEPING OUTSIDE THE FRONT OF THE STORE JUST BEFORE 7:30PM MONDAY, AND TOOK HER BACK INSIDE TO THE CASH REGISTER. THE MAN HAD A REVOLVER AND DEMANDED MONEY, BUT THE CLERK COULD NOT OPEN THE REGISTER. SHE CALLED HER MANAGER, BUT THE MAN WAS ABLE TO GET THE REGISTER OPENED HIMSELF. HE PUT THE CASH IN A DOLLAR GENERAL BAG AND FLED ON FOOT EASTBOUND AT FIRST, THEN HE TURNED NORTHBOUND, WALKING BY ANGELO’S DELI. THE MAN WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING 50-60 YEARS OLD…5’2” TALL WITH GREY HAIR, AND HE WAS WEARING A BLACK SKULL CAP, GREY SWEATSHIRT, DARK BLUE PANTS, ORANGE AND BLACK SUNGLASSES, AND HE HAD ON WHITE LATEX GLOVES. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ENCOURAGED TO CALL VENICE POLICE AT 486-2444."
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Posted on Mar 26, 2008 05:40am.
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| PEDESTRIAN KILLED TRYING TO CROSS ROAD |
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WENGNews writes, "A 50 YEAR OLD MAN WAS KILLED TRYING TO CROSS ALL SIX LANES OF US 41 IN VENICE LAST NIGHT. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IS WITHHOLDING THE MAN’S NAME PENDING NOTIFICATION OF THE NEXT OF KIN, BUT THEY SAY HE WAS HIT BY A CHEVY SUBURBAN JUST BEFORE 8PM TUESDAY THAT WAS DRIVEN BY 38 YEAR OLD GANGA PERSAUD OF ORLANDO. TROOPERS SAY THE MAN WAS NOT IN A CROSS WALK AT THE TIME, AND PERSAUD SAW THE MAN AT THE LAST SECOND AND TRIED TO AVOID HITTING HIM, BUT THE RIGHT FRONT OF HIS S U V HIT THE MAN, SENDING HIM AIRBOURNE. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. PERSAUD WAS NOT INJURED, BUT HIS S U V SUFFERED ABOUT $6000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING."
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Posted on Mar 26, 2008 05:09am.
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