Man with gun cuts ahead of women in fast-food line, police say</h1> <article> <h1>Man with gun cuts ahead of women in fast-food line, police say</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:52:15 +0000</p> <p><span class="dateline">WEST PALM BEACH</span> — A West Palm Beach man was arrested Tuesday after being accused of wielding a gun at three women so he could cut in front of them in the drive-through line at a fast-food restaurant.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/man-charged-after-allegedly-showing-gun-to-jump-2372949.html"><em>Palm Beach Post</em></a> reports that James Lee Cruz, 58, is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail in lieu of $7,500 bond. He is facing three counts of aggravated assault.</p> <p>City police arrested Cruz after the three women called to report that a man in a silver Buick just couldn't wait in the drive-through line at the McDonald's on Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard near Congress Avenue during the early morning hours of May 13.</p> <p>For more, click <a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/man-charged-after-allegedly-showing-gun-to-jump-2372949.html">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Couple leaves child in car while they go into strip club, deputies say</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:46:51 +0000</p> <p>PALMETTO — A Ruskin couple left their child locked in a car while they went inside a strip club, deputies said.</p> <p>Israel Rangel-Ortiz and Edith Aguilar-Cardona, both 25, of 2113 SE 11th Ave. in Ruskin, were charged with child neglect, according to a report from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.</p> <p>For the complete report, click <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/deputies-ruskin-couple-left-kid-in-car-while-they-went-to-strip-club/1231684">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Airport job chasing birds away from runway pays $76,252 a year</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:42:03 +0000</p> <p>Taking down an airplane doesn't require a bomb. Just a bird.</p> <p>After two major bird-airplane collisions at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, federal aviation officials are requiring Broward County to hire a full-time bird-watcher to keep birds from fowl-ing up flights, the <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-professional-bird-watcher-20120523,0,7856424.story"><em>South Florida Sun-Sentinel </em></a>reports.</p> <p>The $118,000 expense will include a salary of $76,252 for a wildlife biologist who specializes in keeping animals away from airports.</p> <p>With that six-figure investment, said the airport's operations director, Mike Nonnemacher, "you could save hundreds of millions of dollars, and/or hundreds of lives.''</p> <p>For more and a video report, click <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-professional-bird-watcher-20120523,0,7856424.story">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>New hazard on golf course: airplane door</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:38:13 +0000</p> <div class="storyDateline">HALLANDALE BEACH— An airplane door detached in flight and fell onto a golf course in Broward County on Wednesday afternoon, <a href="http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21007552267358/door-detaches-from-plane-lands-on-golf-course/">WSVN-Ch. 7</a> reported.</div> <p>The incident happened shortly after the aircraft left Opa-Locka Executive Airport. The door plunged onto the golf course at the Westin Diplomat Hotel & Spa which happened to be closed to play because of maintenance, the station reported.</p> <p>There were no injuries and the plane made a safe landing at nearby Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, WSVN reported.</p> <p>For more and a video report, click <a href="http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21007552267358/door-detaches-from-plane-lands-on-golf-course/">here</a>.</p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Red tape keeps inhaler from student having asthma attack</h1> <p>Times Editor — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:31:38 +0000</p> <p><span id=""><span class="authorLocation">DELTONA - Volusia County school officials stand by a Deltona High School nurse's decision to refuse a student his inhaler during an asthma attack, citing a lack of a parent's signature on a medical release form, <a href="http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Nurse-refuses-student-inhaler-during-asthma-attack/-/1637132/13560430/-/wm13uaz/-/index.html">WKMG Local 6</a> reports.</span> </span></p> <p>"It's like something out of a horror film. The person just sits there and watches you die," said Michael Rudi, 17. "She sat there, looked at me and she did nothing."</p> <p>He said the school dean found his inhaler during a search of his locker last Friday. The inhaler was still in its original packaging -- complete with his name and directions for its use; however, the school took it away because his mother hadn't signed the proper form for him to have it.</p> <p><span id=""> </span></p> <p><span id=""> </span></p> <p>Sue Rudi thinks her son could have died because of a technicality.</p> <p>"How dare you deny my son something that we all take for granted, breath," said Sue Rudi. "Why didn't someone call 911?"</p> <p>For more and a video report, click <a href="http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Nurse-refuses-student-inhaler-during-asthma-attack/-/1637132/13560430/-/wm13uaz/-/index.html">here</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Man accused of trying to steal clock off police station wall</h1> <p>Times Editor — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:19:19 +0000</p> <p><span class="headlines" id="storyText"> </span></p> <p>Two men are in the Bay County Jail after attempting to steal a clock off the wall of the Panama City Police Station, <a href="http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Cops_Say_Man_Tried_to_Steal_Clock_off_Station_Wall_152638265.html">wjhg.</a>com reports.</p> <p>Dennis W. Baugham, 51, and Michael A. Marquez, 34, were fighting near the Hathaway Bridge about 3 a.m. Tuesday when police were called to the scene.</p> <div style="float:right; margin:10px"> <div style="padding:0px;border:0px;margin:0px;overflow:hidden;width:160px;height=600px;position:relative"> <div style="z-index:9999;padding:0px;border:0px;margin:0px;overflow:hidden;width:160px;height=600px;position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px"><a target="_top" href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click%3Bh%3Dv8/3c7e/3/0/%2a/n%3B256777556%3B0-0%3B2%3B47559251%3B2321-160/600%3B47697866/47713314/1%3B%3B%7Esscs%3D%3fhttp://www.momseveryday.com/northwestflorida/familyfun/Shipwreck_Island_Waterpark_139051734.html"></a></div> </div> </div> <p>Panama City police found the pair in the possession of a shopping cart taken from a store a few miles from the bridge, along with new camping items such as a tent, camping stove, and camping fuel, which the police said they believe was stolen as well. Both men were taken to the Panama City Police station.</p> <p>As officers tried to figure out who owned the camping equipment, officers monitoring Marquez saw him take a clock from the wall of an interview room and try to hide it in his backpack. Officers retrieved the clock.</p> <p>Both men were charged with possession of a stolen shopping cart, while Marquez was also charged with petit theft. Both men were booked into the Bay County Jail.</p> <p>For more, click <a href="http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/Cops_Say_Man_Tried_to_Steal_Clock_off_Station_Wall_152638265.html">here</a>.</p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Plastic surgeon sues patients for anonymous online complaints he says have sullied his good name</h1> <p>Times Editor — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:10:48 +0000</p> <p class="cmDateline">ORLANDO — An Orlando plastic surgeon is suing 10 patients who he claims anonymously posted comments online about their bad experiences inside his office</p> <p>Dr. Armando Soto claims the complaints are lies and have damaged his good name, <a href="http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/plastic-surgeon-suing-10-patients-posting-anonymou/nPCMf/">wftv.com</a> reports. He said he is seeking $49,000 in damages. One woman wrote that her "9-inch scars are horrific, frightening and unnecessary" after a breast augmentation.</p> <p>Critics said the lawsuit is frivolous. "The right to speak anonymously is a fundamental right, particularly when you're expressing opinion," said attorney David Muraskin.</p> <p>When WFTV went to Soto's office for comment, we were directed to his blog, which said he only filed the suit to learn why his clients weren't satisfied, and if possible, fix the problems.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Two managers arrested in strip mall casino beating</h1> <p>Times Editor — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:01:40 +0000</p> <p class="cmDateline">VOLUSIA COUNTY — Deputies say managers at a strip mall casino shut off surveillance cameras before they beat a customer.</p> <p>Deputies arrested two managers at the Ez Play in Deltona in connection with the alleged attack on Saturday, <a href="http://www.wdbo.com/news/news/local/two-arrested-connection-strip-mall-casino-beating/nPCNG/">wdpo.com</a> reports. Investigators said surveillance cameras were shut off for three hours at the strip mall casino on Saxon Blvd.</p> <p>During that time, officials said, they believe the employees severely beat customer Ralph Altro.</p> <p>Altro, his face swollen and bruised, could hardly speak when WFTV's Blaine Tolison met with him at Halifax Medical Center. No one at Ez Play would answer questions about Altro.</p> <p>Christopher Morrissey and Dominic Rizzolo were running the strip mall casino at the time. They claim Altro started an argument with them.</p> <p>Tuesday night, WFTV found pages and pages of information about Rizzolo and his well-known mob family out of Las Vegas, with a shocking history of crimes.</p> <p>For more, click <a href="http://www.wdbo.com/news/news/local/two-arrested-connection-strip-mall-casino-beating/nPCNG/">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Child brings 3 ounces of pot to school, police say; dad is arrested</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:42:20 +0000</p> <p>ST. PETERSBURG — Police called it a felony case of show and tell: A 6-year-old showed up at Campbell Park Elementary School on Tuesday with more than 3 ounces of marijuana in a backpack.</p> <p>"Look what I got," the kindergartner told a teacher, police said, after discovering the drugs in the backpack.</p> <p>The drugs belonged to the child's father, Larry Cornelius Stephens, who was arrested on charges of child abuse and possession of marijuana with intent to sell, according to St. Petersburg police.</p> <p>"We think he claimed responsibility so that we knew it did not belong to his child," said police spokesman Bill Proffitt.</p> <p>For the full story, click <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/st-petersburg-police-father-put-marijuana-in-6-year-olds-school-backpack/1231398">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>New kind of stickup: Bank robber uses a syringe</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:31:12 +0000</p> <p>BRADENTON – Bradenton police are searching for a bank robbery suspect who was armed with a medical syringe.</p> <p>On May 18 at about 6:15pm, Bradenton police officers responded to an armed robbery at the Chase Bank at 4915 Manatee Ave. E.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.mysuncoast.com/content/topstories/story/Man-uses-syringe-to-rob-a-Bradenton-bank/Y0yhjjtxqk2TjVHBzlAJXA.cspx"><em>Bradenton Herald</em></a> reports that the suspect entered the bank and inquired about opening a checking account. Bank employees became suspicious of the subject because he was wearing a medical mask, which concealed his face. The suspect then displayed a medical syringe with an unknown liquid inside of it, and demanded money from the teller while making threatening remarks towards the employees. The suspect fled the area on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.</p> <p>For more, click<a href="http://www.mysuncoast.com/content/topstories/story/Man-uses-syringe-to-rob-a-Bradenton-bank/Y0yhjjtxqk2TjVHBzlAJXA.cspx"> here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Boy brings out Nerf sword to defend mom from older brother</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:24:54 +0000</p> <div class="newstext marginMidSide"> <p>NICEVILLE — Chaos ensued when a young man returned from work and inundated his mother with "verbal aggression."</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/niceville-49774-son-brother.html"><em>Northwest Florida Daily News</em></a> reports that the 19-year-old recently crowned manager at Papa Johns was pushed away by his mother after this aggression, according to an Okaloosa County Sherrif's Office arrest report.</p> <p>Not to be discouraged, the man shoved his mother back. Then the cavalry arrived.</p> <p>The manager's younger brother entered the scene, placing himself between his brother and his mother, and holding a Nerf sword. "Hit me!" the manager allegedly yelled at his brother. His brother complied, smacking him with the sword.</p> <p>The manager then picked up his brother and threw him to the ground. He was arrested soon thereafter and charged with domestic battery.</p> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Man arrested after leaving toddler home alone</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:18:38 +0000</p> <p>Elton Jerome Davis. Jr. is accused of leaving a 17-month-old child alone in his home while he went to work, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.</p> <p>The South Florida <a href="http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/specials/weirdflorida/blog/2012/05/man_went_to_work_left_toddler.html"><em>Sun-Sentinel </em></a>reports that the 24-year-old Fort Walton Beach man told deputies that he had placed the sleeping child on the couch — and put some Cheerio's and orange juice nearby — before he left for work, an arrest report states.</p> <p>A woman found the toddler at an active thoroughfare playing with a dog. Deputies later went to Davis' home and found an opened front door, according to the release.</p> <p>Davis has been charged with Child Neglect without Great Harm.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Woman's couch smelled of urine, so she set it ablaze and burned up her apartment in process</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:07:23 +0000</p> <p>A 45-year-old Fort Myers woman was arrested Friday after allegedly lighting a couch on fire and causing significant damage to her apartment building.</p> <p><a href="http://www.abc-7.com/story/18573135/woman-burns-dirty-couch-damages-apartment">WZVN-TV</a> reports that officers with the Fort Myers Police Department arrived at the apartments on DeSoto Avenue and found the fire department attempting to put out a fire in apartment unit #2.</p> <p>Jill Samantha Wooten told authorities she was tired of the couch because it was dirty and smelled of urine, so she dragged it outside of the apartment, poured lighter fluid on it, and set it ablaze. The fire spread to the structure and damaged the exterior and interior of unit #2, causing the unit to later be determined uninhabitable. It also damaged the roof of the building.</p> <p>Wooten was arrested and charged with arson and domestic battery after officers saw her kicking and spitting at the man with whom she shares the apartment.</p> <p>For more, click <a href="http://www.abc-7.com/story/18573135/woman-burns-dirty-couch-damages-apartment">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Bad day? At least you didn't get locked in a Dollar Tree store</h1> <p>Times Editor — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:12:27 +0000</p> <div class="newstext marginMidSide"> <p>NICEVILLE — A 55-year-old woman was rescued the night of April 28 after calling the police department stating that she was locked in the Dollar Tree, the <a href="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/niceville-49700-officers-rescue.html"><em>Northwest Florida Daily News</em></a> reports.</p> <p>According to dispatch records, the woman called dispatch around 9:30 p.m. stating she was locked in the store.</p> <p>The manager of the store was called and unlocked the store for the woman.</p> </div> </article> <article> <h1>High school prom shares venue with porn convention</h1> <p>Times Editor — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:02:00 +0000</p> <p>MIAMI BEACH -- School officials made sure a high school senior prom ran smoothly while it shared the same venue as a porn convention.</p> <p>Students from Miami Beach Senior High School had their senior prom Saturday night at the Miami Beach Convention Center, but also at the center is Exxxotica, <a href="http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21007507800214/senior-prom-to-be-held-in-same-place-as-exxxotica/">wsvn.com</a> reports.</p> <p>Exxxotica founder John Handy said the event is a celebration of love and sex. "We've always billed it as a celebration of sexy. It's the largest adult event in the country dedicated to love and sex," said Handy.</p> <p>"The venue that we are using, which is the Miami Beach Convention Center, was booked with another program that we are not very happy with: Exxxotica," said Gwen Zaldivar of Miami Beach Senior High.</p> <p>School officials want parents to know that the prom and Exxxotica will be in completely different sides of the convention center. "We are completely separated from the venue. We have security, we have police officers," said Zaldivar.</p> <p>For more, click<a href="http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/local/21007507800214/senior-prom-to-be-held-in-same-place-as-exxxotica/"> here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Want to see a grown man cry? Let him see 55,000 pounds of beer spilled on highway</h1> <p>Times Editor — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:48:44 +0000</p> <p><span id=""><span class="authorLocation">DAYTONA BEACH -- A tractor-trailer carrying 55,000 pounds of bottled beer overturned on Interstate 95 in Volusia County early Monday, spilling the brew and forcing authorities to close the roadway.</span> </span></p> <p><a href="http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Overturned-beer-truck-closes-Interstate-95-in-Volusia-County/-/1637132/13498234/-/ckgq1h/-/index.html">WKMG Local 6</a> reports that bottles of Heineken and Amstel Light were broken in the crash, which happened about 4 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 near LPGA Boulevard. </p> <p>I-95 northbound reopened around 10:45 a.m. after work crews cleared broken glass and debris from the interstate.</p> <p>"Cleaning up beer, it's kind of really smelly, you know what I mean?" worker Twain Williams said.</p> <p>According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the beer truck driver, 46-year-old Marcos Martinez, of Miami, said a tractor-trailer swerved in front of him, causing him to lose control of his big rig.</p> <p>For more and a video report, click <a href="http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Overturned-beer-truck-closes-Interstate-95-in-Volusia-County/-/1637132/13498234/-/ckgq1h/-/index.html">here</a>.</p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Want a girlfriend without the hassle? Try Girlfriendhire.com</h1> <p>Times Editor — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:40:33 +0000</p> <p><span class="dateline">FORT MYERS</span> — Cody Krecicki says he was thinking of a girl from class who balances multiple jobs to make ends meet when he sat down at his computer and began to piece together a website. How could she and others like her make a few extra dollars?</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/may/19/girlfriend-hire-website-edison-college-students-5/"><em>Naples Daily News</em></a> reports that Krecicki, a 22-year-old Edison State College student, soon came up with an idea: a website where men could pay women $5 for girlfriend-like tasks.</p> <p>"Girls give guys advice, break up with their girlfriend for them, send them a message on Facebook they can show off to their friends...," he wrote.</p> <p>He sent those lines to a writer at online news blog buzzfeed.com, who posted a story about it. That day, <a href="http://www.girlfriendhire.com/">Girlfriendhire.com </a>launched – and saw so much traffic, it crashed for several hours. More than a month later, the site has topped 100,000 page views. It has more than 1,600 users who have made 300 orders.</p> <p>For the full story, click <a href="http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/may/19/girlfriend-hire-website-edison-college-students-5/">here.</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Man accused of touching woman, starting melee with her husband, son</h1> <p>Times Editor — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:25:15 +0000</p> <div class="entry-content"> <p>An East Naples man is accused of entering a home and touching a woman inappropriately, causing a fight with her husband and son.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/may/20/no-headline---policebeat_touching/"><em>Naples Daily News</em></a> reports that Matthew Vonwindeguth, 30, of the 2900 block of Francis Avenue, was arrested Saturday by Collier deputies.</p> <p>According to an arrest report, Vonwindeguth entered a neighbor's home without permission, and reached between a woman's legs and touched her inappropriately.</p> <p>The victim's husband told deputies that he went to help his wife and Vonwindeguth punched him in the right eye.</p> <p>The two continued fighting on the living room floor waking victim's juvenile son. The son went to assist his father and was also punched in the face by Vonwindeguth, according to reports.</p> <p>Deputies said the fight then moved outside but the victims were able to retreat back inside the home and lock the door. Vonwideguth is facing felony charges of battery and child abuse without great bodily harm and resist law enforcement without violence.</p> <p>For more, click <a href="http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/may/20/no-headline---policebeat_touching/">here</a>.</p> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Man thinks he's getting his missing dog back, but he's nearly robbed of reward money instead</h1> <p>Times Editor — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:12:48 +0000</p> <p>PALATKA -- Signs for a missing pet in Palatka hang from just about every street corner. Many see it as a plea for help but one thief saw it as an opportunity to make a quick buck.</p> <p><a href="http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/actionlocal/story/Thief-targets-reward-money-for-missing-dog/0S6JkryV9kqr_Yum7LLVCQ.cspx">ActionNewsJax.com</a> reports that the family got a call Friday from someone claiming to have found Blue, a border collie/beagle mix, safe and sound.</p> <p>"I literally couldn't breath. I was so relieved and so excited that somebody had found him," said the dog's owner, Steven Pinder. </p> <p>Pinder's relief was short lived. It was a hoax. Instead of Blue, he was met by a handful of men who he says tried to rob him of the reward money. The group threatened he'd never see Blue again if Pinder didn't pay up. Fearing for his son's safety, they got in the car and took off.</p> <p>"I was completely oblivious to it. I really put myself, my son and our friend in grave danger."</p> <p>With Blue's whereabouts still unknown, Pinder remains faithful the community will help find his four-legged best friend.</p> <p>For more, click <a href="http://www.actionnewsjax.com/content/actionlocal/story/Thief-targets-reward-money-for-missing-dog/0S6JkryV9kqr_Yum7LLVCQ.cspx">here.</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Woman calls police after finding $1,800 sticking out of bank's ATM</h1> <p>Times Editor — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:53:39 +0000</p> <div class="articleBody"> <p>A Chase bank customer gets a surprise at the ATM...$1,800 sticking out of the deposit slot!</p> <p>Boynton Beach police say Adriana Allen called the cops when she couldn't get the money back in to machine, <a href="http://www.610wiod.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122821&article=10141803">NewsRadio WIOD</a> reports.</p> <p>Allen said she didn’t see any other cars around when she pulled up to the ATM, and instead of pocketing the cash, honest Adriana called the police and held on to the stack of $100 bills until an officer arrived.</p> <p>No word yet if she'll be rewarded for her act of goodwill.</p> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Neighbors report a man exposing himself, then deputies arrive to find him, yep, exposing himself</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:18:08 +0000</p> <p>A Bonita Springs man is facing a charge of indecent exposure after deputies say he exposed himself to neighbors.</p> <p>The<a href="http://www.news-press.com/article/20120515/CRIME/120515012/Bonita-Springs-man-accused-exposing-himself-neighbors"><em> Fort Myers News-Press</em></a> reports that David Marcus Brown, 61, was charged Monday.</p> <p>Deputies responded to a residence on San Sebastian Lane after receiving complaints a man had been exposing himself several times during the day.</p> <p>Deputies then found Brown in the doorway of his garage masturbating, according to a Lee County Sheriff's Office report. He was taken into custody without incident.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Man in road rage incident hit woman with bottle of chocolate milk, fists, deputies say</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:09:44 +0000</p> <p>Charlotte County sheriff's deputies arrested a man following a road rage incident in which he is accused of hitting the other driver in the head several times with a bottle of TrueMoo chocolate milk, and his fist.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.news-press.com/article/20120517/CRIME/120517019/Deputies-Man-hit-woman-bottle-chocolate-milk-fist-Charlotte-County-road-rage-incident"><em>Fort Myers News-Press</em></a> reports that Douglas Edward Hasselman, 51, of Drummonds, Tenn., was arrested on charges of felony burglary to a conveyance and misdemeanor battery.</p> <p>Deputies responded to the incident at U.S. 41 and Acline Road, south of Punta Gorda Wednesday at 2:53 p.m. The 54-year-old woman said she accidentally bumped a Chevrolet Malibu at the intersection and she pulled over. She said a man came out of his car and began screaming and cursing at her, then reached into the car and grabbed the 16-ounce bottle and repeatedly hit her over the head and mouth area. She leaned over onto the seat to avoid getting hit again and the man leaned inside and continued to hit her with the bottle and his fist.</p> <p>Hasselman told the deputy the woman was lying and said he never hit her with a bottle. The deputy then asked him how he knew she was hit with a bottle. Hasselman declined to answer any further questions and was transported to the Charlotte County Jail. He remains in jail on $20,000 bond.</p> <p>For more, click <a href="http://www.news-press.com/article/20120517/CRIME/120517019/Deputies-Man-hit-woman-bottle-chocolate-milk-fist-Charlotte-County-road-rage-incident">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>St. Johns County woman exposes herself three times en route to arrest</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:45:15 +0000</p> <p>St. Johns County deputies say Kelly Renee Saylor, 43, caused a disturbance on May 8 along a St. Augustine road when she began yelling at a woman before pulling down her pants in public to expose her bare butt while telling the woman, "Come get some (female dog expletive)," according to an arrest affidavit from the St. Johns Sheriff's Office.</p> <p>The South Florida <a href="http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/specials/weirdflorida/blog/2012/05/st_johns_deputies_say_kelly.html"><em>Sun-Sentinel</em></a><em>'s</em> FloriDUH blog reports that the woman also told deputies that she saw Saylor get into an altercation with a male neighbor in which she pulled up her shirt and flashed her boobs — while yelling at the man, the arrest affidavit states. Deputies say when they made contact with Saylor it was apparent she was drunk due to her <br /> slurred speech, watery and blood shot eyes, and odor of an alcoholic beverage on her breath, according to the arrest report.</p> <p>A deputy stated, in the report, when he asked Saylor if she had any weapons on her person she reportedly stated "no" — then lifted up her shirt, exposing her bare breasts, before replying, "See, I don't have nothing on me," the affidavit states.</p> <p>At the jail, Saylor's blood alcohol level registered 0.194, a level more than double the legal limit.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Ex-postal worker convicted of fraud after running marathon while off mail carrying duty</h1> <p>Times Editor — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:37:56 +0000</p> <p><em>Associated Press</em></p> <p>TALLAHASSEE — Prosecutors say a former Florida postal worker ran in the Boston Marathon and participated in other athletic events while claiming her back was too badly hurt to deliver the mail.</p> <p> A U.S. District Court jury agreed on Tuesday. Jurors convicted 55-year-old Jacquelyn V. Myers of Tallahassee of health care fraud and making false statements to collect workers' compensation. She could face up to 15 years in prison when sentenced July 25.</p> <p> Myers reported a lower back injury in May 2009 during the annual letter carriers’ food drive. She was relieved of mail carrying and put on “light duty.” Evidence, including photos and videos, showed she participated in more than 80 long-distance races and triathlons over the next several months. Her race times also improved after the claimed injury. <br /> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Man, wife accused of pilfering Pop Tarts, Slim Jims</h1> <p>Times Editor — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:04:36 +0000</p> <p>VERO BEACH - Jourdan Keever thought it a "loving gesture" when her husband rubbed her back in the Vero Beach truck stop. </p> <p>It might also be described as a criminal gesture as hubby William Keever apparently was preparing a Pop-Tarts and Slim Jim heist. </p> <p><a href="http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_indian_river_county/vero_beach/couple-accused-of-slim-jim-pop-tarts-pilfering-in-vero-beach">WPTV.com</a> reports that Indian River County sheriff's officials unraveled the May 9 breakfast pastry and packaged meat crime after traveling to a gas station near the TA truck stop on 20th Street, according to recently released records. </p> <p>The truck stop general manager told deputies he followed the couple after an employee indicated they might have engaged in some inappropriate appropriating. </p> <p>Store cameras showed William Keever, 22, hiding things in a backpack his wife was wearing. Jourdan Keever, 23, let the manager look through the backpack, where he discovered some Pop-Tarts and a Slim Jim.</p> <p>William Keever and his wife, both listed as homeless, each were arrested on a retail theft charge, while William Keever also was arrested on a resist merchant without violence charge.</p> <p>For the full story, click <a href="http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_indian_river_county/vero_beach/couple-accused-of-slim-jim-pop-tarts-pilfering-in-vero-beach">here.</a></p> </article> <article> <h1>Man's plan to get neighbor in trouble backfires</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:29:26 +0000</p> <p>A Barberville man called 911 to report a neighbor threatened to pull a gun on him but was arrested after deputies learned the man he accused was a trucker on the road in Arkansas, a Sheriff's Office report said.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2012/05/false-report-about-neighbor-lands-man-in-jail.html"><em>Daytona Beach News-Journal</em></a> reports that Theodore Gasper, 66, was charged with knowingly giving false information to a law enforcement officer, an arrest report shows.</p> <p>Gasper called 911 at 1:12 p.m. Monday to report his neighbor, who he claims he is in a dispute with over a dirt road they share as a driveway, threatened to pull a gun on him and harm him. Gasper said the incident was in progress but deputies responding to the scene discovered the neighbor was not at home.</p> <p>The neighbor, who is a trucker, was in Arkansas at the time that Gasper said he was threatened, the report states.</p> <p>For the full story, click <a href="http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2012/05/false-report-about-neighbor-lands-man-in-jail.html">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Oops! Whose idea was it to steal the lab equipment contaminated with flesh-eating substance?</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:50:35 +0000</p> <div id="mod-a-body-first-para" style="" class="mod-orlsentarticletext mod-articletext"> <p>Whoever stole some discarded equipment from outside a pathology lab may have gotten more than he or she bargained for, the <a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-11/news/os-orlando-stolen-lab-equipment-hazmat-20120511_1_equipment-hazardous-materials-orlando-police-department"><em>Orlando Sentinel </em></a>reports.</p> <p>Orlando police say the equipment, worth about $500,000, is contaminated with a substance that could eat away at human skin.</p> <p>A pickup hauling a trailer pulled up to Florida Hospital Center for Diagnostic Pathology, 2855 N. Orange Ave., on May 3 and took the equipment from an enclosed area near a large garbage bin, police said. The theft was not reported until Friday, said St. Vince Ogburn, a police spokesman.</p> <p>For more, click <a href="http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-11/news/os-orlando-stolen-lab-equipment-hazmat-20120511_1_equipment-hazardous-materials-orlando-police-department">here</a>.</p> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Road rage combatants use stun gun, bat and one of the cars</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:44:58 +0000</p> <p>BRANDON — Charles Mabry Jr. neglected to use a turn signal Monday morning, setting off a road rage incident with Cheng Hsieh that sent Mabry to the hospital and Hsieh to jail.</p> <p>According to deputies, the two men began yelling at one another. Hsieh, 41, criticized Mabry's failure to abide by the rules of the road. Mabry, 29, did not appreciate the input. When they got near Heather Lakes Boulevard and Barmere Lane, the two men stopped in the road and got out of their vehicles.</p> <p>Authorities say Hsieh armed himself with the stun gun and walked toward Mabry, who started to leave, then put his vehicle in reverse and tried to strike Hsieh, who was able to jump out of the way. Mabry then drove his car into the driver's side door of Hsieh's Mercedes.</p> <p>It wasn't over. Hsieh fetched his baseball bat and struck Mabry several times in the head, face and arms, deputies said. Mabry was taken to Brandon Hospital.</p> <p>Deputies arrested Hsieh on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He was released from jail Monday.</p> <p>For the full story, click <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/deputies-stun-gun-baseball-bat-used-in-brandon-road-rage-altercation/1230050">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Nearly 900-year-old skulls found in Winter Garden back yard</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:36:15 +0000</p> <p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">Skulls found buried in a Florida back yard have been dated to 1200-1400 AD, authorities said Monday. <br /> </font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The website <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144525/Mystery-skulls-buried-Florida-yard-date-1200AD-South-American-descent.html">Mail Online</a> reports that the skulls, of a man and 10-year-old boy, were believed to be from Peru or another region of South America almost 900 years ago. <br /> </font></p> <p><font style="font-size: 1.2em;">The bones were found at a home in Winter Garden in January when a plumber working on a new swimming pool came across a bone fragment and called the police.</font></p> <p>For the full story, click <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144525/Mystery-skulls-buried-Florida-yard-date-1200AD-South-American-descent.html">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Paul, Romney supporters reportedly come to blows in Oklahoma; a preview of Tampa convention?</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:45:59 +0000</p> <p>Mainstream Republicans afraid Ron Paul’s steady accumulation of delegates will cause chaos at their national convention in Tampa just received a terrifying preview of what a worst-case scenario might look like, the website <a href="http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/so-what-will-ron-pauls-delegates-do-at-the-rnc-convention.php">Talking Points Memo</a> reports.</p> <p>In Oklahoma on Saturday, Paul supporters and Romney supporters reportedly came to blows as the Paul side fell short of electing their slate of delegates amid cries of foul play, including the use of a voice vote instead of a more painstaking roll call to decide the outcome. Speaking at the event, Romney surrogates Tim Pawlenty and the state’s own governor, Mary Fallin, drew jeers.</p> <p>At the state convention in Arizona, also this weekend, the presumptive nominee’s son, Josh Romney, was booed off the stage by Paul supporters, some of whom derided his father as “the white Obama.”</p> <p>For more on TPM, click <a href="http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/05/so-what-will-ron-pauls-delegates-do-at-the-rnc-convention.php">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Tow truck driver, wife survive strange armed robbery attempt</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:40:00 +0000</p> <p>MANATEE -- Manatee County sheriff's deputies were looking for two men who tried to rob a tow truck driver and his wife Sunday evening. The assailants fired two gunshots at the victim after he refused to hand over money, but no one was hurt, according to a sheriff's office news release.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.bradenton.com/2012/05/14/4038095/gunmen-try-fail-to-rob-bradenton.html"><em>Bradenton Herald</em></a> reports that about 7:23 p.m., the driver and his wife were responding to a call from a woman who said she needed a car towed from behind a church in the 3400 block of Ninth Street East. When they arrived, they were met by a man who asked if they were there to tow the car and for the driver's cell phone so he could call the woman, according to the report.</p> <p>When the driver refused, the man left. Moments later, a second man emerged, pointed a gun at the driver and demanded money. The driver refused, even though gunman threatened to kill him, according to the Sheriff's Office. The suspect then grabbed the driver's wife, put her in a headlock and threatened to shoot her if the driver didn't hand over money.</p> <p>The driver told the suspect, "You are not going to shoot her. ... Let her go," the report states. The suspect then released the woman and a fired a gunshot at the driver, who reported he could hear the bullet whiz past his head.</p> <p>For more, click <a href="http://www.bradenton.com/2012/05/14/4038095/gunmen-try-fail-to-rob-bradenton.html">here</a>.</p> <div style="width: 1px; height: 1px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font: 10pt sans-serif; text-align: left; text-transform: none; overflow: hidden;"> Read more here: http://www.bradenton.com/2012/05/14/4038095/gunmen-try-fail-to-rob-bradenton.html#storylink=cpy</div> </article> <article> <h1>Trayvon Martin gun range target sets off uproar</h1> <p>Times Editor — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:52:18 +0000</p> <p><span id=""><span class="authorLocation">ORLANDO -- An unidentified entrepreneur admits he is trying to profit off Trayvon Martin's death by selling gun range targets featuring the teen who's death has sparked a nationwide controversy, <a href="http://www.clickorlando.com/news/news/Trayvon-Martin-gun-range-targets-sold-online/-/9533136/13069306/-/10ffct0z/-/index.html">WKMG TV</a> in Orlando reports.</span> </span></p> <p>Although Martin's face does not appear on the paper targets, they feature a hoodie with crosshairs aimed at the chest. A bag of Skittles is tucked in the pocket and a hand is holding a can resembling iced tea. </p> <p>Martin purchased both items minutes before he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in February, according to police.</p> <p>For more and a video, click <a href="http://www.clickorlando.com/news/news/Trayvon-Martin-gun-range-targets-sold-online/-/9533136/13069306/-/10ffct0z/-/index.html">here</a>.</p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Wanna start a furor? Tell parents to make their kids behave</h1> <p>Times Editor — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:45:11 +0000</p> <p>When a Tampa restaurant posted a sign warning parents not to let their snowflakes run wild, parents obviously did the adult thing, right?</p> <p>Well, not exactly. Some threw tantrums in the form of online postings. And the debate raged.</p> <p>For the full story, click <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/features/food/restaurants/article1229602.ec">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Jurors sometimes take crime-solving into own hands</h1> <p>Times Editor — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:38:48 +0000</p> <p><span class="dateline">WEST PALM BEACH</span> — From drunk tests to body-drying.</p> <p>Jurors, court watchers agree, sometimes do the darnedest things.</p> <p>The<a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/juror-mischief-a-growing-concern-2353256.html?cxtype=rss_news"><em> Palm Beach Post</em></a> reports that juror Dennis DeMartin has gotten more than his 15 minutes of fame for revealing in a self-published book that he drank three vodkas one night during the trial to determine whether Wellington polo mogul John Goodman was unfit to drive in a 2010 crash that killed 23-year-old Scott Wilson.</p> <p>But he is hardly the first - or likely to be the last - juror to head home to experiment.</p> <p>For the full story, click <a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/juror-mischief-a-growing-concern-2353256.html?cxtype=rss_news">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>She said she didn't want him to leave, but her teeth marks said otherwise</h1> <p>Times Editor — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:34:59 +0000</p> <div class="newstext marginMidSide"> <p>FORT WALTON BEACH — After a man told his girlfriend he's breaking up with her, she got so angry that she bit him on the leg and chased him out of the house armed with a paintball gun.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/fort-49579-leg-tries.html"><em>Northwest Florida Daily News</em></a> reports that the 41-year-old woman had been living with her boyfriend of one year at an apartment on Sims Street for about six months, according to an arrest report from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. She was highly intoxicated on the evening of April 27 and began to argue with her boyfriend about their relationship, the report said.</p> <p>Her boyfriend said he wanted to break things off and tried to leave, but the woman grabbed his leg and bit him so hard that she caused him to bleed, according to the report. Then she grabbed the paintball gun.</p> <p>The woman was charged with assault and battery causing bodily harm.</p> <p>For more, click <a href="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/fort-49579-leg-tries.html">here</a>.</p> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Thieves break into house being fumigated</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:15:26 +0000</p> <p>A resident on Wednesday called some thieves "stupid" for breaking into his home while it was tented for fumigation, the <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-fort-lauderdale-fumigated-home-20120509,0,4908993.story"><em>South Florida Sun-Sentinel</em></a> reports.</p> <p>"They're obviously not very smart to go inside a house full of poison," said T.V. Sagnella, who lives in the burglarized two-story home in the 400 block of Southwest 18th Avenue. "I wouldn't kill myself for a Xbox."</p> <p>The Microsoft Xbox video-game console was among several items targeted by the thieves, who didn't get a chance to steal much because of a swift police response, Sagnella said.</p> <p>For more and a video, click <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fort-lauderdale/fl-fort-lauderdale-fumigated-home-20120509,0,4908993.story">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Man with seafood in his pants slips away from Stuart Publix, deputies say</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:07:57 +0000</p> <p><span lang="EN"> </span></p> <p align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em">A man with a fish on his shirt is accused of leaving Publix with flounder and shrimp in his shorts, according to a recently released Martin County Sheriff's Office report.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em">What could be called the case of the fish filcher that flipped away played out May 3 at a Publix in Stuart in the 5800 block of Southeast Federal Highway, <a href="http://blogs.tcpalm.com/off_the_beat_will_greenlee_blog/2012/05/a-man-with-a-fish.html">TCPalm.com</a> reports. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em">A loss prevention official told a deputy she spied two men ordering at the seafood department. The loss prevention official said one of the men put a seafood order in a shopping cart and walked away, while the second man put another seafood order in the cart. </font></p> <p align="justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 1.25em">The second man, described as wearing a blue shirt with a fish on the back and khaki shorts, wheeled the cart down aisle four and apparently did something fishy. He stuffed the seafood -- $44 worth of flounder and $12 in rock shrimp -- down his shorts and left. Deputies still are looking for him. It's unclear why the loss prevention officer didn't apprehend him.<br /> </font></p> <p align="justify"><font style="font-size: 1.25em;">For more, click <a href="http://blogs.tcpalm.com/off_the_beat_will_greenlee_blog/2012/05/a-man-with-a-fish.html">here</a>.</font></p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Key West man taped roommates having sex, police say</h1> <p>Times Editor — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:48:25 +0000</p> <p><font> </font></p> <p><font>A Key West man accused of recording his roommates having sex via a camera taped inside an air vent was arrested Monday.</font></p> <p><font></font></p> <p>The <a href="http://keysnews.com/node/39790"><em>Key West Citizen</em></a> reports that Edward Raymond Mathis, 49, of Hilton Haven Drive, was charged with sex offense/video voyeurism as well as possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. All the charges are misdemeanors.</p> <p><font>Officers were called Sunday to Hilton Haven Drive, where a 30-year-old man reported finding a recording device in the air conditioner vent located directly over his and his girlfriend's bed, according to a police incident report and arrest affidavit. </font>When questioned by police, Mathis reportedly told them that he first installed a web camera in the bathroom vent, but he reportedly "got bored and switched it over to the bedroom."</p> <p>Mathis' reportedly admitted to watching the couple having sex and to watching the 26-year-old woman naked in the shower via the camera, according to the affidavit. <font> </font></p> <p><font>For the full story, click <a href="http://keysnews.com/node/39790">here</a>.</font></p> <p><font> </font></p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Two packages of pot, worth a combined $35,000, found off Key West</h1> <p>Times Editor — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:42:05 +0000</p> <p><font> </font></p> <p><font>It appears square grouper have been spawning in nearshore waters off Key West over the past week.</font></p> <p><font></font></p> <p>In two separate instances that hearken back to the drug-running days of the Florida Keys, people have found packages of marijuana worth thousands of dollars either washed ashore or floating in the water, the <a href="http://keysnews.com/node/39793"><em>Key West Citizen</em></a> reports.</p> <p>A 10-pound package worth an estimated $20,000 was found by a beachgoer at 8:32 a.m. May 2 at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park.</p> <p>Four days later, a 6-pound package worth an estimated $15,000 was found by a boater at 7:40 a.m. near White Street Pier off Higgs Beach.</p> <p>For the full story, click <a href="http://keysnews.com/node/39793">here</a>.</p> <p></p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Young orangutans get hang of iPads; older ones not so much</h1> <p>Times Editor — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:33:30 +0000</p> <div class="article_text article_paragraph0"> <p>Associated Press</p> <p>MIAMI — The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest.</p> </div> <p style="display: block;" class="pagpag1">The orangutans at Miami's Jungle Island apparently are just like people when it comes to technology. The park is one of several zoos experimenting with computers and apes, letting its six orangutans use an iPad to communicate and as part of a mental stimulus program. Linda Jacobs, who oversees the program, hopes the devices will eventually help bridge the gap between humans and the endangered apes.</p> <p style="display: block;" class="pagpag1">For the full story and photos, click <a href="http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120509/WIRE/120509578?tc=cr">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Zephyrhills High teacher may lose job over 'cone of shame' punishment</h1> <p>Times Editor — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:12:51 +0000</p> <p>ZEPHYRHILLS — A Zephyrhills High School science teacher faces dismissal amid allegations that she used a "cone of shame" dog collar to discipline students.</p> <p>Pasco County schools superintendent Heather Fiorentino has recommended firing physical science teacher Laurie Bailey-Cutkomp, 47, for putting the collar — the type used to prevent animals from licking themselves after surgery — on at least eight of her ninth graders on two days in April.</p> <p>Zephyrhills High administrators learned of the teacher's actions after seeing the students' photos on Facebook. Parents tipped off the school.</p> <p>"Your actions show extremely poor judgment and concern me for several reasons," Fiorentino said in a letter to Bailey-Cutkomp. "I am stunned that you would put dog collars on students for any reason. I am very concerned that you used this collar to punish and embarrass students in front of their peers."</p> <p>For the full story, click <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/teachers/zephyrhills-high-teacher-accused-of-putting-students-in-dog-collar/1229167">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Brevard County libraries pull erotic bestseller</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:22:30 +0000</p> <p>The erotic <em>Fifty Shades of Grey</em> apparently is too blue for the Brevard County Public Libraries system.</p> <p>The<a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/brevard-libraries-pull-erotic-best-seller-fifty-shades-2339831.html"> <em>Palm Beach Post</em></a> reports that the wildly popular first installment of a titillating trilogy by British author E.L. James, <em>Fifty Shades</em> is parked atop every bestseller list in the country, from Amazon to the <em>New York Times</em>.</p> <p>But the sadomasochistic saga won’t be found any longer on Space Coast library shelves. All of a “handful” of copies were removed from circulation earlier this week.</p> <p>“It’s quite simple — it doesn’t meet our selection criteria,” said Cathy Schweinsberg, library services director.</p> <p>“Nobody asked us to take it off the shelves. But we bought some copies before we realized what it was. We looked at it, because it’s been called ‘mommy porn’ and ‘soft porn.’ We don’t collect porn.”</p> <p>Trashed by many critics speaking to its literary quality, <em>Fifty Shades of Grey</em> is explicitly sexual in its description of the relationship between heroine Anastasia Steele, an innocent recent college graduate, and Christian Grey, a 27-year-old billionaire businessman with domineering and sadistic tendencies.</p> <p>For more and a photo of author E.L. James, click <a href="http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/state/brevard-libraries-pull-erotic-best-seller-fifty-shades-2339831.html">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Orlando called 'smuttiest city' in America; Tampa is No. 8</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:12:40 +0000</p> <p>ORLANDO == The City Beautiful earned a dubious distinction recently, <a href="http://www.wesh.com/r/31020115/detail.html">WESH.com Ch. 2</a> of Orlando reports.</p> <p><em>Men's Health</em> dubbed Orlando the "smuttiest city" in America.The magazine claims its researchers took into account the number of pornographic films bought, rented or streamed online. They also looked into the number of adult stores and Internet searches.</p> <p>The result? <em>Men's Health</em> says Orlando is ahead of the rest when it comes to adult material.Las Vegas came in second. Tampa took eighth place and Miami is No. 12.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Co-worker chants 'choke, choke' when girl gets piece of food caught in throat; guess who is arrested?</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:04:03 +0000</p> <div class="newstext marginMidSide"> <p>CRESTVIEW — A juvenile girl choking on granola during 'snack time' at her place of work snapped when she was taunted by a fellow employee, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/jug-49483-juvenile-milk.html"><em>Northwest Florida Daily News</em></a> reports that the taunting co-worker allegedly began chanting "choke, choke," when the girl ran into difficulties swallowing her snack.</p> <p>Eyewitness reports state that this chanting "set off" the choking girl into a rage. She leapt up, hit the co-worker in the shoulder and then dumped her milk on his head. She was promptly arrested. According to the report, once she was arrested, "the defendant admitted she hit the victim and poured milk on his head."</p> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Bank robber's T-shirt said 'happy' and he probably was to get away</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:50:16 +0000</p> <p>Another bank robber is on the run in South Florida.</p> <p>Police say a man walked into a Wells Fargo along 2929 Aventura Boulevard in Aventura and robbed the place, <a href="http://www.939mia.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104673&article=10107721">93.9-FM radio</a> of Miami reports.</p> <p>He was last seen wearing a T-shirt that had the words "Happy" written across it.</p> <p>No one was hurt and he got away with an unknown amount of cash.</p> <p>For more and a photo, click <a href="http://www.939mia.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104673&article=10107721">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Woman had more than one for the road, police report says</h1> <p>Times Editor — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:03:28 +0000</p> <div class="article_text article_paragraph0"> <p>A woman driving with her two children back to North Carolina was arrested Sunday night in Gainesville after she drove into a flower bed and police determined her blood-alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.</p> </div> <div style="display: block;" class="art_main_pic portrait right" data-img="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gainesville.com%2Fbilde%3FSite%3DGS%26Date%3D20120507%26Category%3DARTICLES%26ArtNo%3D120509686%26Ref%3DAR%26Profile%3D1182&MaxW=728&logo=/images/watermark.gif&logoxpos=0&logoypos=0" data-title="" data-caption="Sean%20N.%20Currier" data-byline=""> <div class="caption">Sean N. Currier, 37, was driving from St. Augustine back home to Penrose, N.C., with her 17-month-old and 4-year-old children and had an open bottle of Sierra Nevada beer in the cup holder of the center console when her vehicle ran off the road in the 700 block of Northwest 39th Avenue at about 8 p.m., according to the arrest report.</div> </div> <p>Currier told police she thought she was in Palatka.</p> <p>"I know that I was going to blow a high number," Currier told GPD Officer Chad Welch, according to the arrest report.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Strange odor leads police to 250 pounds of marijuana</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:35:16 +0000</p> <p>A strange odor led police to an "elaborate (marijuana) growing operation" in an Edgewater home Thursday, the <a href="http://www.news-journalonline.com/breakingnews/2012/05/edgewater-police-sniff-out-elaborate-marijuana-operation.html"><em>Daytona Beach News-Journal </em></a>reports.</p> <p>Edgewater police officers investigating an unusual odor coming from 147 Wildwood Ave., west of U.S. 1, recognized the smell of marijuana as they approached the vacant home.</p> <p>The officers formed a perimeter and secured a search warrant for the property.</p> <p>Members of the multi-jurisdictional SWAT team entered the residence and found about 250 pounds of pot inside, but there were no occupants.</p> <p>The investigation is continuing, police said.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Tourism official resigns after buying $710,000 yacht with bed tax money</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:21:34 +0000</p> <p>Okaloosa County's top tourism official stepped down under pressure Tuesday after acknowledging he bought a $710,000 yacht with bed tax money, the <em>Northwest Florida Daily News</em> reports.</p> <p>Mark Bellinger, who has been the head of the county’s Tourist Development Council since May 2010, told county commissioners he bought the yacht in December to use in a year-long promotional campaign.</p> <p>County Administrator Jim Curry and the Sheriff’s Office are investigating the purchase.</p> <p>Bellinger could not be reached for comment Wednesday. It is not believed that he bought the yacht for his personal use.</p> <p>Bellinger is authorized to make certain purchases as TDC director, but had not told the TDC’s board of directors or county commissioners about buying the 40-foot yacht.</p> <p>For the full story, click <a href="http://Bellinger could not be reached for comment Wednesday. It is not believed that he bought the yacht for his personal use. Bellinger is authorized to make certain purchases as TDC director, but had not told the TDC’s board of directors or county commissioners about buying the 40-foot yacht. Read more: http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/county-49362-boat-bellinger.html#ixzz1tqNKSZQp">here</a>.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Deputy accused of stealing from car in Disney World parking lot</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:13:09 +0000</p> <p>An Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been arrested for stealing from a car parked at Disney’s Hollywood Studios parking lot, <a href="http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/local/050212-orange-county-deputy-arrested-for-stealing-from-car-at-disney-world#ixzz1tkcH36s9">WFOL Fox 35 </a>of Orlando reports.</p> <p>The Sheriff’s Office says on Tuesday Deputy Kirk Smurawa, 28, was observed by another deputy entering a car in the parking lot and removing a purse. Smurawa has been arrested and charged with armed burglary of a conveyance and petit theft of $100 dollars or more.</p> <p>Smurawa has been relieved of duty without pay, and his law enforcement credentials have been revoked pending an administrative review. He was assigned to the Orange County Sheriff Sector Six patrol and has been with the Orange County Sheriff's Office since April 2002.</p> <p> </p> </article> <article> <h1>Bartender's first mistake: serving five beers and 13 shots of Jagermeister to man, pregnant girlfriend</h1> <p>Times Editor — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:50:58 +0000</p> <p>DESTIN — A 31-year-old man was arrested on charges of misdemeanor larceny after allegedly leaving a bar where he had consumed several alcoholic beverages without paying for any of his drinks, the <a href="http://www.nwfdailynews.com/articles/destin-49337-drink-alcohol.html"><em>Northwest Florida Daily News</em></a> reports.</p> <p>The Destin man was at Cash's Sports Bar on Harbor Boulevard where he provided his Capitol One credit card for the bar tab, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's report.</p> <p>The 31-year-old and his pregnant girlfriend consumed five beers and 13 shots of Jagermeister over a period of several hours. Their bill came to $93.</p> <p>When the bartender left the front to get a mop, the man and his girlfriend left the bar leaving behind the credit card, which was declined when the bar tender attempted to make the charges.</p> </article> </main></body></html>