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To report a crime or suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Naples Police and Fire Department at 213-4844, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 774-4434, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office 239-477-1000 or the Marco Island Police Department at 389-5050.
? Two women charged with stealing jewelry, car from mother
? Siblings say man fired gun in house, threatened them then took off on a bicycle
Battery
? Ulises Alfredo Ceballos, 39, of the 2100 block of 47th Ave. Northeast in Naples, was arrested Thursday by Collier deputies at home on charges of commiting domestic battery by strangulation. He is accused of fighting with his wife, pushing her repeatedly onto the sofa and then grabbing her with both hands by the throat to choke her.
? Melissa Lea Zumbado, 36, of the 5500 block of Jonquil Lane in Naples, was arrested Wednesday by Collier deputies and charged with battery for intentionally causing bodily harm to another person. She is accused of attacking and scratching a man’s face after being told she could no longer live in his apartment.
? Jonathan Arreaga, 21, of the 3100 block of Safe Harbor Drive in Naples, was arrested Thursday by Collier Deputies at 1115 Trail Terrace Drive in Naples and charged with battery for touching/striking another person against their will. He is accused of punching his ex-girlfriend’s male friend.
Drug offenses
? Jessica Marie Esparza, 22, of the 1400 block of Sutherland Avenue in Naples, was arrested Thursday by Collier deputies at 3860 Tollgate Boulevard in Naples and charged with possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana. She was in her car at the Comfort Inn parking lot with a friend who stood outside and drinking. After speaking with them, deputies searched her car and found cocaine and marijuana.
DUI arrests
? Paul Caricato, 25, of the 5300 block of Berkley Drive in Naples, was arrested Thursday at 350 7th Street North in Naples and charged with driving under the influence and driving under the influence with property damage.
? Jose Antonio Pineda, 37, of the 27000 block of Imperial Oak Drive, Bonita Springs, was arrested Thursday by Fort Myers police in Lee County.
? Michael Leiss, 49, of the 15000 block of Pebble Lane, Fort Myers, was arrested Thursday by Lee deputies near U.S. 41 South and Island Park Drive in Fort Myers.
Grand theft
? Babaro Marquez, 55, who is listed as homeless, was arrested Thursday by Collier deputies at Walgreens at 6029 Pine Ridge Road in Naples on a charge of grand theft $300 to $5,000. Reports say Marquez stuffed his pockets with cosmetics and left the store without paying.
? Auturo Ramces Montane, 39, who is listed as homeless, was arrested Thursday by Collier deputies at Wagreens at 6029 Pine Ridge Road in Naples on a charge of grand theft $300 to $5,000. Reports say Montane accompanied a friend who stuffed his pockets with cosmetics and left the store without paying. When deputies approached him he was “very uncooperative,” reports said.
? A bicycle valued at $2,000 was reported stolen Thursday from the 26000 block of Hickory Boulevard in Bonita Springs.
? Fishing rods valued at $1,000 were reported stolen Thursday in Fort Myers Beach by a man who lives in the 28000 block of Del Lago Way in Bonita Springs.
Criminal mischief
? More than $200 in damage was reported Thursday in the 27000 block of Pullen Avenue in Bonita Springs after someone through a rock through the back window of a truck.
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Police Beat is compiled and written by the Naples Daily News staff/ contributors from oral and written reports by Naples police, Collier Sheriff‘s Office, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Marco police and other agencies. Arrests indicate suspicion of crime, not guilt.
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To report a crime or suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Naples Police and Fire Department at 213-4844, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 774-4434, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office 239-477-1000 or the Marco Island Police Department at 389-5050.
? Couple arrested after day-long argument that ‘destroyed’ house
? ‘Shroom season in cow pasture leads to four more arrests
? VIDEO: Man dead after shooting at deputy in Lehigh Acres
? Teen re-arrested, charge with consipiracy to solicit murder
? Bonita Springs teen accused of stealing $14,000 in jewelry from mom
Battery
Allen Jeffrey Wright, 47, of an unlisted address, was arrested by Collier deputies on Wednesday on charges of domestic battery and child abuse. Deputies say Wright flew into a rage after his wrenches were thrown in the driveway at his girlfriend’s house.
Drug offenses
Noe Dejesus, 27, of the 5000 block of Treetops Lane in Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies on Wednesday on charges of possession of marijuana under 20 grams and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Dejesus was riding with four minors in a car, where deputies say they found open beer containers and a “flake” of marijuana on Dejesus’ shirt.
DUI
? Jamie Lynn Brayton, 32, of the 2700 block of Fountain View Circle in Naples, was arrested Wednesday at 2110 9th St. N. in Naples.
? Kenneth Wayne Langford, 42, of the 200 block of 3rd Street SW in Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies on Wednesday on a charge of DUI, fourth or subsequent, at the intersection of County Barn Road and Davis Boulevard.
? Roderick Terrell Sealy, 35, of the 5200 block of 17th Avenue SW in Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies on Tuesday at the 5200 block of Hawthorn Woods Way.
Theft arrest
Jason M. Toscano, 27, who is listed as homeless, was arrested by Collier deputies on Wednesday on a charge of grand theft auto. Deputies say Toscano stole his ex-girlfriend’s truck months after he took an extra set of keys from her.
Grand theft
Wire valued at $4,000 was reported stolen Wednesday from a closed Hess Mart at 17081 U.S. 41 South in Fort Myers. The wire was stolen sometime in the past month.
Police Beat is compiled and written by the Naples Daily News staff/ contributors from oral and written reports by Naples police, Collier Sheriff‘s Office, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Marco police and other agencies. Arrests indicate suspicion of crime, not guilt.
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The world online has become a very popular means of research, employment, education and lifestyle. In the past decade, internet training and learning has provided people with many different and new ways to learn. In the early eighties, training online was barely more than an idea. Before online learning existed, companies and teaching institutions had to hire people made specifically to teach their students and staff. Computers at the time were just starting to develop a demand, making other options not a part of the picture.
Trainers and teachers were able to be hands on with their trainees and students. Students were able to see the lessons in front of their faces and able to interact with other class members. The demand for trainers left a lot of open space in between. There was difficulty for students because they didn’t have the time to study materials on their own. It was also difficult for some students to be able to learn in a classroom filled with other people. Weekend and evening classes became a viable option for a lot of people, and did solve some issues in scheduling school with other lifestyles.
E-learning (another phrase for “online learning”) started to expand as it became more practical for use. The 90’s decade was popular for people, because the world was in their hand. People were able to use different programs that let them create media presentations, write documents, and work with images in some. As this advance in technology continued, education online became a simpler feat.
The mid nineties brought the first taste of online education. A few companies had decided to bring e-learning into their companies to train their employees. There were different programs created to give trainees and students the ability to study away from work, or on available off time. Doing this, as they had hoped, would eliminate the need to pay trainers while still giving the employees what they needed to learn their jobs. Toward the end of the nineties, education online had finally sparked the eyes of many, and computer-based training was brought to even more businesses and colleges. These businesses and schools were able to make online education possible with the ability to stream media and display videos online.
These days, there are PC Pro School teachers hired to train online instructors, or hired to teach specifically online. Companies that are adapting to these new technologies have made it quick and easy for employees to learn at any time. The classes and training programs are all offered online and can be accessed anywhere that has an internet connection. Degree programs are even made possible online while never having to step foot on a college campus.
Having a college degree is a necessity for most good jobs these days. Online education has resolved issues that arise when people are working a full time job, have families and when physical boundaries keep them from getting to the school. Online learning is growing, and will continue to grow for those that need to begin or finish a degree.
Haynes Corp. is revving up for an expansion in Collier County.
The company is the only independent domestic manufacturer of precision diesel fuel injection systems for heavy-duty engines.
Collier County commissioners on Wednesday voted unanimously to allow the manufacturer to tap county incentives for an expansion here, though the jobs it will create won’t meet the average wage requirements for the government assistance programs.
With the vote, the company plans to move its California operations here, bringing 20 jobs to the Naples area.
The county’s incentive programs are designed to diversify the local economy and create high-wage jobs.
Tammie Nemecek, president and CEO of the Collier County Economic Development Council, urged commissioners to approve the assistance, saying the jobs wouldn’t come here otherwise.
“But for this incentiv they are not going to bring this California operation here,” she told commissioners.
The company’s headquarters currently has 45 employees. After consolidating its operations in Norwalk, Calif., Haynes would have 65 employees in the Naples area.
To support the expansion, the company plans to put up a new 30,000 square foot building next to its headquarters off Mercantile Avenue. The investment is estimated at $1.85 million, including the purchase of new manufacturing equipment. Construction is expected to start next spring.
The new jobs in Naples will be offered to the company’s California employees and outsiders, with preference given to applicants who agree to live in Collier County.
David Jackson, the county’s executive director of business and economic development, said the incentive programs as they’re currently designed aren’t working and need to be updated to reflect today’s economy. A plan for change is in the works and will come to commissioners for approval this fall, he said.
He said every job that’s created tickse, away at the county’s high rate of unemployment, which hovers above state and national averages. In June, Collier had a jobless rate of 12.3 percent, up from 11.3 percent in May, according to the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation.
Without the county incentives, Haynes would have considered relocating to California or Jackson, Mich.
The new jobs in Collier would pay an average wage of $34,320. The rules for the county’s incentive programs require an average wage of $58,928, or 50 percent above the county’s average private sector wage, which is estimated at $39,258.
The 45 retained jobs pay an average of $42,078. These are corporate jobs, as well as jobs in manufacturing and production.
Haynes would receive $161,550 in county incentives after creating the new jobs. That money will come back to the county in property, gas and sales taxes, with most – if not all – of the company’s employees living in Collier, Jackson argued.
At first, Commissioner
Jim Coletta said he was reluctant to approve the waiver allowing Haynes to get the incentives, fearing it would set a bad precedent. But he felt more comfortable with it after hearing that changes to the incentive programs are in the works and will be brought to the board in September or October.
In today’s economy, Coletta said he understands the goal is “just trying to provide jobs for people.” But when the economy improves the focus should be more on attracting high-wage jobs, as it has been for years.
“The economy fluctuates, whatever we have has to be able to meet the conditions as it changes,” Jackson said.
County commissioners have only granted a waiver one other time.
Haynes will get $2,000 for every job it creates, $79,550 to offset impact fees for the construction of its new building, and $1,000 for every job that’s kept by a Collier County resident.
Haynes was founded in Jackson, Michigan in 1960 by Laurance Haynes as a manufacturer’s representative for diesel engines and related parts. It grew through a series of acquisitions.
In 1988, the company acquired the Bendix diesel fuel injection product line. That included a manufacturing plant in Naples, which greatly enhanced its manufacturing and engineering capabilities.
The company’s products include fuel injection pumps, injector assemblies, plungers and barrels. Its customers include John Deere and General Electric.
A few years ago, Haynes’ owners looked at bringing the California operations to Naples, but they didn’t because of a bad business climate, Nemecek said.
“There has been a significant change in the attitude of the community toward business,” she said.
That helped change the company’s mind about expanding here.
Connect with Laura Layden at www.naplesnews.com/staff/laura_layden.
Haynes Corporation planning expansion bringing 20 jobs to Collier County
Jason Hodge, father of four children from Barstow, Calif., says he’s “not paranoid” but he is concerned, and that’s why he bought space in what might be labeled a doomsday shelter.
Hodge bought into the first of a proposed nationwide group of 20 fortified, underground shelters ? the Vivos shelter network ? that are intended to protect those inside for up to a year from catastrophes such as a nuclear attack, killer asteroids or tsunamis, according to the project’s developers.
“It’s an investment in life,” says Hodge, a Teamsters union representative. “I want to make sure I have a place I can take me and my family if that worst-case scenario were to happen.”
There are signs that underground shelters, almost-forgotten relics of the Cold War era, are making a comeback.
The Vivos network, which offers partial ownerships similar to a timeshare in underground shelter communities, is one of several ventures touting escape from a surface-level calamity.
Radius Engineering in Terrell, Texas, has built underground shelters for more than three decades, and business has never been better, says Walton McCarthy, company president.
The company sells fiberglass shelters that can accommodate 10 to 2,000 adults to live underground for one to five years with power, food, water and filtered air, McCarthy says.
The shelters range from $400,000 to a $41 million facility Radius built and installed underground that is suitable for 750 people, McCarthy says. He declined to disclose the client or location of the shelter.
“We’ve doubled sales every year for five years,” he says.Other shelter manufacturers include Hardened Structures of Colorado and Utah Shelter Systems, which also report increased sales.
The shelters have their critics. Ken Rose, a history professor at California State University-Chico and author of One Nation Underground: The Fallout Shelter in American Culture, says underground shelters were a bad idea a half-century ago and they’re a bad idea now.
“A terrorist with a nuke in a suitcase pales in comparison to what the Cold War had to offer in the 1950s and ’60s, which was the potential annihilation of the human race,” he says.
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Steve Davis, president of Maryland-based All Hands Global Emergency Management Consulting, also is skeptical.
All Hands has helped more than 100 public and private sector clients with emergency management and homeland security services, according to its website.
The types of cataclysms envisioned by some shelter manufacturers “are highly unlikely compared to what we know is going to happen,” Davis says.
“We know there is going to be a major earthquake someday on the West Coast. We know a hurricane is going to hit Florida, the Gulf Coast, the East Coast,” he says. “We support reasonable preparedness. We don’t think it’s necessary to burrow into the desert.”
The Vivos network is the idea of Del Mar, Calif., developer Robert Vicino.
Vicino, who launched the Vivos project last December, says he seeks buyers willing to pay $50,000 for adults and $25,000 for children.
The company is starting with a 13,000-square-foot refurbished underground shelter formerly operated by the U.S. government at an undisclosed location near Barstow, Calif., that will have room for 134 people, he says.
Vicino puts the average cost for a shelter at $10 million.
Vivos plans for facilities as large as 100,000 square feet, says real estate broker Dan Hotes of Seattle, who over the past four years has collaborated with Vicino on a project involving partial ownership of high-priced luxury homes and is now involved with Vivos.
Catastrophe shelters today may appeal to those who seek to bring order to a world full of risk and uncertainty, says Alexander Riley, an associate professor of sociology at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa.
“They’re saying, ‘I can control everything,’ ” Riley says. ” ‘With the right amount of rational planning, I can even survive an asteroid hitting the Earth that causes a dust cloud like the kind we believe wiped the dinosaurs out.’ “
The Vivos website features a clock counting down to Dec. 21, 2012, the date when the ancient Mayan “Long Count” calendar marks the end of a 5,126-year era, at which time some people expect an unknown apocalypse.
Vicino, whose terravivos.com website lists 11 global catastrophes ranging from nuclear war to solar flares to comets, bristles at the notion he’s profiting from people’s fears.
“You don’t think of the person who sells you a fire extinguisher as taking advantage of your fear,” he says. “The fact that you may never use that fire extinguisher doesn’t make it a waste or bad.
“We’re not creating the fear; the fear is already out there. We’re creating a solution.”
A North Naples woman found herself in jail Monday, after Collier Sheriff’s deputies said she broke her boyfriend’s arm during fight.
Collier Sheriff’s reports said deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call at NCH North Collier on Monday night.
The victim told deputies that he and his live-in girlfriend Kathlene Rose Lacivita had gotten into a physical fight and that he suspected that his right arm was broken, reports said.
Reports said the victim had broken arm, a bite mark on his groin, a bite mark and scratches on his lower back, a bite mark on his thigh, and numerous bite marks and scratches on his chest.
When deputies arrived at the couple’s home, in the 700 block of 93rd Avenue N., reports said Lacivita, 37, told them that the victim had attacked her and slammed her against the floor multiple times. She showed deputies two red circular marks on her upper left arm, a scratch on her right elbow and complained of a sore neck and scalp, reports said.
Due to the physical evidence, investigators determined that Lacivita was the aggressor and took her into custody.
Lacivita, of the 700 block of 93rd Avenue N., North Naples, was charged with felony battery.
To report a crime or suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Naples Police and Fire Department at 213-4844, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 774-4434, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office 239-477-1000 or the Marco Island Police Department at 389-5050.
Grand theft
Benjamin Kyle Lainhart, 25, of the 400 block of 22nd Avenue NE, Golden Gate Estates, was arrested late Friday and charged with stealing from a friend who gave him a place to stay for a few days, Collier deputies reported.
Lainhart is accused of stealing eight firearms, including three rifles, and a stereo system from his friend Ryan Hoover and Ryan’s father Robert Hoover while staying at their home in the 1200 block of 25th Street SW in Golden Gate Estates. Lainhart was charged with grand theft and burglary for the items with an estimated total value exceeding $3,000, per police reports.
Domestic battery
Joya Francisco Guido, 27, whose address was not listed on the police reports, was arrested Saturday and charged with domestic violence. He is accused of punching his live-in girlfriend in the face several times, reports state. He ran on foot from their home and Naples police officers later found him at the Mobil Gas Station on Ninth Street North. His girlfriend was taken to NCH Naples Downtown Hospital.
Drug arrests
? Douglas Lavonne Rimes, 49, of the 11200 block of Riggs Road, East Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies Saturday and charged with possessing cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Rimes was pulled over in his 2001 Toyota Tundra while at a stop light near Collier Boulevard and Rattlesnake Hammock, he was charged with a second offense of driving on a suspended license and a search of the car revealed a copper Brillo pad, glass pipe and a white flaky substance identified as crack cocaine, police reported.
? Hugo Carmona, 22, of the 2500 block of 25th Avenue SW, Golden Gate, was arrested by Collier deputies Saturday and charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine into jail. Carmona was first taken into protective custody under the provisions of the Marchman Act, while at 12275 Collier Blvd., near Eight Ball Sport Bar Club, because he was intoxicated with nobody to care for him, deputies reported. When at the jail he removed his shoes and then was told by deputies to also remove his socks due to excessive foot odor, deputies reported. Then they discovered two bags of cocaine in his right sock, police reported.
? Gabriel Lee Galvan, 32, of the 600 block of North 10th Street, Immokalee was arrested late Friday by Collier deputies after a search of his bathroom led to investigators locating three Ecstasy tablets, marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine, a scale and other paraphernalia, police reported. Also, 47 grams of cocaine was found in Galvan’s top dresser drawer in his bedroom, deputies reported.
? ?Martin Carrera, 21, of the 4700 block of Whistlers Green Circle, Golden Gate, was arrested by Collier deputies on Saturday and charged with possession of cocaine after a detective reported witnessing Carrera snort cocaine while parked in a red Ford pickup truck outside Naples Best Pizza, 6014 Radio Road, East Naples.
Police Beat is compiled and written by the Naples Daily News staff/ contributors from oral and written reports by Naples police, Collier Sheriff‘s Office, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Marco police and other agencies. Arrests indicate suspicion of crime, not guilt.