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.

? Homeless man accused of trying to steal computer from hotel

? Berry bad: Man charged with stealing, selling 200 pounds of picked palmetto berries

? Local man claims wife beat him with electrical cords for seven months

Battery arrests

? Grant D. McCoy, 37, of the 780 block of 95th Avenue North in North Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies on Monday at his home. He was charged with aggravated battery after he was accused of knocking down his pregnant girlfriend, choking her and trying to smother her with pillows. He was also charged with kidnapping/imprisonment. According to reports, he trapped his girlfriend in the bedroom and wouldn’t let her leave the house.

? William M. Deguzman, 27, of the 11000 block of Char Ann Drive, Fort Myers, was arrested Tuesday by Lee deputies at home. He was charged with battery.

DUI arrests

? Richard William Mitchell, 35, of the 1700 block of 41st Terrace Southwest in Golden Gate, was arrested Tuesday by Collier deputies at U.S. 41 East and Lakewood Boulevard. He was found passed out in the driver’s seat near a closed Hess station.

? Joseph Allen Greene, 31, of the 26000 block of Robin Way in Bonita Springs, was arrested on Tuesday by Collier deputies at Immokalee Road and Wilson Boulevard. He has a prior DUI conviction in Palm Beach County.

Fraud arrest

? Elizabeth J. Farmer, 20, of the 25000th block of Busy Bee Lane in Bonita Springs, was arrested Tuesday by Collier deputies at 3301 U.S. 41 East and charged with fraud for using someone else’s identification card to visit a prisoner at the Collier County jail. Farmer is on probation for grand theft. Felons can’t visit inmates in the jail.

Grand theft arrest

? Kimberly Burnett, 38, of the 10th block of Salinas Drive in East Naples, was arrested Tuesday by Collier deputies and charged with dealing in stolen property, grand theft and defrauding a pawnbroker. She was arrested at 6060 Collier Boulevard after she sold stolen jewelry to First Pawn on Airport-Pulling Road. According to reports, she sold two gold necklaces and a gold bracelet for $820. The victim reported that two shoe boxes full of jewelry had been stolen from her home, valued at $41,400.

The victim said Burnett was her housekeeper.

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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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Police Beat: Sept. 1, 2010

Warning to viewers:This video contains language that some may find offensive

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a road rage incident that led to the damage of a vehicle at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Bonita Beach Road.

Video taken by a Naples Daily News reporter shows a driver of a van kicking and denting the door of a pickup truck.

The van’s driver, Ronald Boffil, 43, who works for a Cape Coral granite and marble company, said he was driving south in his work vehicle on U.S. 41 North to a job on Immokalee Road when he was passed by a Chevrolet pickup, registered to Curt E. Suskevich, 39.

“He tried passing me really fast, like 70 mph,” said Boffil, who added that his English is not good. “He put his finger outside the window. ‘Hey, why you driving so slow.’ I’m driving slow, I’ve got a lot of cars in front of me.”

When the truck stopped in the left turn lane at the intersection of Bonita Beach Road, Boffil stopped beside him and got out of his van.

“I’m going to try to talk to him. ‘Why did you put the finger out?’” Boffil said. He never opened the window and he put the truck to my truck, and I’m in between.”

Video from the scene shows Boffil kicked and dented the passenger door of the Chevy. He then got back in his van and drove off. When reached on the phone, Suskevich handed the phone to a Lee County deputy investigating the incident.

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Caught on video: Lee deputies investigating road rage case

To report a crime or any suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 477-1000 or you can remain anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at 332-5555 or 1-800-780-TIPS.

? Deflowered: Fort Myers man says 11 orchids stolen from greenhouse

? Possession of live sand dollars costly for Bonita Springs man

Other arrests

? Two 15-year-old boys, one who lives in the 8600 block of Nottingham Pointe Way, Fort Myers, the other in the 7500 block of Georgian Bay Circle, Fort Myers, were arrested Wednesday by Lee deputies, the first one at home, the other at jail. They were each charged with burglary and petty theft. They are accused of breaking into The Legends concession stand and stealing candy and alcohol.

Drug arrests

? Tiro James Navara, 39, of the 11000 block of Sunshine Drive, Bonita Springs, was arrested Wednesday by Lee deputies in Lee County. He was charged with possession of paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of cocaine.

Grand theft

? A trailer, riding mower and tolls with a total value of $7,200 were reported stolen Wednesday from J.D. Tree Service, 16591 Gator Road in Fort Myers.

Police Beat is compiled and written by the Bonita Daily News staff from oral and written reports by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies. Arrests indicate suspicion of crime, not guilt.

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South Lee County Police Beat: July 15, 2010

6 A.M. — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit is providing the information listed below in continuing efforts to increase traffic safety awareness and education, plus to emphasize the importance of obeying traffic laws to reduce traffic crashes, injuries and death on Lee County roads.

Today, the Traffic Unit will target at least one of the following three locations for enforcement:

1. Imperial Parkway, Bonita Springs
2. Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers
3. Orange Grove Boulevard, North Fort Myers

Today’s Lee County traffic enforcement locations