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.

? Boy charged with slugging wheelchair-bound, elderly stepfather

? Two arrested during Bonita Springs prostitution sting

DUI arrests

? Garth Thomas Francis, 51, of the 6400 block of Royal Woods Drive, Fort Myers, was arrested Thursday by Lee deputies near Daniels and Six Mile Cypress Parkways in Fort Myers. He was charged with DUI with a blood alcohol level of more than 0.15.

? Raechel Michele Scott, 30, of the 7300 block of Barragan Road, Fort Myers, was arrested Friday by Lee deputies on Isle of Palm Drive in Fort Myers. She was charged with DUI with a blood alcohol level of more than 0.15.

? Austin Jessup Noel, 28, of the 16000 block of Cook Road, Fort Myers, was arrested Thursday by Lee deputies near San Carlos Boulevard and Siesta 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: Oct. 15, 2010

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.

? Booty call turned bad: Woman says date destroyed phone, hit her

Other arrests

? Hunter Jeremy Elder, 21, of the 24000 block of Deitz Drive, Bonita Springs, was arrested Monday by Lee deputies at Kmart, 3302 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs. He was charged with petty theft/second offense. He is accused of taking two shirts valued at $11.98 each, removing the price tags and putting them inside his other clothes.

Other incidents

? A red lawn chair was reported damaged when someone set fire to it Monday in the 19000 block of Skidmore Way 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 Police Beat: Oct. 5, 2010

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.

? Man accused of leaving animals in maggot-infested pen without food and water

Other arrests

? Anthony Grege Dillon, 23, of the 8300 block of Laurel Lakes Way, Naples, was arrested Tuesday by Lee deputies in the 19000 block of Pine Run Lane in Fort Myers. He was charged with making a false report to law enforcement and misuse of 911. He is accused of falsely saying his mother-in-law beat, choked and threw him to the ground after he and his wife argued about a dog.

? Bo Daryl Clark, 25, of the 10000 block of Illinois Street, Bonita Springs, was arrested Tuesday by Lee deputies on Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs. He was charged with burglary, grand theft, illegal use of credit cards and four counts of forgery. He is accused of stealing a credit card and using it at several stores.

DUI arrests

? John Arthur Ericksen, 18, of the 15000 block of Briar Ridge Circle, Fort Myers, was arrested Tuesday by Lee deputies near Island Park Road and U.S. 41 South in Fort Myers. He was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. He failed field sobriety tests, but did not have the smell of alcohol on him. He consented to a urinalysis test.

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:August 18, 2010