Salvation Army Christmas Cheer program sees more first-time applicants on final day to register

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10:56 A.M. — The Salvation Army Christmas Cheer registration ends at noon today. The program helps needy families with holiday gifts.

Applicants must bring a valid Florida driver?s license or ID card and their Social Security card. Parents must also bring their children?s Social Security card or a birth certificate for each child. Applicants also must present proof of income and benefits.

All applicants must be Lee County residents. Gifts are provided for children ages 13 and younger.

Applications are being taken at 10291 McGregor Blvd. in Fort Myers.

Salvation Army Christmas Cheer program sees more first-time applicants on final day to register

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The following stories can only be found in today’s print edition of The News-Press. On Tuesday, these exclusive stories will be posted on our Web site, news-press.com.

Real estate

Do you know your home?s history? People who occupy area properties where heinous killings occurred discuss what it?s like to live there now. Some are traumatized, while others are unaffected.

Database: See monthly Lee County home sales and median prices since 2002

Special page: Learn about properties for sale in Southwest Florida and get the latest real estate news.

Trafficking of domestic victims

Originally perceived as crimes affecting mostly foreigners, in recent years, the portrait of human trafficking victims has broadened to include Americans, particularly children who are sexually exploited for gain.

The number of people tagged as victims in Lee County has been growing in the last year and the majority of related arrests were Americans. One case involved a 15-year-old girl who told investigators her mother made her prostitute herself. Fort Myers mother, Noemi Ramos, was arrested by Lee sheriff?s office in October, and also accused of forcing her four daughters to buy drugs.

But services for American victims have not caught up. Local people in the fight against human trafficking said foreign victims have easier access to help because there?s more federal dollars for them.

Coming Tuesday: Read Lee County Human Services Task Force Program Evaluation.

Sports

Pro hockey has always found a spot for players more adept with their fists
than their skates. But hockey?s brute-only enforcers ? known fondly as goons ? are becoming an endangered species in the sport.

Coming Tuesday: The Florida Everblades provide an education on hockey
fighting and talk about its role in the game at news-press.com/video.

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One gas line, and it was cut

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Natural gas service in Southwest Florida was shut down Thursday because there is only one line in which to route the fuel’s flow through most of Lee and Collier counties.

When it was severed by a construction worker, it carried a multimillion-dollar price tag and sent another dagger into the hearts of business owners struggling to stay afloat in the worst recession since the Great Depression.

Graphic: Southwest Florida’s gas network
Related: Gas restored to about 500 customers

Gas, which powers everything from dryers to water heaters to residential and commercial ovens, was turned off when the main supply pipe that runs from the Caloosahatchee River in northern Lee County to Fiddler’s Creek in southern Collier County was hit by a road worker.

Lance Horton, a senior project manager with Tampa-based TECO who headed up the building of the system in the late 1990s, said Saturday alternate supply lines have not been built.

“There is yet no redundancy,” Horton said. “As systems go, this one is immature.”

Gas service to this area began in 1998.

“We don’t have ways to reroute the gas as yet,” he said. “Those will come based on customer growth.”

Horton said in older systems – such as in St. Petersburg, Tampa and Miami that have used natural gas for almost 100 years – time has allowed TECO to develop work-around routes so only small sections of homes and businesses are affected if there is a line break.

In a newly developed area such as Southwest Florida, building alternate routes where there are few customers is usually cost-prohibitive.

“Since the system is originally designed based on where the customers are located,” said TECO spokesman Rick Morera, “it is difficult and costly to build redundancy not knowing the direction of future growth.”

Area businesses continued to suffer Saturday.

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“My business was barely surviving in this grim economy,” said Mike Lavin, owner of Gulf Gate Laundry in Naples. “It is possible this shutdown will do me in.”

For some, though, better times were at hand.

Service to the company’s highest priority customers – hospitals and elder care centers – was restored Friday night. By Saturday evening, crews working 15-hour shifts, had an estimated 500 users up and running.

And Morera said “work in the Fort Myers Beach and downtown areas has gone well.”

For others, however, it could take the better part of a week before gas service resumes.

Restoring service is a complicated and lengthy process, Horton said. It includes a representative visiting each customer.

“Our goal is one visit. That’s a tough objective,” he said. “A business might be closed and we can’t get in touch with them. Or someone’s not home. That’s why it takes a week to get all the service back.”

Those visits include turning the gas off at the meter, turning it back on and reigniting a pilot light.

“We work on a mandated protocol for safety,” he said. “We don’t want our customers turning the gas on or off.”

TECO’s assault on the problem resembles, in many ways, how a utility company goes about getting the lights back on following a hurricane.

The company has set up a large staging area at its Fort Myers headquarters just west of Interstate 75 near Luckett Road. More than 200 technicians and repair personnel have come from all over Florida to help.

Horton said the trouble here has not presented insurmountable problems.

“All situations are unique,” Horton said, “and all are similar. You have different geographics, and in this situation, it is a little more difficult because our 7,200 customers are spread out across 50 miles.

“But we know what to do, and how to handle it.”

One gas line, and it was cut

Police Beat: Nov. 1, 2010

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Collier County arrests 11-01-2010

Lee County felony arrests 11-01-2010

Crime Incidents Database with Map

Search by crime, date, neighborhood and day of the week for criminal incidents reported by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office during the first six months of 2009.

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.

? Woman suffers fractured face, boyfriend charged with aggravated battery

? Golden Gate firefighter charged with battery after girlfriend’s cheating accusation

? Jeannie, Lt. Dangle busted for alcohol-filled Halloween bash with minors

Drug arrests

? Dylan Edward Lee, 18, of the 17000 block of College Club Loop, Fort Myers, was arrested Monday by

Florida Gulf Coast University police in Lee County. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of paraphernalia.

DUI arrests

? Nicole Levine, 25, of the 3800 block of 29th Avenue NE, Naples, was arrested Sunday by Collier deputies on the 1000 block of Pine Ridge Road.

? Jerry Mateo, 27, of the 3600 block of Justice Circle, Immokalee, was arrested Sunday by Collier deputies on 1300 block of New Market Road West.

? Brittany Monique Rogers, 22, of the 15000 block of Palm Isle Drive, Fort Myers, was arrested Friday by Lee deputies near McGregor and Cypress Lake Boulevards. She was charged with a DUI with a child inside the car and two counts of property damage.

? Maggie Dannae Carpenter, 25, of the 9900 block of South Colonial Walk, Estero, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies near 23rd Street Southwest and Joan Road in Lehigh Acres. She was additionally charged with driving while license suspended/second offense.

? Ashley Elizabeth Johnson, 20, of the 28000 block of Fowler Court, Bonita Springs, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies near Matanzas and Sanibel Roads in Fort Myers. She additionally was charged with possession of alcohol by a person younger than 21 years old.

? Osvaldo Noe Leiva Merida, 26, of the 1800 block of Sunshine Boulevard, Naples, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies in Lee County.

? Brittany Lynn Evans, 21, of the 1000 block of South Golden Elm Drive, Estero, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies in Lee County.

? Scott Adams Rowles, 39, of the 4400 block of Pine Ridge Road, Naples, was arrested Sunday by Florida Highway Patrol troopers in Lee County.

? Eduardo A. Weiner, 23, of the 20000 block of Larino Loop, Estero, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies in the 11000 block of Interstate 75 in Lee County.

Domestic violence

? America Martinez, 26, of the 500 block of Dorothy Billie Jimmie Way, Immokalee, was arrested Sunday by Collier deputies at home. She is accused of stealing her husband’s phone and hitting him in the face. The couple recently separated, but are still legally married.

? Jessica Champion, 21, of the 3100 block of Barrett Drive, Naples, was arrested Sunday by Collier deputies at home. She is accused of punching her boyfriend in the eye and ripping his front pocket.

? Catarino Cardona, 25, of the 26000 block of Cape Verde Lane, Bonita Springs, was arrested Friday by Lee deputies at home. He was charged with battery, resisting a law enforcement officer without violence and aggravated assault with the deadly weapon without the intent to kill.

? Samuel James Renshaw, 18, of the 15000 block of Sonomoa Drive, Fort Myers, was arrested Saturday by Fort Myers police in Lee County. He was charged with battery/domestic violence.

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: Oct. 8, 2010

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Lee County felony arrests 10-08-10

Collier County arrests 10-08-10

Crime Incidents Database with Map

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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 men charged with indecent exposure at Sugden park

?Assistant manager accused of stealing $3,500 from store

?Family business: Mom, two sons, girlfriend charged in pot bust

?Naples woman accused of selling stolen gold teeth, jewelry

?Burglary victim helps nab suspect

?FGCU students find girl, 4, wandering at 2 a.m.

?Cleaning lady accused of taking her employer to the cleaners

Battery arrests

? Christopher Ray Willson, 33, of the 90 block of River Drive in East Naples, was arrested Thursday at Alladin Lane and Poplar Way and charged with felony battery after Collier deputies say he beat up another man, punching him in the head. Willson told deputies the fight happened after the victim tried to buy $500 worth of crack/cocaine from him, but only produced $15. “How he gonna come to my house and disrespect me like dat,” Willson told deputies.

Domestic Violence

? Jose Alanis Torres, 37, of the 4200 block of Heritage Circle in Golden Gate, was arrested Thursday after he reportedly became jealous and got into a fight with his girlfriend after a house party.

According to reports, after she told him she no longer wanted to be with him, he struck her in the face, threw lamps around her house and pulled her hair. When the victim told Torres she was going to call the police, he reportedly threatened to kill her and her child and then go to Mexico.

? Hanny A. Hanein, 31, of the 2700 block of Orange Grove in Golden Gate Estates, was arrested Wednesday after he reportedly got into a fight with his wife about the father of her child, who is living with them. According to reports, Hanein pressed his fist against his wife’s chest, cut some clothes in her closet with a knife, and grabbed her face and her pony tail. Hanein told deputies he fought with his wife, but that no physical violence occurred. She did not have any visible marks.

Drug Arrests

? David Granado, 20, of the 1200 block of 47th Avenue in Golden Gate Estates, was arrested at home Thursday and charged with trafficking cocaine. According to sheriff’s reports, he sold 61 grams of cocaine to a Collier deputy working undercover back in December.

? Keith Lee Cecil, 25, of the 5000 block of Hickory Wood Drive in Golden Gate Estates, was arrested Wednesday by Collier deputies on Livingston Road near Vanderbilt Beach Road. He was charged with possession of marijuana, not more than 20 grams, and possession of narcotics equipment.

DUI arrests

? Michael Joseph Olson, 39, of the 200 block of Fairway Circle in North Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies Thursday at Pelican Marsh Boulevard and U.S. 41. He also received a warning for speeding.

? Roberto Bladimir Vasquezortiz, 25, of the 1700 block of Wellesley Circle in Golden Gate, was arrested by Collier deputies at the 4600 block of Green Boulevard on Thursday. He was also charged with violation of probation. He’s on probation for felony battery.

? Warren John Boseker II, 51, of the 27000 block of Matheson Avenue in Bonita Springs, was arrested by Collier deputies Thursday at Livingston Road and Learning Lane.

? Maryann Downey of the 600 block of Spinnaker Drive in Marco Island, was arrested by Marco Island Police on Kendall Drive near North Collier Boulevard on Wednesday. She was also issued citations for driving with a suspended license, operating a vehicle without insurance, an expired tag and having an open container.

? Holly Marie Callahan, 24, of the 1200 block of Paradise Lake Drive in Tarpon Springs, Fla., was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol on Wednesday near the intersection of Collier Boulevard and State Road 84.

? Randy Thomas Baum, 46, of Michigan, was arrested Thursday by the Florida Highway Patrol near the intersection of Pine Ridge Road and Vineyards Boulevard. He was also charged with damage to property, following a traffic accident, and failure to properly register his truck.

? Heidi Tneta Keye, 40, of the 15000 block of Knotts Landing, Fort Myers, was arrested Thursday by Florida Highway Patrol troopers in Lee County. She was additionally charged with property damage, driving while license suspended, possession of paraphernalia and purchase of heroine.

Other arrests

? James David Utley, 57, of the 300 block of Danley Drive, Fort Myers, was arrested Thursday by Lee deputies at home. He was arrested on a Georgia warrant for homicide by non-family. His permanent address was listed as Augusta, Ga., but no further information was available and Georgia Bureau of Investigation had no information on him.

? Kacie Moran, 24, of the 21000 block of Brixham Run Loop, Estero, was arrested Thursday by Lee deputies in Lee County. She was arrested on a warrant charging her with illegal use of a credit card, petty theft and fraudulent use of identification.

? Shane Brantley Simmons, 20, of the 18000 block of Quincy Road, Fort Myers, and Caitlin Renee Hagan, 19, of the 13000 block of Eagle Ridge Drive, Fort Myers, were arrested Thursday by Fort Myers police in Lee County. They were each charged with possession of alcohol by a person younger than 21 years old.

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: September 20, 2010

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Collier County arrests 09-20-10

Lee County felony arrests 09-20-10

Crime Incidents Database with Map

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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.

? Police: Couple broke into cars, stole credit cards, went on shopping spree

? Naples man’s quick thinking leads to armed robbery arrest

? Brothers accused of beating man over pit bull

? Man accused of striking pregnant woman with belt during bar brawl

? Bonita Springs man charged with fondling two relatives while babysitting

Domestic violence arrest

? Alex J. Arias, 25, of the 400 block of 25th St. S.W., Golden Gate Estates, was arrested by Collier deputies on Sunday at home. He was charged with grabbing a woman’s wrist, trying to remove a ring from her finger, and pushing her to the ground.

Battery arrests

? William Charles Bruce Jr., 26, of the 13000 block of Parkcrest Boulevard, Fort Myers, was arrested Saturday by Cape Coral police in Lee County. He was charged with battery/domestic violence and criminal mischief of less than $200.

? Gerard Joseph Tortora, 44, of the 26000 block of Sherwood Lane, Bonita Springs, was arrested Monday by Lee deputies at home. He was charged with battery/domestic violence. He is accused of scratching and hitting his girlfriend.

Drug arrest

? Brad Ellery Pegler, 18, of the 18000 block of Riccardo Court, Fort Myers, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies in the 27000 block of Hickory Boulevard in Bonita Springs. He was charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to deliver, illegally having an open container of alcohol and possession of liquor by a person younger than 21 years old.

DUI arrest

? Mario Duenez-Perales, 48, of the 1300 block of South Apple Street, Immokalee, was arrested by Collier deputies on Sunday at the intersection of Immokalee Drive and Taylor Street. He was also charged with DUI with property damage and leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage.

? Pedro Gil Flores, 49, of the 1300 block of Limpkin Road, Golden Gate Estates, was arrested by Collier deputies on Sunday at the intersection of Immokalee Road and Sanctuary Road.

? Raul Porras-Landeros, 41, of Fort Myers, was arrested by Collier deputies on Sunday near the Immokalee Road exit on Interstate 75.

? Kelli Jean Smith, 46, of the 700 block of Seventh Avenue North, Naples, was arrested by Naples police on Sunday in the 700 block of U.S. 41.

? Jonas Fabien, 32, of the 4300 block of Jefferson Lane, East Naples, was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol troopers on Sunday on White Boulevard.

? Alexis Ann Perry, 24, of the 21000 block of Sheridan Run, Estero, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies near Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and Corkscrew Road in Estero.

? Brandon Scott Lucas, 231, of the 12000 block of Mastique Beach Boulevard, Fort Myers, was arrested Sunday by Florida Highway Patrol troopers in Lee County.

? Eduardo Benitez, 32, of the 18000 block of Linden Road, Fort Myers, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies in Lee County.

? Jeffrey B. Zalewski, 46, of the 9000 block of Pineapple Road, Fort Myers, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies in front of his home.

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: Aug. 6, 2010

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Collier County arrests 09-06-2010

Lee County felony arrests 09-06-2010

Crime Incidents Database with Map

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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.

?Lee sheriff’s office releases cause-of-death report on double murder-suicide victims

?Lee deputies arrest 8 people at two parties where minors were drinking

?Naples man charged with trying to pull waitress’ shirt off

?Lee deputy accidentally Tasers self while arresting man

Domestic assault arrests

? Victor R. Barragan, 45, whose East Naples address was not available, was arrested by Collier deputies Saturday near the 1000 block of 41st Terrace S.W. He was charged with battery, after reports said he pushed his wife into a wall during a verbal altercation at a party.

? John Edward Dolan, 70, of the 12000 block of Londonderry Lane, Bonita Springs, was arrested Friday by Lee deputies at home. He was charged with battery/domestic violence. He is accused of punching his stepson in the face.

? Jesse William Sexton, 39, of the 8000 block of Cypress Drive North in Fort Myers, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies at home. He was charged with two counts each of battery/domestic violence and domestic violence by strangulation. He is accused of hitting and choking his wife and her sister.

DUI arrests

? Andrew Thomas Frields, 21, of the 8000 block of Anhinga Road, Fort Myers, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies near Alico Road and Ben Hill Griffin Parkway in Fort Myers.

? Brian Patrick Gear, 46, of the 14000 block of Canaan Drive, Fort Myers, was arrested Sunday by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers in Lee County. He was charged with boating under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

? Jessican Ann Godwin, 34, of the 3000 block of Plantation Way, East Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies Sunday near the intersection of Immokalee and Airport-Pulling roads.

? Edward Lee Griffin, 53, of the 2000 block of 28th Avenue S.E., Golden Gate Estates, was arrested by Collier deputies Saturday near the intersection of 28th Avenue S.E. and Everglades Boulevard. Griffin was also charged with possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance and carrying a concealed weapon.

? Gary F. Harrington, 53, of the 10000 block of Sea Coral Court, Bonita Springs, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies near Felts and Wilson Roads in Bonita Springs.

? Cody Robert Hilton, 20, of the 24000 block of Golden Eagle Lane, Bonita Springs, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies near Noel and Cockelshell Roads in Bonita Springs. He also was charged with driving without a valid license.

? Roxanna Maria Perez, 19, of the 4000 block of 13th Avenue S.W., Golden Gate, was arrested by Collier deputies Sunday near the intersection of Santa Barbara Boulevard and Lancewood Way.

? Elizardo Ruiz, 60, of the 3000 block of 24th Avenue S.E., Golden Gate Estates, was arrested by Collier deputies Saturday near the intersection of Golden Gate Boulevard and 20th Street S.E.

Drug arrests

Matthew Lee Rangel, 27, of the 28000 block of Dovewood Court, Bonita Springs, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies in Lee County. He was charged with two counts of selling cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, park or church, four counts of possession of cocaine with the intent to sell within 1,000 feet of a school, park or church, and one count of trafficking in cocaine.

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: Aug. 6, 2010

Police Beat: Sept. 4, 2010

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Collier County Arrests 09-04-10

To report a crime or any suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 774-4434 or you can remain anonymous and call Crime Stoppers at (239) 332-5555 or 1-800-780-TIPS.

Two men caught red-handed gillnetting

Two Chokoloskee men face charges of felony gillnetting in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday.

Armed with night vision goggles, officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) were patrolling the Coon Key Light area in the pre-dawn hours when they observed a vessel that was not displaying navigation lights. FWC officers observed Shaun K. Humphreys, 36, and Robert D. Daffin, 20, onboard retrieving monofilament gill nets from the water, according to reports.

Officers boarded the vessel and observed approximately 70 live and dead fish, including pompano and ladyfish, entangled in the net. In addition, officers observed fish on the floor of the boat, near the fuel tank. Additionally, an endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found alive in the net, reports said.

The operators of the vessel, Humphreys and Daffin, were arrested and booked into the Collier County jail on felony gillnetting charges and numerous other violations.

“These nets don’t discriminate; they can entangle any species, and are very damaging to our resources,” FWC Maj. Alfredo Escanio said in a prepared statement. “We hope this sends a message to the fishing community that we are out there, protecting the state’s marine life.”

Officials seized the fish, approximately 400 yards of gill net and the fishermen’s boat.

Additional charges may follow, according to a FWC prepared statement.

Burglary arrests

Two 18-year-old men were arrested Friday by Collier County Sheriff’s Office deputies and charged with kicking a door to enter and exit an apartment in Golden Gate.

Vilokchys Dorsainvil, of the 500 block of 18th Street Southeast, and Armando Horta, who is listed as homeless, were charged with unarmed burglary of an unoccupied dwelling at the 4500 block of Coral Palms Lane and criminal mischief.

Horta was also charged with an active warrant violating a battery probation.

Dorsainvil and Horta knew the victim, reports said.

They are accused of causing about $350 worth of damage, reports said.

DUI arrests

•Michael Christian Adcox, 33, of the 200 block of Grape Wood, Marco Island, was arrested by Marco Island police Thursday at 1100 Collier Blvd. N. He was charged with two counts of DUI, one with property damage. He was also charged with possessing narcotic equipment paraphernalia.

• Darby S. Holbrook, 49, of the 500 block of 15th Street Southwest, Golden Gate Estates, was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol Friday at County Road 876 and Ninth Street Southwest.

• Steven J. Kasper, 53, of the 2000 block of Airport-Pulling Road South, East Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies Thursday at Radio and Livingston roads.

• Michael R. Simons, 55, of the 3000 block of Driftwood Way, North Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies Thursday at Orange Blossom Drive and Airport-Pulling Road.

• Jeffrey Small, 39, of the 200 block of Burnt Pine Drive, Golden Gate Estates, was arrested by Collier deputies Friday at Immokalee and Livingston roads.

Drug arrests

• Shawn Eugene Thorp, 32, of Chiefland, was arrested by Collier deputies Friday at the Naples Jail Center. He was charged with smuggling a contraband into a county detention facility and possessing no more than 20 grams of marijuana.

Battery arrests

• Douglas Frederick Abrams, 46, of the 3700 block of 20th Avenue Northeast, Golden Gate Estates, was arrested by Collier deputies Friday at home. He was charged with striking the mouth of his live-in girlfriend.

• Michael W. Meriweather, 41, of the 3500 block of Plantation Way, East Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies Friday at an unavailable address. He was charged with pulling his girlfriend’s hair.

• Jeffrey George Saad, 67, of the 6800 block of Sterling Greens Drive, East Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies Friday at home. He was charged with pushing and spitting in the face of his wife.

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

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Police Beat: Sept. 4, 2010

Police Beat: August 24, 2010

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Lee County felony arrests 08-24-2010

Collier County arrests 08-24-10

Crime Incidents Database with Map

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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.

? East Naples man driving SUV runs over girlfriend’s legs, deputies say

? Deputies: Naples woman tries to steal nearly $800 in clothes, Jewelry

? East Naples man charged with cashing bogus check

? Two men charged with fighting at chiki hut

? Hardly priceless: Florida inmate benefits from Lee woman’s SunTrust credit card

Battery arrests

? Jonathan Alex Rawlings, 46, of the 9000 block of San Carlos Boulevard, Fort Myers, was arrested Monday by Lee deputies at home. He was charged with battery/domestic violence. He is accused of biting his boyfriend’s hand.

DUI arrests

? Anthony John Costantini, 31, of the 7300 block of Pebble Beach Road, Fort Myers, was arrested Monday by Lee deputies. He additionally was charged with possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia.

Criminal mischief

? Between $500 and $1,000 in damage to the grass and sprinkler system was reported Monday in the 22000 block of Marsh Landing Boulevard in Estero. A green Jeep was seen on two occasions driving into the grass.

? A door lock valued at less than $100 was reported damaged Monday in the 1000 block of Jolea Avenue in Bonita Springs.

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: August 24, 2010

South Lee County Police Beat:August 9, 2010

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Lee County felony arrests 08-09-10

Crime Incidents Database with Map

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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.

? Thieves rob another Chinese restaurant owner

? Man charged with child neglect after deputies say he left son in hot truck while in sports bar

? 30 people arrested at two apparent back-to-school bashes

Other arrests

? Mark Jalali, 50, of the 100 block of Glen Eagle Circle, Naples, was arrested Friday by Fort Myers police in Lee County. He was charged with precursor acts of facilitating prostitution and lewd and lascivious acts. Details were not immediately available.

? Michael Arthur Tessmer, 33, of the 3500 block of Cherry Blossom Court, Fort Myers, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies in Lee County. He was charged with assault with intent to do violence and resisting arrest without violence.

DUI arrests

? Christopher Joseph O’Malley, 36, of the 21000 block of Bella Terra Boulevard, Estero, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies near U.S. 41 South and Alico Road in Fort Myers.

? Clayton Michael Meeker, 27, of the 16000 block of Rest Ridge Loop, Fort Myers, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies near Gulf Coast Town Center on Ben Hill Griffin Parkway.

? Allen Lee Odell, 48, of the 8800 block of Cedar Hollow Drive, Fort Myers, was arrested Sunday by Florida Highway Patrol troopers in Lee County.

? James Thumm, 51, of the 26000 block of Imperial River Road, Bonita Springs, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies near home.

Drug arrests

? Alice M. Reicherter, 34, of the 400 block of Valerie Way, Naples, was arrested Monday near Gunnery Road and state Road 82 in Lehigh Acres. She was charged with possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana.

Battery arrests

? Tricia Marie Maxey, 36, of the 1300 block of Jeronimo Drive, Naples, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies on Palm Beach Boulevard in Fort Myers. She was charged with battery/domestic violence. She is accused of slapping her boyfriend.

? Jennifer Acevedo, 28, of the 3200 block of LaCosta Circle, Naples, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies in Lehigh. She was charged with battery. She is accused of biting a woman in the leg.

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 9, 2010

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