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.

? 2010 Naples Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Police Beat: Oct. 8, 2010

06. October 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Home, naples, News · Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

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.

? Collier deputies cleared in death of suspect in custody

? Naples man charged with attempted sexual battery on girl

? Motorcyclist charged with leading deputies on 100-mph chase

? Collier deputies say they shot dog in self defense

? Golden Gate woman accused of yelling obscenities at pre-school kids

? Bonita Springs woman accused of stealing $10,400 from mother

? San Carlos Park woman scammed out of nearly $4,000, deputies say

? San Carlos Park woman scammed out of nearly $4,000, deputies say

? Lee County woman charged with child porn, incest

Domestic assault arrests

? Jorge Arturo Reyes Carrera, 25, of 1116 Hickock Lane, Immokalee, was arrested Monday by Collier deputies at the intersection of North 15th Street and Lake Trafford Road. He was charged with grabbing the neck of his girlfriend of eight months and punching her in the face, causing her to pass out. He was also charged with petit theft, after she said he stole her cell phone.

? Hugo Lacaro, 20, of 2250 Washington Ave., East Naples, was arrested Monday by Collier deputies at his home. He was charged with placing his hand on the chest of his live-in girlfriend, who is pregnant, in order to prevent her from leaving the house.

? Lavonte Dale, 24, of 507 Palm Ridge Drive, Immokalee, was arrested Tuesday by Collier deputies at 601 W. Delaware Ave., Unit D-20. He was charged with burglary with assault and with grand theft after his ex-girlfriend told deputies he kicked in the door to her apartment, entered, slammed her head against a wall and stole her cell phone.

? Stephanie Nicole Smith, 23, of the 27000 block of Tierra del Sol Lane, Bonita Springs, was arrested Tuesday by Lee deputies at home. She was charged with hitting her boyfriend.

DUI arrests

? Whitney Elizabeth Burgos, 23, of 3019 52nd St. S.W., Golden Gate, was arrested Tuesday by Collier deputies at 1998 Santa Barbara Blvd.

? Frank James English, 40, of Aurora, Ill., was arrested Monday by Collier deputies at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Gulf Park Drive.

? Gerard Paul McLoughlin, 33, of 1078 Highlands Drive, Naples, was arrested Tuesday by Naples police at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Palm Circle East.

? Susan M. Savage, 49, of 1586 Weybridge Circle, North Naples, was arrested Tuesday by Collier deputies at the intersection of Imperial Golf Course Boulevard and U.S. 41 North. She was also charged with possession of a controlled substance, Xanax.

? Edward M. Wilcox, 65, of the 18000 block of Oriole Road, Fort Myers, was arrested Tuesday by Lee deputies near U.S. 41 South and Sanibel Road in Fort Myers.

Drug arrest

? A 15-year-old girl who lives in the 11000 block of Safari Drive, Bonita Springs, was arrested Tuesday by Fort Myers police in Lee County. She was charged with possession a controlled substance without a prescription.

Other arrests

? Stephanie Denise Sims, 31, of the 3400 block of Michigan Avenue; Felicia Sims, 35, of the 3200 block of Stella Street; and Collett Atkins, 33, of the 300 block of Rosemont Avenue; all of Fort Myers, were arrested Tuesday by deputies in Lee County. The Sims were each charged with felony shoplifting/coordinating with others. Atkins was charged with shoplifting. They are accused of stealing items from Bealls Outlet and Dollar General stores in the 18000 block of U.S. 41 South, Fort Myers, and from Ross Dress for Less in the 8000 block of Mediterranean Drive in Estero.

? Pamela Jean Kruse, 41, of the 9500 block of Brookville Court, Fort Myers, was arrested Tuesday by Lee deputies at home. She was arrested on a Collier County warrant accusing her of battery.

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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: Oct. 6, 2010

29. September 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Drugs, Home, naples, News · Tags: , , , , , , , ,

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.

? ‘How to’ books found during pipe bomb arrest

? Arrest me please: Man says to avoid confrontation with roommate

Domestic Violence Arrests

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? ?Manuel Cintoravillefuerte, 32, of the 2300 block of 51st Terrace Southwest, in Golden Gate, was arrested on Tuesday by Collier County Sheriff deputies at the above location, for grabbing and choking his recently separated wife, who lost consciousness and later awoke laying on the driveway, according to the report. Two days prior, the wife of Cintoravillefuerte claimed he was attempting to illicit sex with her against her will, and was abusive, the report says.

? Atiba Walden, 32, of the 1700 block of 49th Street Southwest, in Golden Gate, was arrested on Tuesday by Collier County sheriff deputies at the above location, for hitting his wife in the face with his hand. She fought back in defense and caused a bloody nose on Walden, which caused him to pull her hair and attempted to throw her out of their home, the report says. According to the report, this is not the first domestic violence incident for Walden.

? ?Bryan Matthew Sprinkle, 36, of the 1200 block of Lopez Lane, in Chokoloskee, was arrested on Monday by Collier County sheriff deputies at the above location. Deputies said he was intoxicated and refusing to leave the location. Sprinkle had also been threatening to kill himself and had been binge drinking and beating his wife for nearly five days, the report said.

? ?Jorge Luis Rivera, 31, of the 2300 block of Bear Creek Drive, in Hialeah, was arrested on Tuesday by Collier County sheriff deputies at the 700 block of 110th Avenue North in North Naples. This is not the first domestic violence arrest for Rivera, according to the report, Rivera moved out of his home he shared with his wife of 13 years, four days ago for domestic disturbances.

? Salome Guerreroherrera, 28, whose address has been redacted from the record, was arrested on Tuesday by Collier County sheriff deputies at an address that has also been redacted. According to the report, Guerreroherrera had assaulted by his live-in girlfriend of six years and aggressively kicked her out of their home.

? Jabiel Montes, 24, whose address has been redacted from the record, was arrested on Tuesday by Collier County Sheriff deputies at an address that has also been redacted. According to the report, one of Montes’ children had witnessed him grab his wife by the hair and drag her out of their truck. He was placed under arrest for battery and was transported to the Immokalee Jail Center for processing, the report said.

? ?Kimberly Valerio, 28, of the 7000 block of Emerald Circle in North Naples, was arrested on Tuesday by Collier County sheriff deputies at the Collier County government center, located at the 2300 block of Orange Blossom in Naples. According to the report, Valerio was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Her husband of a year and half reported the incident later on that day, fearing that if he reported it earlier the couples’ five children (two each from previous relationships, one common child) would be removed from the residence. During the incident, Valerio became upset with the contents of CDs found in the couple’s closet, believing they contained photographs of the victim’s ex-girlfriends. She threw the CDs at the victim and threatening him with a kitchen knife, according to the report.

? ?John Fitzpatrick, 48, of the 800 block of King Bird Court in Golden Gate Estates, was arrested on Tuesday by Collier County Sheriff deputies at the above location. According to the report, Fitzpatrick was arrested after a previous probable cause incident where he was reported stalking his ex-girlfriend. On Tuesday, his ex-girlfriend reported a man banging on her front door without any intent to stop, the report says, and began calling her incessantly about obtaining personal property left at her house. Fitzpatrick’s behavior shows a pattern of willfully, maliciously and repeatedly harassing, which is classified as misdemeanor stalking.

DUI Arrests

? ?Erik Kenneth Brauch, 21, of the 200 block of Channing Court in North Naples, was arrested on Tuesday by Collier County Sheriff deputies at Piper Boulevard and Airport Road.

? Debra Alexander Dudley, 54, of the 500 block of Neopolitan Lane in Naples, was arrested on Tuesday by Collier County Sheriff deputies at the 5100 block of U.S. 41. She was driving a white mini van that was spotted driving recklessly and was ultimately charged with a DUI and a second refusal to submit to a balance test, failure to drive in a single lane, and a second offense citation for DUI and a warning for improper right turn.

? Robin Denise Fox, 53, of the 7800 block of Berkshire Pines Drive, Naples, was arrested Tuesday by Lee deputies at Lee County Jail. She was charged with DUI/third offense within 10 years.

? Patricia Majkowski, 41, of the 11000 block of Calloway Greens Drive, Fort Myers, was arrested Tuesday by Fort Myers police in Lee County. She also was charged with property damage.

Battery arrests

? ?George Channing Dascoulias, 27, of the 800 block of Augusta Blvd 2, in East Naples, was arrested on Tuesday by Marco Island Police at the Crazy Flamingo in Marco Island, where he retreated when he was spotted, after-hours, peering into the Marco Island Brewery by an officer. An officer followed Dascoulias into the Crazy Flamingo where restaurant guests gestured towards the bathroom. There, Dascoulias was seen kneeling on the floor with a Oxycodone pills and a syringe on the floor next to him. An orange pill container was thrown into the trash when he was asked to show his hands. As Dascoulias tried to escape the bathroom, he rammed his shoulder into the officer’s torso. Another officer was called in, and ultimately, a struggle ensued between the officers and Dascoulias, which ended with an arrest and a charge of battery of a law enforcement officer, according to the report.

Other arrests

? Julia Irene Sorensen, 52, of the 27000 block of Pelican Ridge Circle, Bonita Springs, was arrested Tuesday by Lee deputies at home. She was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage. Deputies also arrested Timothy Otis Collins, 38, of Moultrie, Ga., for obstruction and failure to register as a felon.

Grand theft

? Milton Earl Thomas, 42, of the 10000 block of Robinson Street, Fort Myers, was arrested Tuesday by Lee deputies in North Fort Myers. He was charged with grand theft/auto.

Drug arrests

? David Angel Cisneros, 25, of the 26000 block of Noble Lane, Bonita Springs, was arrested Tuesday by Lee deputies at home. He was charged with selling misbranded drugs in lieu of a controlled substance.

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.

? 2010 Naples Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Police Beat: Sept. 29, 2010

Tina Haisman needed to stand out.

Her family’s home at 11471 Persimmon Court had been on the market for three months and had been shown to about 10 prospective buyers with little fanfare.

“We’ve had people come to look at our house two and three and four times and tell us they loved it but they would go back to Canada or something and say ‘Oh, we’ll be back in a month,’ ” Haisman said.

Haisman, 37, her husband Paul and their two young children moved to the Chicago area for Paul’s information technology job. The family became frustrated with the failed attempts to sell their 2,280-square foot, four-bedroom home, which is located in Gateway and listed for sale at $269,900.

“The problem is there are so many homes,” Haisman said. “People have plenty of time to search and that sense of urgency that used to be there when you were shopping for a home – that you better make a bid on it if you want it or you’ll lose it – that sense of urgency is not there.”

So Haisman, owner of Tina Haisman Public Relations, did what any PR pro would do. She began strategizing ways to draw attention to the 19-year-old dwelling.

To help them come up with a marketing idea, Haisman and her husband decided to first create a list of what they liked about their home – a brainstorming technique some real estate agents suggest to sellers prior to showing a property.

Paul typed up his ideas and e-mailed his version of the list to his wife. When she read his top 10 selling points, Haisman completely disagreed with her husband on the home’s best features.

“As I was reading it I thought, ‘Oh my gosh. I would change half the things on here.’ It was not what I thought at all,” she said.

The couple realized how differently men and women sometimes view a home’s attributes and decided to each create their own top 10 list. Whereas stellar landscaping, a split floor plan and vaulted ceilings made the cut for Haisman, her husband focused on technical aspects such as the new roof, cable wiring and hurricane panels.

“My top 10 list is more about the beauty of the home,” Haisman said. “My husband’s list is more of the functional, practical, manly man’s list. I don’t think a woman would care as much that you get free hot water from the air conditioning as a guy would.”

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The real estate agent the Haismans were working with at the time posted their dueling top 10 lists to their home listing on Realtor.com. The agent created a flier about the husband and wife’s selling points for the home and e-mailed it to agents on the Lee County Multiple Listing Service. Several local agents applauded the creativity and asked if they could use the husband-wife list idea with their clients.

Haisman then sent press releases to news outlets near Boston, Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago and Columbus, Ohio – areas traditionally home to Southwest Florida snowbirds.

The day she sent the release, 30 people viewed Haisman’s home listing on Realtor.com. More than 70 people interacted with the media release – meaning they saved it to their computers, printed it or clicked on links within it. It received approximately 40,000 headline impressions, or the number of times people viewed pages that included the headline for the release.

In addition, Haisman – who was reading Daniel Pink’s “A Whole New Mind” at the time, which discusses, among other things, the importance of storytelling in business and marketing – created a blog in an attempt to create a personality for the home she and her family lived in for nine years. On her blog, Haisman posted home photos and has written about everything from winds the home withstood during hurricanes Charley and Wilma to the fun of neighborhood block parties on Persimmon Court.

“I wanted to tell the stories so maybe people can envision their family living there and creating their own memories,” she said.

The mother and public relations professional tweets about her home and blog, posts information about it on Facebook and has asked some friends to post the information on their Facebook pages as well.

Marla Martin, spokeswoman for the Florida Association of Realtors, called the Haisman top 10 lists “very creative” and she said she hadn’t heard of that tactic before. Still, Martin said she is not surprised by the family’s marketing efforts.

“During the boom years, you almost didn’t have to do anything because the homes were moving so fast,” she said. “Now, our members report lots of creative things for sellers.”

Those efforts include holding signs along roadways to promote open houses and an increased use of social media sites and YouTube videos to advertise homes on the market. Sunni Hammermeister of Sellstate Realty Systems Network, who signed on as agent for the Haismans last week, has even seen people offer cars and boats with the sale of their home.

As they continue to aggressively market the home on Persimmon Court, Hammermeister said it has a good chance of finding the right buyer. Haisman, who plans to create a second media release soon, also remains optimistic.

“Hopefully, these things will help us stand out,” she said of her PR efforts. “We’re trying to be positive in this economy and proactive and take action instead of just complaining about how horrible things are.”

His and hers lists help market couple’s home

It was Julie Tinkham?s first day on the job as a Cape Coral police volunteer trainee.

Under the instruction of veteran volunteer Peter DiPaolo, she was making security checks at houses where owners were away on vacation.

Making home security checks is one of the many services provided by Cape Coral?s 158 police volunteers, said volunteer Capt. Joe Hartley. He said the unpaid volunteers check as many as 30 homes a week.

Although she was new at the job, Tinkham said she immediately noticed something was wrong as as she walked up to the house in Southwest Cape Coral two weeks ago.

?I could see scratch marks on the door and that it appeared to be unlocked,? said Tinkham, 67.

She said she called to DiPaolo, who was behind her: ?Pete, we have a problem, take the lead.?

DiPaolo pressed the door and it opened.

?He said in a loud voice, ?run,?? said Tinkham, a retired oral surgery nurse who graduated in July from the city?s volunteer police academy.

DiPaolo, 64, said volunteers are told to leave quickly if they find a burglarized home. Volunteers aren?t armed and don?t want to run the risk of encountering burglars inside, he said.

They ran to their patrol car and called for officers, who went inside and found that burglars had indeed broken in, stealing a gun, a radio and a television. Police collected evidence and the investigation is continuing.

Dipaolo said the houses are checked daily. In a year, he said, he checks about 250 homes.

The service, said DiPaolo, helps discourage burglars.

And in the event a house on the security checklist is burglarized, the sooner the crime is discovered by a volunteer, the better chance there is of solving the crime, Hartley said.

After a homeowner goes to the police station and fills out a request for a security check, ?we go out and check the doors and the windows. We make sure that the pool pump and the air conditioner haven?t been stolen,? said DiPaolo, who has been a police volunteer for more than a year after retiring from a career in computer technology.

Besides the possibility of encountering burglars, there are other hazards to the job, including dogs.

Once, a neighbor?s pit bull stood on its hind legs and looked at him and Tinkham over the fence of a house they were checking.

?I just talked to him and said, ?Hello, how are you doing,?? Tinkham said. She said that seemed to calm the dog, which didn?t bother them, although it could easily have jumped the fence.

Although they don?t get paid, the volunteers are sometimes rewarded for checking people?s homes.

Thelma Koonce, 89, baked them a batch of cookies and an apple pie for checking on her southeast Cape Coral house while she was out of town in June and July.

?I just appreciated what they did. I wanted to return the favor,? she said.

Cape Coral police volunteers make security checks