Police Beat: Oct. 8, 2010

08. October 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Drugs, Family, Home, naples, News · Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Lee County felony arrests 10-08-10

Collier County arrests 10-08-10

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.

?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: Oct. 8, 2010

Road flyovers topic of Cape Coral Council for Progress meeting

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8:48 A.M. UPDATE — Loveland said they also were looking at other ways to improve traffic flow at the Santa Barbara intersection beyond the overpass, which could cost $20 to $30 million to build.

In response to a question, Grubbs said a key to developing any of these projects will be a plan that also includes communities’ density, destination and dedicated funding sources to make sure roads and growth are compatible to support a transit system.

“it is removing barriers and taking the steps necessary” to land development codes to help move road projects like this forward, he said.

Among those in attendance this morning were Lee County Commissioners Tammy Hall and John Manning, commission candidate Carla Johnston and Cape Coral City Councilman Marty McClain.

Johnston asked how the flyovers would help improve Cape’s small commercial tax base. The city is approximately 91 percent residential and 9 percent commercial.

He stressed the overpasses, specifically the one at Santa Barbara, will not hinder traffic flow to businesses because “the turning movements” will still be there, Loveand said.

Grubbs said they looked at various communities, including New Orleans, on how elevated roads impacted cities. Some cities, he said, have started to tear down overpasses because of the adverse impact on businesses.

8:20 A.M. UPDATE ? Major road flyovers and their impact on traffic and economic development of businesses was the topic of Friday’s Cape Coral Council for Progress meeting.

Presentations by Dr. Joe Grubbs of Architecture, Inc., and Dave Loveland from the Lee County Department of Transportation focused on the development of Colonial Boulevard, a major traffic corridor that connects the Cape with the rest of the county.

“It is a vital, economic development engine,” Grubbs said.

Constructing flyovers at major intersections along the road to improve traffic flow was the key component of an intensive study recently. Funding problems will delay the project. But a flyover at Santa Barbara Boulevard and Veteran’s Memorial Parkway in Cape Coral remains a possibility.

Grubbs talked about how the Lee County Commissioners want officials to look at a way at connecting the communities in an effort to achieve “complete streets.”

“The choice boils down to do we want a 50s and 60s solution” to a 21st century issue,” Grubbs said.

Loveland, manager of transportation planning for the county, targeted the Santa Barbara, Veteran’s overpass.

Loveland talked history of a planned east-west corridor that connected Cape Coral with Charlotte County and across the river into Fort Myers that started in the 1970s.

The first piece was the Midpoint Bridge project and the overpass at Del Prado Boulevard and Veteran’s, which occurred in 1997.

Toll money paid for the the remainder of the road development along Veteran’s. An overpass was always planned at Santa Barbara, Loveland said.

Loveland said the long range plan now not only includes an overpass at Santa Barbara, but also at Country Club Boulevard, Skyline Boulevard, Chiquita Boulevard and at Pine Island Road.

“An overpass at Santa Barbara is not going to change access points” to businesses there, Loveland said.

The design for the overpass fits because of the wide median there and the roads to and from businesses, Loveland said.

“In the model for 2030 we are showing 67,000 cars a day at the intersection,” Loveland said. He stressed other models show up to 112,000 vehicles a day at the intersection depending on business development.

County budgeted $2.2 million for the design phase and that is moving forward, Loveland said.

Paying for the project could come from tolls, federal stimulus money or other funding sources.

The county is scheduled to go before the Cape’s transportation committee next month to discuss the plan.

But Loveland stressed because of financial problems the project may not happen before 2015.

Road flyovers topic of Cape Coral Council for Progress meeting

Police Beat: Aug. 26, 2010

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Collier County arrests 08-26-10

Lee County felony arrests 08-26-2010

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.

? Traffic stop leads to drug, multiple weapons charges

? ‘Doughnut’ vandals strike Stoneybrook Golf Course again

Domestic assault arrest

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? Christopher Trimboli, 48, of 4117 Dale Ave., East Naples, was arrested by Collier deputies Wednesday at his home. He was charged with grabbing the neck of his live-in girlfriend, throwing her onto the couch, pulling her hair and grabbing her shirt.

Assault arrest

? Lesly Rosales, 17, of an unlisted address, was arrested by Naples police Wednesday in the 400 block of 10th Street N. She was charged aggravated battery after police reported she used a closed fist to punch a pregnant woman in the stomach.

DUI arrest

? Edmund Lawrence Craig, 65, of the 200 block of Madison Drive, Naples, was arrested Wednesday by Lee deputies near Bonita Beach Road and U.S. 41 South in Bonita Springs. He was charged with DUI with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or above.

Drug arrests

? ?John Michael Brown, 28, of an unknown address on Holly Avenue, East Naples, was arrested Wednesday by Collier deputies at the intersection of Bayshore Drive and Jeepers Avenue. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance, Xanax, possession of no more than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of narcotic equipment.

? ?Linda Marie Gealy, 50, of the 10000 block of River Drive, Bonita Springs, was arrested Wednesday by Lee deputies at the Sheriff’s Office Substation, 8951 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs. She was charged with trafficking opium.

? ?Ginny Lynn Moyer, 40, of the 9000 block of San Carlos Boulevard, Fort Myers, was arrested Wednesday by Lee deputies near College Parkway and Whiskey Creek Boulevard in Fort Myers. She was charged with violation of probation on an opium charge, driving with a suspended license and two counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.

Burglary arrest

? ?Brook S. Auguste, 18, of 5302 Confederate Drive, East Naples, was arrested Wednesday by Marco police at 129 Cyrus Street. He was charged with burglary of an unoccupied vehicle and theft, after the owner said someone stole a $100 phone from the car at 128 Clyburn St.

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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: Aug. 26, 2010

16-week-old fetus found in south Fort Myers

09. August 2010 · Comments Off · Categories: Health, News · Tags: , , , , , , , ,

5:03 P.M. UPDATE — University of Florida law professor Bob Dekle said detectives would have to determine first through DNA who the parents of the fetus are to identify a possible suspect.

If they could prove the fetus could breathe, they could pursue a homicide charge. A medical examiner should be able to determine if it had air in its lungs.

Florida statutes state: ?a fetus is viable when it becomes capable of meaningful life outside the womb through standard medical measures.?

So, even if it couldn?t sustain life on its own, it is considered a victim by Florida law if it could be kept alive through ?standard medical measures.?

?That?s one of the things they look at,? Dekle, a former prosecutor, said of the fetus breathing. ?That?s how you?d make a homicide case.?

But even if detectives couldn?t prove a homicide, the state could pursue charges relating to the disposal of bodies or not reporting deaths.

1:28 p.m. update

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fetus found Friday on top of a sewage recycling grate at the Lee County Waste Water plant on San Souci Drive in south Fort Myers.

The 16-week-old fetus was found by a worker at the plant, according to sheriff’s office spokesman Tony Schall.

James Gabrick told investigators he was checking for overflow in the sewage recycling area when he observed the fetus on the grate, according to a sheriff’s office report.

Gabrick told investigators the grates are checked every few hours.

It is not known where the fetus came from.

The sewer plant receives raw sewage from areas from the river to U.S. 41 and from College Parkway to Summerlin Road, according to the report.

The fetus appeared to be almost fully developed, according to the report.

Fetuses cannot survive outside the womb until they have developed at least 23 weeks, according to medical staff at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at HealthPark Medical Center.

“This 16-week old fetus would not have been viable,” said Sally Jackson, a spokeswoman for the Lee Memorial Health System.

The sheriff’s office Major Crimes Until is investigating the incident.

This is a developing story. Check news-press.com for updates.

16-week-old fetus found in south Fort Myers