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Police Beat: Sunday, Feb. 5, 2011 -- MUG SHOTS
Collier and Lee arrests and mug shots
Police: Teen caught eating pot after traffic stop
They found marijuana leaves on Garcia-Parra’s tongue and in the molars of his teeth, reports said.
Two accused of transporting marijuana grow equipment
Two people were arrested Saturday, accused of transporting equipment used to grow marijuana. Raidel Cordero Artigas, 30, of Tampa, and Ana Maria Mendez Lazo, 25, of Port Richey, are both facing charges of transporting drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.
Firefighters battled pickup fire in Naples Park
A Ford pickup burst into flames this weekend in Naples Park, filling a street with thick, black smoke. “There was a lot of black smoke everywhere,” Bush said. “You couldn't see down the street.” It took firefighters about 10 minutes to extinguish the flames.
Decade of teaching: Naples Holocaust museum had roots in middle school project
This year, the Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida.in North Naples celebrates its 10th anniversary as it looks to continue efforts to promote tolerance and stamp out hatred
Police Beat: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2011 -- MUG SHOTS
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Routine stop leads to human trafficking case with Immokalee ties
The report says an investigation found that five Mexicans in the car were being transported from Alabama to Immokalee. The group is being held pending deportation.
PHOTOS: Tens of thousands ‘swamp’ E-City for Seafood Festival
As it has ever since 1970, Everglades City, the minuscule metropolis surrounded by Everglades National Park, and Collier County’s original county seat, invited one and all this weekend to its annual blowout celebration, the Everglades Seafood Festival.
Bonita Springs fire's pitch for ambulance service on life support
An effort by the Bonita Springs fire district to provide its own ambulance service was dealt a recent blow by Lee County commissioners.
YMCA serves up healthy lifestyle examples
Healthy lunches and quality exercises for the 42 children, ages 2 to 5, were served up at the Greater Marco Family YMCA National Preschool Fitness Day.
Man accused of transporting 90 pounds of pot on I-75
Robb was very nervous, his face was twitching uncontrollably, even after being told he would only receive a warning, authorities said. The deputy said he became more suspicious after Robb and Kelly claimed t
Police Beat: Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 -- MUG SHOTS
Collier and Lee arrests and mug shots
US Justice Department sues Lee County over discrimination
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Lee County on Monday, saying it discriminated against three Hispanic maintenance employees for two years. Their nine harassers were fired only after the county’s independe
Investigative study asks Capri Fire Advisory Board to look at administration options
Preserving self-determination was the overriding outcome of an investigative study handed over to the Isles of Capri Fire Advisory Board Friday night. The report summarized work by the Isles of Capri Budgetary and Operational Investigative Committee. The committee formed to consider alternatives in administration for Capri’s fire district and its Municipal Service Taxing Unit.
Marco Island's fire and police pension funds perform well in first fiscal quarter
Trustees of Marco Island’s Fire and Police Pension Boards held a joint meeting Thursday to review pension investment performance for the city fiscal year 2012 beginning Oct. 1, 2011. Local fire and police departments hold separate investment portfolios with the same firm, Graystone Consulting, the institutional division of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. For the city’s firefighters, a valuation and performance statement on Jan. 27, 2012, showed dollar-weighted blended investments gains of 11.1 percent since Sept. 30, 2011. Ending balance on Jan. 27, 2012, for the fire pension fund was $6,559,890.
Deputies: Man attempted to steal woman's slot machine ticket
Just before 10 p.m., the victim was playing a slot machine at the casino when she printed out her winnings ticket. Francisco approached her and attempted to grab her ticket from the machine while she was sti
After two-year hiatus, Marco Island Planning Board revisits Midtown District
Vowing to do a better job with public communication, Marco Island’s Planning Board reopened discussion Friday on the Midtown District. Joe Irvin, zoning administrator, presented a draft overlay for the area previously described as the CRA or Community Redevelopment Area for midtown Marco Island. On July 14, 2010, the CRA Ad-hoc Advisory Committee asked Planning Board to table the project for two years. The new overlay subdivides midtown into eight districts that preserve distinct identities. Sub-districts are organized by characteristics including residential, industrial, recreational, shopping and marine.

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