Kidnap Victim Free After 53 Hours as Suspect Arrested
Charlotte Grosse, 15, was found unharmed and reunited with her parents after a 53 hour kidnapping ordeal. Suspect Wilfred Arthur Bannister is held without bond by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Department on kidnapping and involuntary sexual battery charges. Police and FBI coordinated the rescue following a 9 58 a m call from Charlotte. She was located at a Siesta Key residence, 5254.
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Oscar Scherer
Charlotte Grosse
Wilfred Arthur Bannister
Sarasota County
Nokomis
Charlotte
FBI
Siesta Key
Bannister
Ray Pilon
United States
Media circus greets Charlotte Grosse release scene
More than fifty press representatives packed the Sarasota County Sheriff's Department lobby awaiting details of kidnap victim Charlotte Grosse's release. Cpl Ray Pilon announced the brief statement amid chaotic questions as TV cameras and lights captured the scene. Charlotte freed herself during Bannister's absence after his Porsche was stopped. she called her parents, ending a tense day of coverage.
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United States
Sarasota County
Cpl
Ray Pilon
Pilon
Bannister
Charlotte
Englewood High School gets governor funded status
Governor Askew approves full state funding for the tri county Englewood High School to be built on the Lemon Bay campus in Charlotte County. School officials and community leaders celebrate after months of lobbying while discussions focus on funding terms and repayment provisions.
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Dorothy Lippstrever
Sun Coast Gondolier
Englewood
Reubin D. Askew
Tri-County
Charlotte County
James Lawless
Lawless
Lemon Bay
Robert Bedford
Ed Lisle
Englewood Area
House
Senate
Reuben D. Askew
Englewood High School
Curtis Peterson
Senate Education Committee
Florida
Peterson
Ralph D. Turlington
Turlington
Askew
Charlotte
Sarasota
Lee
Venice Considers Quarterly Water Billing and Rate Hikes
City water customers will see major changes as Venice adopts quarterly billing based on account numbers. New rates rise 60 to 132 percent, with condominiums hardest hit and large users billed monthly while most homes move to quarterly bills.
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Venice
Bill Kern
Indifu
Kern
Water project probe finds no charges at this time
Venice police report no evidence to prosecute any individual after a preliminary probe into alleged wrongdoing in the reverse osmosis water line. Police Chief Robert Ferry said the investigation remains open and could yield charges later.
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Venice Police Department
Robert Ferry
Maylam Manuel
State Attorney’s Office
Dale Rieth
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