Nokomis man faces burglary charge in missing cash case
Edger Davis Jr., 19, of 209 Ruby Street Nokomis was charged with burglary after a resident brought him to police. Ron Zawacki reported $920 missing from his home with no forced entry and a possibly unlocked screen door. Davis allegedly admitted taking the cash to cover living expenses. $468 was found in his wallet.
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Edger Davis, Jr
Ruby Street
Nokomis
Ron Zawacki
Plumosa
Bay Indies
Venice
Zawacki
Davis
Fisherman Abandons 250-Pound Jewfish at Marina
An unidentified fisherman left a 250-pound jewfish tied at the Pelican Cove Marina launching area. Police reported the carcass was left to rot before arrangements were made to tow the large grouper out into the gulf by sailboat.
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Pelican Cove
Gulf
Free-loaders Arrested After Skipping Venice Inn Bill
Three North Port men John C. Musgrove 19 Mike Elmowsky 19 and Stephen J. Camp 18 faced charges from Venice police for defrauding an innkeeper after leaving Sambo's restaurant without paying a 12 dollar tab. They were intercepted by North Port police while fleeing and directed back to the scene where Venice police and management pursued charges.
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North Port
Venice
John C. Musgrove
Aero Avenue
Mike Elmowsky
Esplanade Avenue
Stephen J. Camp
Freemont Street
Sambo’s
Flipper makes a bad choice at Venice pier
A Venice man and a juvenile were rounded up Saturday after the juvenile allegedly flipped a burning cigarette through a police cruiser window. The juvenile faced criminal mischief charges while Timothy E. Geogham, 18, was charged as principal in the first degree. An officer retrieved the lighter and assessed $100 in damage. Another Venice man, cited Friday for DUI, faced possession of marijuana and paraphernalia counts after a pat-down search. Randy T. Stuhmer, 21, was charged with marijuana and paraphernalia possession and DUI after a red pickup was seen erratically driving on the Venice Bypass.
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Venice
Timothy E. Geogham
Orange Road
Charlotte County
Randy T. Stuhmer
Varet Rd
DUI crashes land two area drivers off the road
Police removed two drivers from the road after weekend crashes tied to suspected DUI. Eugene J. Matonti, 20, of 3578 Roslyn Road in Venice, was charged with DUI and improper backing after a fender-bender with Lois B. Gross, 1135 Mangrove in Venice, at the Venice fishing pier. Patrick J. Dinneen, 22, of 3417 Coronado Drive in Sarasota, was charged with DUI after a rear-end collision with Lois D. Cottier, Plaza Mayor in Venice, while both were southbound on the Rialto in Venice and Dinneen failed to stop for a stop sign.
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Eugene J. Matonti
Roslyn Road
Venice
Lois B. Gross
Mangrove
Matonti
Gross
Patrick J. Dinneen
Coronado Drive
Sarasota
Lois D
Cottier
Plaza Mayor
Rialto
Dinneen
Chain-reaction crash on East Venice bridge injures four
Venice police charged Michael J. Bruthery, 23, with special hazards after a chain-reaction crash on East Venice Avenue bridge. His rear end collision with Arnold J. Kruegel, 83, caused a second impact with Ada D. Knill, 75, and a final nudge to Ella D. Davis, 54, as flashing lights affected traffic. Damages totaled at least $2,000 across four vehicles.
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Venice
Venice Avenue
Michael J. Bruthery
Base Avenue
Arnold J. Kruegel
Midnight Pass Road
Sarasota
Rowene Kruegel
Gardener Charged With DUI After Venice Pursuit
Sarasota deputies report David J. Gardner of Venice was charged with driving under the influence and no valid license after a southbound pursuit on South River Road. Gardner, driving a 1972 Pontiac, swerved into the northbound lane forcing a vehicle onto the shoulder. He failed the field sobriety test and was taken to South County jail.
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Sarasota
David J. Gardner
Cambay Dr
Venice
W. Varn
Gardner
South River Road
Barn
Sheriff's Department
South County
Port Charlotte Man Reported Vandalism At Englewood Beach
William Brown of 1109 DeWitt Street said an unknown vandal threw a concrete block through his car window at the Englewood public beach and stole more than $3,000 worth of electronics including a $3,000 oscilloscope and a $50 CB radio after leaving the car overnight due to lost ignition keys.
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Port Charlotte
Charlotte County
William Brown
DeWitt Street
Englewood Public Beach
Brown
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Flipper
Sarasota Square
Desoto Square
Betty Chadwick
Sps
Brickyard Plaza
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