Venice burglary suspect admits to stealing to feed family
Herbert Mortimer 19 of Nokomis faces five burglary counts tied to copper tubing and car batteries thefts in Venice and north county. A juvenile accomplice admitted involvement after a polygraph and was charged as a principal. police linked Mortimer to multiple thefts including from Gulf Shamrock Plumbing and Bird Bay construction sites.
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Venice
Joe Slapp
Herbert Frank Mortimer
Jessica Street
Nokomis
Bradenton
Steve Weismann
Mortimer
Det
Slapp
North County
North Port
South Venice
Division of Youth Services
Gulf Shamrock Plumbing
Seaboard Ave
Ramada Corporation
Bonita Road
Bird Bay Plaza
H&f Plumbing
Sarasota
Bird Bay
Ramar Constructors
Denny's
Gulf Station
U.S. 41 Business
Anderson Auto Dealers
Bent’s
Bel-Bree
Ponderosa Street
Estancias de Capri proposed 124-unit condo project in Capri Isles
Plans show 11 two story buildings on Capri Isles Boulevard south of the Three Fountas condos. Approval hinges on August planning commission and City Council action before construction can begin. The project triggers higher sewer and water plant capacity charges totaling 300 water and 150 sewer per hookup, boosting city revenues as 1,900 lots remain for sale.
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Opers
Estasiias de Capri
Capri Isles
Capri Isles Boulevard
Fountas
Ec Summer Green
Estancias de
Venice chain call alert system expansion
Venice area will test a rapid alert chain among local businesses to combat crime. Beall's Winn Dixie Venice Shoe Repair World Bazaar Woolco and others will relay warnings in a two hop structure, enabling 80 plus firms to be alerted within 8 to 15 minutes. The system shares suspect description and location to protect merchants from fraud.
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Pageworth, Beall’s
Winn Dixie
B & J Dragline
Venice Shoe Repair
World Bazaar
Woolco
Odd and even rationing lifted as county votes to end plan
At a public hearing in Sarasota Manatee and DeSoto counties the commission unanimously voted to lift emergency gas rationing effective July 17. A representative argued stations are operating at 48 percent of need and 82 percent of last year's allotment, urging changes to define commercial vehicles and ease limits. A later note reports an Englewood theft case involving mangos at 454 West Green Street with witnesses and boxes marked 18.50.
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County Commission
Tri-County Fuel Association
Bruce H. Mackey
Sarasota
Manatee
DeSoto
Englewood
W. Green St
County staff discuss thermostat limits and dew point concerns
City Hall ordered a 78 degree minimum in county buildings and denied any dew point clause. Some workers add fans to improve circulation while others question energy savings techniques. Debates include lighting cuts, clothing washing frequency, and productivity impacts as humidity readings suggest dew point stays above 65 percent until October.
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Simmons
South
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James Neville
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First National Bank of Venice
First National
South County
Complete Trust Services
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Gulf Coast
Jacaranda
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