Englewood Man Charged With Filing False Theft Report
Police charged Richard Ainsworth 32 of 1930 Neptune Drive after he gave an officer misleading information about a March auto burglary. He claimed a $150 fishing rod and $175 reel were stolen from a female companion’s car, but investigators found him with the items. He admitted filing a false report for insurance, with a $170 rod and reel actually stolen from him, and was fined $100 plus costs.
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Englewood
Richard Ainsworth
Neptune Drive
Ainsworth
Burglary charge for Nokomis man in capit warrants case
Nokomis resident Edger Davis Jr. 20 of 112 Bayshore Avenue was charged with burglary on a capits warrant after a 7 45 a m arrest following a report of a man holding another on the Bypass. Davis was later taken to the station. Venice police also charged Harold McVay Rural Route 1 Box 981 on East Venice Avenue with driving under the influence after a routine patrol stop near the Bypass at 9 38 p m Wednesday.
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Nokomis
Edger Davis, Jr
Bayshore Avenue
Davis
Venice Area
Harold McVay
Box 981
East Venice Avenue
Stephens
Boat thefts hit Venice beach area targets
A 13 foot sailboat had its mast sail and boom stolen July 5 from a beachfront lot on Tarpon Center Drive per Lawrence Peterson. The boat was later found missing entirely from a location just south of the Sandbar Motel.
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Venice Area
Tarpon Center Drive
Lawrence Peterson
Appalachicola
Sandbar
Sunfish Sail Color Weathers Coastal Winds
A Venice driver collided with a parked car early Saturday and faces careless driving charges. Johnny Nelms is charged with leaving information after the unattended vehicle incident. Police say the 1:48 a.m. crash on Groveland Avenue damaged both cars, with $1,000 in damage to Nelms’ vehicle.
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Venice
Johnny Nelms
Myrtle Avenue
Nelms
Groveland Avenue
Englewood Man Arrested After Sleeping in Car
Gary Swart 32 of 30 West Fray Street Englewood faced charges for possession of marijuana under 20 grams and trespassing in a conveyance after being found sleeping in a parked car at 731 Cypress Avenue Venice. Police found a small bag of marijuana during a search.
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Englewood
Gary Swart
West Fray Street
Swart
Cypress Avenue
Venice
Nokomis Man Arrested After High Speed Chase
Nokomis resident Henry Stephens 27 was charged with fleeing to elude and driving with a revoked license after a chase from Business 41 through Tampa Avenue Miami Avenue and Nokomis Avenue. He admitted he did not have a valid license as officers stopped his motorcycle near railroad tracks.
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Sheriff's Deputy
Nokomis
Henry Stephens
Palm Avenue
Business 41
Tampa Avenue
Miami Avenue
Nokomis Avenue
Stephens
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