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An Inverness crash 7:09 pm, on Sat., Jan. 17, proved fatal to pedestrian

was walking in the northbound lane of S. Bea Ave., south of the intersection with State Rd.

44. The pedestrian was Charles L. Osterland, III, 54, of Inverness. The vehicle involved in

the crash was a 1999 Ford F250 truck, and the driver was William H. Wallen, II, 44, also of

Inverness, who was traveling north on S. Bea Ave., also south of the intersection with State

Rd. 44. Mr.Wallen swerved left, in an attempt to avoid the pedestrian, but he was unsuccess-

ful, and the front right of the truck struck Mr. Osterland. The truck came to a controlled stop,

and Mr. Osterland was propelled to the eastern grass shoulder. He sustained fatal injuries

and expired at the scene of the crash.

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pig and 2 baby pigs, also with no food or water. The report stated that the condition of all the

animals was poor, but the dogs were in the worst condition.

Day was charged with 8 counts of felony animal cruelty, 1 count for each dog on

the property ($16,000 bond), 10 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, 1 count for each of

the remaining animals on the property ($10,000 bond) and resisting an officer without vio-

lence, due to impeding the investigation ($1,000).

Animal control officers seized a total of 20 animals, including dogs, chickens, tur-

keys, a rabbit, pigs and parrots. All are at the Citrus County Animal Shelter.

According to Heather Yates, Media Manager with the sheriff s office, this was a

pretty big case for the agency, as eight of the charges were for felony animal cruelty, rather

than misdemeanor animal cruelty, as in the past. She said, that because of the deputy's nar-

Youngsters probably don't realize that all policemen in the 1970s actually dressed like the

rative, along with the photographs of the animals, Judge Ric Howard refused to reduce the

cop in The Village People. It used to cause a lot of confusion during the Folsom Street Fair. In

bond amount on Day s first appearance in court, so he s still incarcerated.

this Dec. 15, 1973, photo, San Francisco's finest helps to keep order as things get tense at

gas stations. The average price for a gallon on regular gas in 1973 was 38.9 cents. By June of

1974 the price had risen to 55 cents. This Mobil station was on the corner of Divisadero and

Fell. Photo from: San Francisco Chronicle

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the Department of Corrections work camp in Pompano Beach.

The sheriff's office was notified on January 13 by Fugitive Unit Senior Inspector

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Rita Hall, with the Department ofthat  to be in Citrus

 Correction,  Hamilton was believed

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possibly with his  Dr. in Homo-

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Detectives immediately began speaking with neighbors and watch-

gsigns of paid

 the house for  or sightings Hamilton. The surveillance  off,

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and the vehicle he was thought to be driving was spotted in Homosassa, Fri-

day afternoon. Deputies were able to apprehend Hamilton without incident in

the parking lot of The Freezer Tiki Bar restaurant, located at 5590 S. Boule-

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"Although Hamilton was not believed to be a dangerous suspect, we made it our

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priority to put him back in jail so he can properly finish his sentence," said Commander

Buddy Grant. "Keeping the community safe is our goal, and this is just one of the ways we

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