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Community
Wildlife Park
Arts & Crafts
Show This Weekend
The Florida's Department of
Environmental Protection's Ellie Schiller
Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
will host a Wildlife Park Arts and Crafts
Show and Sale on Saturday, February 4,
2017 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. The
exhibit will be in the park's main en-
trance and Visitor Center located on US
19 in Homosassa Springs. Visitors will
find a one of a kind artwork, photogra-
phy, and handmade crafts produced.
Admission to the arts and crafts
show inside the Visitor Center is free.
Regular park admission will apply for
entrance into the wildlife park. For more
information on this show and sale, please
call the park office (352) 628-5445, ext.
1002, Mondays through Fridays. Exhibi-
tor spaces are limited, so please call early
to inquire about space by calling Susan at
the number listed above.
February Park Focus is
on Alligators
Citizens, law enforcement officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Ellie  Schiller  Homosassa
(FDLE) and Citrus County Sheriff's OFfice, along with firefighters, communications officers and personnel with Nature Coast Emergency Medical
Springs Wildlife State Park s monthly
Services, searched on foot, horseback and in ATVs for three year old Lainey Bramlette, who was found within a few hours. Read full story on
focus during the month of February will
page 4. Photo courtesy CCSO.
Bank Of America
be on the American alligator.
Social media tip leads to arrest
Displays will be available in
the Visitor Center on US 19 and in the
armed robber
in felony crime spree
Discovery Center inside the Wildlife
Park. Two special programs will be pre-
From the Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
arrested
sented on the American alligator.
Trust Bank in Homosassa, about 8:00 pm,
The Ellie Schiller Homosassa
in which she took money.
A tip received by way of social
Springs Wildlife State Park will be host-
After an interview with Ms. Ros-
media led to the arrest of a 47
ing a special program by Florida Wild-
ier, Major Crimes Det. Lee Carey deter-
year-old Wakulla County, FL
From the Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
life Conservation Commission (FWC)
mined that Rosier stole a purse from a car
woman, early Sunday morn-
bio-scientist and
Details are emerging
at a BP gas station in Crystal River, about
ing, Jan. 29, by the Citrus
alligator expert
in the case of suspected armed
7:00 pm Friday evening, but dumped it once
County Sheriff s Office, fol-
Kyle C. Mader
bank robber Brent Bevil, who
she realized it contained no cash. Rosier
lowing an evening and early
on the Ameri-
Rosier
was located and taken into
then drove to Homosassa and committed
morning crime spree. Tif-
can alligator on
custody by the Marion County
the armed robbery around 8:00 pm at the
fany Rosier is the suspect in
Thursday, Feb-
Sheriff s Office. Deputies with
Suntrust Bank. After the robbery, she used
crimes committed on Friday night into Sat-
Bevil
ruary 16, 2017,
the agency received a tip, about
money from the robbery to fill her car with
urday morning that led to a warrant for her
starting at 1:00 pm in the Florida Room
9:30 pm, Jan. 25, that Bevil was hiding in
gas. While filling her car with gas, Rosier
arrest.
of the Wildlife Park s Visitor Center, lo-
the woods behind the Dollar General store
opened a rear car door and flooded the floor
According to West Side Patrol Lt.
cated on US 19.
located at 19552 SW 56th Ln. (off U.S.
boards with gasoline. She then drove to Flo-
Chris Ball, due to effective communication
Hwy. 41) in northern Dunnellon. Marion
Easier Than eBay
ral City and ignited the car on fire, around
between Citrus County Alpha West and Al-
County Sheriff s Office deputies responded
3:00 am Saturday morning. Only the ve-
pha East patrol units, deputies were able to
to the scene and found Bevil living behind
hicle and the surrounding grass were dam-
establish a connection between crimes on
You can now place classified ads at the Food
the store. He was taken into custody without
aged.
both sides of the county and develop Ros-
Ranch Service Desk - 25 words/$12. New
incident and booked into the Marion County
Rosier was charged with burglary
ier as the suspect. The two patrol squads
deadline: Monday 12 noon at the Inglis Food
Jail on a Citrus County warrant for armed
of a conveyance with theft ($6,000 bond);
worked together to find and arrest her, early
Ranch service Desk. Cash or Check.
robbery. A detective with the Citrus County
arson ($15,000 bond) and robbery with a
Sunday morning, on a warrant for the armed
No refunds for early cancellations
firearm ($50,000 bond capias).
robbery of an ATM customer at the Sun
Continued on page 4 - Bank Robber