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Wednesday September 16, 2009
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A Publication of
Sally Price - Correspondent
Permit No. 14
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Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
With Sally Price
Where’s The
Truth
About
H1N1 Flu
A concerned parent
called the Newscaster and said they
heard there were several cases of Swine
Flu (H1N1) at Yankeetown School
(YTS). Checking with Patty Thompson,
YTS Health Aid, I was told there are ru-
mors but no confirmed cases of Swine
Flu confirmed at YTS and she would
know because that is her job. Patty said as
a precaution she does have masks avail-
able for anyone who feels the need for
one. Patty said I would need to contact
the Levy County School Board (LCSB).
I spoke to the LCSB Director of Ad-
minstration Jeff Edison who said there
is Swine Flu in all communities in
Levy County but had no verification of
the Swine Flu in any particular schools.
Jeff said that the health dept. did a presen-
tation of facts with the LCSB of universal
precautions so the schools could moni-
tor symptoms.
I was told to call the Levy County
Health Department (LCHD). Barbara
Chief Warrant Officer Romulo “Romy” Camargo received a hero’s welcome back home to Crystal River Saturday. The Army
Locke, Administrator of LCHD replied,
Ranger was shot in the neck almost a year ago near Kandahar, Afghanistan in an ambush attack on his unit. The 33 year old who attended
“In answer to your question, the school
Crystal River High School is now paralyzed from the neck down and has the challenge of his life. More on page 2 - Hero's Welcome
Man Arrested For Robbery
has sent home 10 students with Influenza
Arrests Made
like illness. We have not had any positive
tests for Swine Flu reported to us for stu-
of Walgreens
dents in Yankeetown. This does not mean
In Inglis
there haven’t been any, just that none
have been reported to us.”
I said most parents would take their chil-
prescription, unless you
A 26-year-old Homosassa man, Ja-
Burglary
dren to Seven Rivers Hospital or a Citrus
are tryihng to rob us.’ The
son R. Desaulniers, 6719 W. Merivale Ln.,
County doctor, which would report to the
report stated that the at-
was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff’s
tempted robber then hast-
Office, Sept. 9, charged with one count of
Continued on page 11- Squawk Box
On September 9, 2009 two intrud-
ily left the store “without
robbery. According to the arrest report, the
ers armed with knives entered the residence
actually getting any pre-
sheriff’s office received a 9-1-1 call of an at-
Are You Ready
at 10050 SE CR 40 lot #53 in Inglis, Florida.
scriptions.”
tempted robbery at the Walgreens Pharmacy,
The burglars entered the residence through
The clerk stated
located at 9427 S. Suncoast Blvd., around
For Some
a locked door around 7:24 AM. Upon the
that the incident frightened
3:19 p.m. that day.
suspects entry inside the residence an eye-
her. She described the sus-
When deputies areived at the store,
witness observed the break in and started
Football?This is
pect as a white male in his
they were told by a pharmacy clerk that the
yelling for the home owner to wake up. The
twenties, with dark hair
robber had cut in front of customers and de-
eyewitness entered the victim’s screened in
Our Tenth Year
and a dark complexion, with a goatee and
manded, “ all the roxicodones,” and he had
porch and confronted the two suspects that
a mustache. Detectives viewed a video of
stated that he did not want to hurt anyone,
were inside the victim’s home and told them
the incident and located the suspect on the
the report stated. Although it was a very hot
that she has called 9-1-1.
video.
day the robber had worn a hooded Florida
The eyewitness stated that the sus-
A witness outside the store de-
Gators sweatshirt, large womens’ sunglass-
pects ran out of the house and fled the scene
scribed a gold Toyota speeding away. An-
es with jewels ner the hinge and a hat. The
at a high rate of speed in a white Jeep. A bolo
other witness said that a female was possi-
clerk said that she’d contacted the pharma-
was immediately issued and Corporal Kerry
Page 8
bly in the vehicle.
cist, who spoke with the robber who then
Runnels saw the Jeep traveling on CR-40 en-
Deputies placed a BOLO (be on
repeated his demands. The report stated that
tering Marion County. Corporal Runnels fol-
the pharmacist told the robber “You need a
Continued on page 2 - Robbery
Continued on page 3- Burglary