THE NEWSCASTER
THE NEWSCASTER
PRESORTED
PLEASE
RECYCLE
STANDARD
US Postage
Paid
Deborah Russell - Editor/Publisher
A Publication of
Wednesday January 9, 2013
Inglis, FL 34449
Tom Russell - Consulting Editor
Newscaster Publishing
Permit No. 14
Sally Price - Correspondent
visit our website: www.thenewscaster.com
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
Setting The Record
Straight
By Florida DEP
Setting the Record Straight on
the Tampa Bay Times editorial: Protecting
Florida’s polluters
Claim: “An agency that time after time has
put the interests of developers and the pol-
luting industry ahead of the state’s natural
resources…”
Setting it Straight: The Department makes
available hundreds of millions of dollars
per year to improve stormwater and waste-
water treatment plants, spends more than
$125 million per year to clean up leaking
petroleum storage tanks and, in the last
24 months, has developed nearly half of
the plans to restore impaired waterbodies
in the history of the Department.. All of
these actions are designed to ensure Flori-
da’s environment is protected.
Claim: “…laying off nearly 60 employees
— many if not most of them responsible
for enforcing compliance with environ-
mental regulations.”
Setting it Straight: Employees were ul-
Single stream recycling at the F.D.S. facility in Lecanto. Here are twelve of twenty-six folks that sort an amazing amount of recycling waste for
timately laid off after months-long as-
the residents of Citrus County. A year has passed since the county took recycling on full steam and the votes are in.... it it a huge success. Fol-
sessments of Department procedures and
low along as we report on those successes from the public sector and private sector’s points of view over the next two issues! TheNewscaster/
processes as well as staffing and work-
Mike Moore
load levels. About 70 percent of those em-
Citrus Deputy Citrus Law Enforcement Looking
ployees were not involved in compliance
assistance and enforcement actions.
For This Sexual Predator
Cleared in
Claim: “But the loss in numbers is sec-
ondary to the loss in experience, program
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
priority and institutional history that DEP
Off-Duty
Besides a BOLO
caused with the layoffs.”
On Wednesday, Dec. 26, when
(be on the lookout) being en-
Setting it Straight: Many of the Depart-
Harold Dwayne Monk s probation officer
tered, the Sheriff s Office is
Shooting
ment’s nearly 4,000 current employees
went to meet him at the bus station in Crys-
looking for the public’s help
have decades of experience, institutional
tal River, Monk had just been released from
in locating Monk.
knowledge and dedication to ensuring
prison and was returning home as a sexual
He’s
From CitrusCounty Sheriff Dept.
Florida’s natural resources are protected.
predator.
described as a white male,
Claim: “The agency makes a ridiculous
Monday, Citrus County Sheriff Jeff
Citrus County Sheriff s Office de-
42 years of age, 5 feet 8
Monk
argument that it would rather improve out-
Dawsy received word from the State Attor-
tectives had arrested the man back in May
inches tall and weighing 178
reach to industry than to fine a polluter af-
ney s Office that Greg Entrekin, a deputy
2010, charging him with sexual battery on a
pounds. Monk has hazel eyes and brown
ter the fact. Can’t it do both?”
trainee who was involved in an off-duty
child less than 12 years of age. Monk ended
hair.
Setting it Straight: The Department does
shooting back in September, 2012, has been
up as a convicted felon, and was sentenced
If anyone has information about
do both, as enforcement is still a tool used
cleared of any wrong-doing.
on a lesser charge of lewd or lascivious mo-
Harold Dwayne Monk or his whereabouts,
against environmental offenders. Work-
Entrekin and his girlfriend at the
lestation of his victim, a 5½-year-old Ho-
please call 911 or (352) 726-1121, or contact
ing with the regulated community to en-
time, Amanda Vance, were confronted by
mosassa boy. The courts classified him as a
Crime Stoppers of Citrus County, Inc., right
sure compliance with rules, regulations
Derrick Vaccianna, 28, of the town of Her-
sexual predator for his crime.
away. Text CITRUS plus your tip to 274637
and statutes rather than waiting for envi-
nando, on the night of September 26 in
Although Monk traveled on that
(CRIMES), click on www.crimestopperscit-
ronmental harm to occur has been a prior-
Vance’s home. Vaccianna had entered the
early-arriving bus the day after Christmas,
rus.com or call 1-888-ANY-TIPS toll-free.
ity for the Department.
home through a bedroom window, confront-
he left on foot before his probation officer
Tipsters may remain anonymous and be
ed the couple and then grabbed Vance. En-
could hook up with him.
eligible to receive a cash reward of up to
Petitions for Inglis
trekin shot Vaccianna when he charged at
An active warrant has since been
$1,000.
him. Vaccianna died at the scene.
issued for his arrest on the violation of his
Charter Amendments
Cash Reward
“This was a tragic event in which
probation. Charges also are pending since
there were no winners,” said Sheriff Jeff
he’s failed to register as a sexual predator at
See page 4
Call 888-ANY-TIPS
Dawsy. “We knew right away it was best to
the Citrus County Detention Facility.
Continued on page 3 - Deputy Cleared