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ActiveCitrus Countycook Office is investigating an incident that took place in
meth Sheriff’s found in Inglis backpack
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TIU members say that additional charges against Vogel may still be pending.
Inglis last Friday, Nov. 5, just before 2:00 p.m. According to Gail Tierney, Public Informa-
Vogel was arrested in Jan. 2003 of make, possess, throw, project, place or dis-
tion Officer with the CCSO, deputies found a gray-colored backpack by the side of the road,
charge a destructive device. See photo of explosives seized below, CCSO Photo.
near the intersection of W. Rooster Crows Road and N. Moonlight Terrace, that contained
all the ingredients needed to make methamphetamine. According to Tierney, a methamphet-
amine cook was actually taking place in the bag.
A methamphetamine cook is a dangerous, highly flammable process that is used
to make the illegal, toxic and highly addictive stimulant drug, methamphetamine. Several
processes can be employed to make methamphetamine, and the method being using in the
backpack was the one-pot method. “Ingredients are added into one container and allowed
to cook by chemical reaction,” said Tierney. “Fast and portable, this method is considered
highly hazardous, given the fact that if the mixture is subjected to undue agitation, it could
explode.”
Lab-certified deputies, hazardous material personnel and a DEA-contracted clean-
up crew responded to the area to ensure the safety of nearby residents.
Anyone with information about this incident may be eligible to receive a cash
award of up to $1000. If you have a tip, please contact Crime Stoppers of Citrus County, Inc.
REPORT YOUR TIP by texting CITRUS to 274637 (crimes), visiting www.CrimeStopper-
sCitrus.com, or calling 1-888-ANY-TIPS, toll-free.
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children within its jurisdiction. The agency moved toward conducting its non-criminal child
protective investigations under the guise of field-based operations. Criminal allegations that
are founded are handed off to the Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit for follow-up.
Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic
Investigative models like this one ensure quality cases and court admissibility of
career training information session
crucial statements and evidence. By combining non-criminal and criminal investigations
under the same umbrella, the Sheriff’s Office fulfills an agency expectation of managing its
Thursday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m.
caseloads more efficiently and effectively.
CF Levy Center, Room 120
“From the standpoint of management and operations, I still maintain that this agen-
cy is best suited to oversee child protective investigative services here in Citrus County,”
114 Rodgers Blvd., Chiefland.
says Sheriff Jeff Dawsy.
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office also leads the state in making the most arrests
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on the charge of filing a false report of child abuse, abandonment or neglect
The Sheriff’s Office employs 14 non-sworn child protective investigators, plus
seven administrative personnel, for a total of 21 full-time positions. Lt. Dave Wyllie, a law
For information about all CF programs,
enforcement veteran of both the Citrus and Pinellas County Sheriff’s Offices, supervises the
visit www.CF.edu or call 352-493-9533.
agency’s Child Protective Investigations Section. He and his civilian staff are headquartered
in the DCF building located on U.S. Highway 41 just north of Inverness.
For additional information about the CPI Section, please contact Lt. Wyllie at the
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office at (352) 726-4488. If you suspect child abuse, please call 911
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