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Wednesday November 21, 2012
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Permit No. 14
Sally Price - Correspondent
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
Donating Your Car
Before the holidays many peo-
ple are planning for family trips. For
most, that means a long car ride. Before
you hit the road, there are some things
you need to do. First, make sure someone
knows the route you are taking and when
you will arrive and have your cell phone
and charger with you.
Since you will be carrying the
most precious cargo, your family, you
need to make sure your car is up for the
trip. Start by checking your tires. They
should be inflated properly and have
plenty of tread. Then check to make sure
your lights are working properly and
your brakes are good.
Then, open the hood and exam-
ine all the hoses and belts. Replace any
that have cracks or are worn. Next, check
all the fluids in your car. Any fluids that
are dirty should be flushed and replaced.
If the color of the oil is brown or milky,
it means that coolant is getting into one
Williams
Lutes
or more cylinders in the engine. This is
Hall
Carroll
Martin
Lolly
a serious problem and needs to be fixed
Search warrants were executed at 2154 W. Charlene Place, Citrus Springs, (shown in this photo) and 1582 N. Wintergreen Terrace in Crystal
immediately. If you do not fix it, you run
River, in addition to a third location in Marion County, by the CCSO Special Weapons and Tactics team and the MCSO team. About $112,000 in
the risk of blowing the engine.
cash was confiscated. CCSO photos.
Two men arrested Multi-agency operation takes down
If you are uncomfortable about
taking the car on a long trip, this is the
time to replace it. A car dealer will not
for armed robbery large Citrus-Marion drug operation
want your current car since it has a major
problem. One excellent alternative is to
donate your car to charity. Cars4Chari-
of Crystal River
Todd Shevan Williams of 2154
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
ties does not care about its condition and
W. Charlene Place, Citrus Springs, was
will pick it up for free. Simple call them
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, the Citrus the drug kingpin arrested and charged with
man County Sheriff Dept.
a 1.866.448.3487. WUSF(Tampa) has a
County Sheriff s Office joined forces with racketeer-influenced and corrupt organiza-
donor car progam, call 866-WUSF-CAR.
the Marion County Sheriff s Office, Ocala tions (RICO), continuing criminal enter-
From Citrus
prise, conspiracy to commit RICO, along
Police Department and Florida Department
Two Inverness men were arrested
New Fire Tax
with numerous other felonies associated
of Law Enforcement in a drug trafficking
on charges of an armed robbery that oc-
with trafficking narcotics. Williams was the
warrants roundup dubbed Operation Un-
curred on Nov. 8 in Inverness after a brief
For
acting CEO of the Citrus County-based or-
touchables, which took down a large drug
investigation by the Citrus County Sher-
ganization. He directed co-conspirators to
organization operating in Citrus and Mari-
iff s Office. Frutuoso “Boston” Barros, 30,
visit different pain clinics in Central Florida
on counties. New arrests and charges also
Yankeetown
3685 E. Ming Ct., was arrested on Nov. 8,
and acquire prescriptions for controlled sub-
resulted from the six-months-long intelli-
and Ryan T. “Rizz” Wilson, 21, 2919 Crystal
stances. He then filled the prescriptions and
gence-networking drug investigation.
Blvd., was arrested on Nov. 9.
& Levy Co.
dispersed the narcotics at the street level.
Search warrants were executed
According to the arrest reports, the
Sharmark Powell and Gennie Martin were
at two locations in Citrus County, 2154 W.
victim, a Crystal River resident, attended
See Page 11
identified as being directly involved in the
Charlene Place, Citrus Springs, and 1582 N.
a party at a friend’s house located at an E.
organization as mid-level managers. Wil-
Wintergreen Terrace, Crystal River, and a
Bow Ct., Inverness, residence, and walked
third location in Marion County.
Continued on page 3 - Drug Operation
Continued on page 4 - Robbery