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Wednesday March 2, 2011
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Permit No. 14
Newscaster Publishing
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Car Smashes Into
Home After High
Speed Chase
A burned-out headlight, at 3:00 in
the morning on Wed., Feb. 23, led to a chase
by the sheriff’s office, a crash into an elderly
woman’s home, a swim in Little Lake Hen-
derson, and the driver’s arrest on numerous
charges.
Deputy Crosnoe with the Citrus
County Sheriff’s Office was driving west
on Main St., in Inverness, when he saw a
gold four-door vehicle traveling east with
the right, front headlight out. Dep. Crosnoe
turned around and activated his overhead
lights at the intersection of W. Main and S.
Line Ave., to perform a traffic stop.
The gold vehicle, driven by 20
year-old Aquillia T. Wilson of 980 S.E. 1st
Terrace, Crystal River, did not stop, but in-
stead, turned north on Line Ave. and slowly
proceeded through the intersection with
Tompkins St. The vehicle accelerated to ap-
A Citrus County firefighter stands ground against an approaching 10 acre brush fire between Garfield and Wilson Streets in Inverness last week.
proximately 40 miles per hour, turned left
Fanned by gusty winds, three engines and three brush trucks were needed to contain the blaze. No structures were damaged. A 13 thousand
onto Zephyr St., right onto Pear, then drove
String of Robberies Ends With Two Arrests
acre brush fire on the Volusia-Brevard county line closed I-95 for a time on Tuesday. Newscaster photo by Mike Moore
through several yards, one of which had a
wooden picket fence with a small gap be-
tween the fence and a palm tree. When the
From the Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
deputy attempted to squeeze through this
the armed robbery occurred. A chase ensued,
counts of armed robbery. His bond was set
very small space in pursuit of Wilson, the
leading deputies throughout the Highlands
at $200,000. Coimbre complained of an arm
Through hard work, planning and
palm tree hit the right side of his patrol ve-
area, until Calderon crashed into a tree while
injury and was treated and released by emer-
determination, the Citrus County Sheriff’s
hicle, causing minor damage.
attempting to turn west onto Aldelphia from
gency medical services.
Office captured and arrested two men who
S. Highlands Ave.
“Because of
were involved in a string of armed robberies
Continued on page 3 - Car Crash-Chase
During the chase, Co-
the danger of these
in Citrus County in recent weeks.
imbre threw clothing,
two men, it was para-
Deputies were out in force, as they
Custom
money and a gun out
mount that we find
have been in an attempt to catch the rob-
of the car through a
and arrest these indi-
bers, when Anthony Calderon, 46, of In-
Wood Products
window. These items
viduals before some-
verness (6354 E. Gentry St.), and Abelardo
were later retrieved
one got hurt,” Sheriff
Coimbre, Jr., 51, who is listed as homeless,
Home - Industry - Marine
by deputies.
Jeff Dawsy said on
entered the BP gas station at the corner C.R.
Coimbre
Saturday morning.
581 and Arbor St. near the Inverness High-
Your plans or ours
was
immediately
“The new model of
lands on Friday, Feb. 25. Both men were
apprehended,
and
Intelligence Led Po-
armed with hand guns and attempted to con-
Calderon made a fu-
licing’ that we’re us-
ceal their identities. The clerk was ordered
Coimbre
50 years experience
Calderon
tile attempt to flee.
ing enabled our team
to the floor, and the men took an undisclosed
However, he was also
to formulate and execute an exceptional plan
amount of cash, as well as beer and ciga-
taken into custody after being ordered to the
of attack. I’m so proud of the men and wom-
rettes. They left the store and fled in a silver
Wood Products Division
ground at gunpoint. Calderon was charged
en of this agency. Thanks to them, two very
4-door Kia, with Calderon driving.
with five counts of armed robbery and one
bad people are now off the streets.”
At least 26 people with the sheriff’s
Enviro Group of Florida, Inc.
count of fleeing and eluding a law enforce-
According to the sheriff’s office,
office were assigned to a special large-scale
ment officer. His bond was set at $255,000.
Coimbre and Calderon are responsible for a
detail designed to nab the suspects. Due to
352-586-9598
Coimbre was charged with four
the operation, deputies were nearby when
Continued on page 4 -Robbery Arrests