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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Robbery Arrests - Continued from page 1
Remembering the past
series of armed robberies that began in January. During each robbery, a weapon was used,
and sheriff’s office personnel were extremely concerned about the possibility of someone
getting hurt.
“It’s a great day to be a deputy and a bad day to be a bad guy,” said Lt. Alan Vick,
on Friday night, after the men were arrested. “If you’re committing a crime like this, we will
find you.”
According to the arrest reports, prior to Friday’s armed robbery of the Iverness
BP gas station, the two men are charged with the following armed robberies using chrome
handguns: Jan. 28, 7:06 p.m. - Inverness Liquor Store, 3177 E. Gulf to Lake Hwy., In-
verness; money, cigarettes and alcoholic beverages were taken. Feb. 16, 6:54 p.m. - Bob’s
Liquor, 6601 W. GulF to Lake Hwy., Crystal River; money, cigarettes and alcohol were
taken. Feb. 23., 9:57 p.m. - Express Lane Food Store, 7870 S. Florida Ave., Floral City;
money, cigarettes, a lottery ticket and 2 large cans of beer were taken.
Calderon was charged with the armed robbery of the Inverness Food Mart, 2612
W. Hwy. 44, Inverness, at 10:03 p.m., Feb. 19. Money and cigarettes were taken. Witnesses
said that Calderon left through the back door, jumped over a fence and fled in a small red
vehicle.
Car attempts U-turn in front of
Greyhound Bus, driver killed
A crash in Homosassa between a car and a Greyhound Bus on Sunday morning,
Feb. 27, resulted in the death of the elderly man who was driving the car.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash took place at 8:25 a.m. The
1998 Ford Taurus, driven by 88 year-old Eddie Kirkland of Macon, Georgia, was traveling
southeast on U.S. Hwy. 98, and had no passengers. The Greyhound bus, a 1998 MCI that
was driven by 67 year-old James Smith of Tallahassee, was traveling northwest on U.S.
Commercial fishing had always been a way to make a living in Yankeetown and the Gufford’s
Hwy. 98 in the outside lane, and had thirteen passengers.
Fishhouse was one of the places for those folks who made their living off the sea to leave
from and return to. Gufford’s Fishhouse was owned and operated by Warren M and Marie Guf-
At the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 98 with Oak Park Blvd. near the Sugarmill Woods
ford according to descendants who still live nearby.
neighborhood, Mr. Kirkland attempted to make a u-turn and turned in front of the bus,
A sand trail through the woods, led to the old fishhouse where 3 or 4 wooden boats could
which caused the front of the bus to collide with the right side of the Taurus. The bus con-
be seen tied up to it’s wooden dock. Drying nets could be found draped over the wooden
tinued for a short distance on U.S. Hwy. 98, pushing the Taurus, which was in front of the
hand rails. With it’s demise in the latter 50’s Clarence Caton and son Allan in 1962 built and
bus. The bus pushed the car 200 feet northwest of the area of impact before the bus and car
operated the new Caton’s Marina on the same property and the road was even paved. With
came to rest.
changes and improvementsYankeetown Marina evolved on what is now named Hickory Ave. If
Mr. Kirkland, the driver of the Ford Taurus, was flown to Tampa General Hospital,
you missed any of the "Remembering the Past" articles you can now read them online. Go to
where he expired from his injuries a short time later. No one in the bus was injured.
our new history website: http://history.newscasterarchives.com.
According to the crash report, both drivers were wearing seat belts, and an alcohol
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test is pending on each driver. The bus had estimated damages of $5,000, and the Taurus was
a total loss. The crash remains under investigation.
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