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said that he's addicted to methamphetamine and that he'd used the drug before committing the
burglaries and had used the additional cash from the burglaries to purchase more metham-
phetamine. He was charged with three counts of burglary to a structure, one count of grand
theft, two counts of petit theft and three counts of criminal mischief. His total bond was set at
$12,250.
In an additional arrest report, Thrasher was questioned about two Feb. 13 thefts in
Crystal River. One was a theft at the Typhoon Restaurant in Crystal River, where the back door
had been pried open and $3 in change had been taken from the cash register. Thrasher
admitted to the burglary and stated that he'd driven to the restaurant in the early morning
hours. He was charged with one count of burglary of a structure, one count of criminal
mischief and one count of petit thert. His bond was set at $3500 on the second set of charges.
Thrasher also admitted guilt in a burglary that had taken place at La Casa Dinorma on
Feb. 13, where he'd pried open the back door and gone inside. However, no money had been
left in the cash register when the restaurant had closed. On this burglary, Thrasher was
charged with one count of burglary and one count of criminal mischief. His bond was set at
$3250.
During the interviews, Thrasher gave detectives permission to search his vehicle.
Numerous items were located "that were posssibly related to numerous burglaries through-
out Citrus County," the report stated. Methamphetamine, a digital scale that had a white
residue on the scale face, a razor blade and a mirror that had trace amounts of white residue in
lines. Thrasher was additionally charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to
GABRIELLE SOLIDAY OF Baltimore, Maryland loves manatees and is a member of Save the
sell and possession of paraphernalia, with a total bond of $10,500. Thrasher was also served
Manatee Club. She adopted the manatee Ariel, one of six at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State
a forfeiture notice on his 1999 Saturn station wagon.
Park. She spent last summer selling lemonade in Baltimore and raised a hundred dollars to
Gilley-Long-O’Steen Inglis VFW Post #8698
donate to the Friends of Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park for the care of the manatees. She
Would like to HONOR OUR
had the opportunity in March to visit the park with her family and present a check to the park
manager and assistant park manager. She plans to sell lemonade again this summer to raise
YOUNG PATRIOTS & ACTIVE
more money for the manatees. Gabrielle is a student at the Bryn Mawr School. Pictured here
DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL
are (L to R) Robert Dampman, assistant park manager, Gabrielle Soliday, and Art Yerian, park
With a FREE BBQ CHICKEN DINNER
manager. Photo by Susan Strawbridge
LOCATION: VFW Post # 8698
Flood Warning Still In Effect for Suwannee River
520 E. Hwy. 40, INGLIS - 1 mile east of Hwy. 19
The flood warning is still in effect and the Suwannee river is expected to crest on
on Saturday, April 25, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
April 22, 2009. Flood stage in Fowlers Bluff is 5.5 feet and as of April 18, 2009 the water level
FREE CHICKEN BARBECUE DINNER TO ANY IN UNIFORM:
is at 6.8 feet. We asking the citizens to monitor the latest forecast and be prepared to take the
Boy Scout, Girl Scout, Sea Cadet, Young Marine,
Boy
necessary precautions to protect life and property. Please remember the State of Florida motto
ROTC Cadet, Civil Air Patrol Cadet, Army, Navy,
if you see water over the road "Turn Around And Don't Drown".
The Levy County Sheriff's Office continues extra patrol in the Fowlers Bluff, Camp
Marine, Air Force or Coast Guard, Military Personnel
Azalea and Manatee Springs area. Our Marine patrol will continue to patrol the waterways
Hair Port
and has a zero tolerance for looters and also boaters creating a wake on the Suwanee river. The
Coastal
Sheriff's Office is only allowing local residents to travel in the affective areas.
at Plaza 40 Florida Indians from Past to Present
Carting
Shopping Center
A talk will be presented at the Luther Callaway Public Library, in Chiefland Thurs-
Hwy. 40E, Inglis
day, April 23, 2009, at 6:30 p.m.Ranger Pam Darty of the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife
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(352) 212-0405
Refuge will be the guest speaker.
Contractors/Homeowners
In addition to Florida artifacts, pottery reproductions, Muscogee (Creek) music,
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Seminole crafts, and the spectacular art of Theodore Morris, Darty will present footage of
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Dumpsters
ancient ceremonial pottery taken from local grave sites in the 1930s. The hour-long program
Lamar & Big John
is intended to educate those who attend about Florida’s “shell cultures” and the native
Construction Debris
peoples who shared the peninsula with them.
Yard Waste
Hosted by the Friends of the Luther Callaway Public Library, the program will be held
at the library which is located on the corner of NE 1st Avenue and 3rd Street, one block north
of the Chiefland City Hall. For more information, please call (352) 493-2758.
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