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Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
Levy Planning Commission Grants Special Exception to Tarmac, details page 8
We Interrupt
This Program
Today's "Announcer" is
Mike Moore
Last week, af-
ter the storms that rolled
through, I was out and
about doing my photojour-
nalist thing looking for the sensational
storm story to put right here. I had it all
in my mind about how I would be picking
my way through debris while shattered
residents were softly sobbing all around
me; first responders battling the elements
while trying to rescue hapless victims.
The sort of stuff I see while working for
FEMA.
I am very happy to report I saw
nothing like that at all. I saw a lot of old
hollow trees that Mother Nature helped
ease into their next incarnation. I saw
resilient bands of friends and families
gathering in groups to talk about their ex-
periences and offer each other moral sup-
port. Mostly I just heard the echoes of a
hundred 32cc chainsaw motors whirring
Until last week, the Mayeu residence on Parsons Point in Hernando (left) . An early spring squall line moved across the county last week and
all at the same time, putting away loads
caused significant damage around the Hernando area. TheNewscaster/Mike Moore. (right)16 W River Rd. Inglis. Dan Hilliard was laying on
of wood that we’ll no doubt be smelling
his bed looking out the window when this tree snapped off and fell into the boat slip. Newscaster Photo by Sally Price
Woman Rescued Lecanto man and three “friends”
in the air next winter.
As I was touring through Her-
nando, I was struck at the heavier dam-
From Submerged charged with scheme to defraud Sears
age that looked to me like straight-line
or tornado-driven winds. Since I am not
an expert in damage assessment, I started
Car During
A man was arrested by the Citrus
in merchandise and only charging them $5.
polling local folks if they had heard an of-
County Sheriff’s Office, March 24, after the
Palmer and the other two men were de-
ficial agency state the fact that a tornado
loss prevention officer at the Sears store in
tained by the loss prevention officer. Each
Continued on page 4 - Squawk Box
Storm
the Crystal River Mall provided a deputy
admitted that they’d stolen merchandise
Custom
with 25 video clips showing theft that had
in the same manner for about a year and a
occurred since Jan. 1, 2011. John M. Palm-
half.
By Tom Russell
Wood Products
er, 74, 1840 W. Shanelle Pa., Lecanto was
Palmer was arrested on March 24
Newscaster Editor
charged with scheme to defraud the Crys-
at his residence and transported to the Citrus
An Inglis woman driving a 2004
tal River Sears store of $20,000 to $50,000
County Detention Facility where an inter-
Home - Industry - Marine
compact Chevy lost control of her car on a
in merchandise during the past eighteen
view with him was recorded. He said, since
rain slicked curve Wednesday evening about
months.
Jan 1, he’d allowed three friends to come
Your plans or ours
6:33 (3-30-11) and ended up in a drainage
Palmer’s arrest report states that
into the Sears store while he was working
ditch about 5 miles west of Dunnellon (FL)
each of the video clips depicted Palmer
and take merchandise without paying for it.
on S.R. Hwy 40.
working as cashier in the tool section, al-
He said this had happened in ex-
50 years experience
The curve, known to local residents
lowing a friend to load a shopping cart with
cess of 25 occasions, and he believed the
as “deadman’s curve” has a speed limit of 30
more than $100 in merchandise yet charing
total of the merchandise would be around
Wood Products Division
mph. South Levy Fire/Rescue chief Roger
them only $5, then allowing them to leave
$25,000.
Crossman said he was the next person on the
the store with the merchandise.
The report listed that three men
scene after an Inglis man, Mike Putch pulled
Enviro Group of Florida, Inc.
The report stated that on March 2,
other than Palmer were “co-defendents”
the woman Karen Beasley, also of Inglis
Palmer allowed two men to load two shop-
and friends of Palmer, but their names were
from the wreckage. Another driver follow-
352-586-9598
ping carts with a combined total of $1,400
not listed on Palmer’s arrest report.
Continuted on page 4- Car Wreck