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Community
Independence Day
Celebration Round-Up
Saturday, June 27 - Homosassa
River Fireworks Festival, 5297 S. Chero-
kee Way, Homosassa; can be viewed at
Mac Rae's of Homosassa, Riverhaven Ma-
rina or Seagrass Resort. For more informa-
tion, call 352-628-2602.
Thursday & Friday, July 2 & 3
- Inverness - A "Freedom Fest" concert
featuring members of 18 area churches
performing patriotic music at 7:00 pm,
Fri. and Sat., July 2 and 3, at the Inverness
Church of God, 416 U.S. 41 S, Inverness.
Free admission.
Friday, July 3 - Inverness - Pa-
triotic Evening at Liberty and Wallace
Brooks Parks in Inverness. Both parks are
on Lake Henderson, joined by a board-
walk. Liberty Park is off N. Apopka Ave.,
and Wallace Brooks Park is off Dampier
St. The event is free and begins at 5:00
pm with vendors, kids games, an inflat-
able bounce house, and a wine and beer
garden. The Patriotic Ceremony begins
at 7:00 pm, music at 7:30 pm, and the
FWC law enforcement officers to help stop boating under the influence during Operation Dry Water - As the summer recreational boating season
fireworks about 9:00 pm. The fireworks
gets into full swing, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is ramping up its efforts as part of a national campaign to stop
can be viewed from Lake Henderson, or
boating under the influence.The annual three-day campaign, Operation Dry Water, focuses on deterring boaters from boating under the influence
Armed robbery
the parking lots of nearby businesses. It s
of alcohol or drugs. June 26-28, law enforcement agencies nationwide will be looking for boaters operating under the influence. More on pg.4.
Search warrant yields active
okay to bring chairs, blankets and a cooler,
but no alcohol, pets or personal fireworks.
suspect is also
The festivities will be broadcast by radio
meth lab, six arrested
at 87.7 FM. Call 352-726-3913 for more
information.
suspect in
for booking.
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Saturday, July 4 - Cedar Key -
With the assistance of the CCSO
Old Florida Clamfest at City Park in Ce-
On Thursday afternoon, June 18,
Homosassa
Division of Fire Rescue's Hazardous Mate-
dar Key - An all-day celebration with mu-
members of the Citrus County Sheriff's Of-
rials Team and the CCSO East Community
sic, art, crafts and food, then fireworks at
fice, Tactical Impact Unit (TIU) executed
Crimes Unit, detectives were able to secure
dark.
man's murder
a search warrant at 490 N. Independence
a large amount of liquid methamphetamine,
Saturday, July 4 - Dunnellon
Hwy. in Inverness after detectives learned
powder methamphetamine, drug parapher-
- Boomtown Blast 4th of July Celebra-
that methamphetamine ("meth") was being
nalia, and all the components of an active
tion starts at 6:00 pm at Dunnellon High
manufactured at two mobile homes on the
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
meth lab.
School, 10055 SW 180th Ave., Dunnellon,
property. Investigators gathered information
A man from the region who was
"This is yet another example of
with food, fun and fireworks at dark.
from several sources and used the informa-
listed last year as the only suspect in the
the Sheriff s Office philosophy of Intelli-
Saturday, July 4 - Crystal River
tion to seek a search warrant due to probable
murder of a Homosassa man was arrested
gence Led Policing and our relentless battle
- An Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebra-
cause.
by the Pinellas County Sher-
against meth labs in our community," said
tion with old-fashioned games, food, beer
Upon their arrival to the first mo-
iff s Office, June 15, at a motel
TIU Sgt. Ed Blair.
and wine. The day starts with a community
bile home, detectives secured nine people.
in Palm Harbor (King s Inn) on
Although the investigation is ongo-
hot dog party at Hunter Springs Park at
At the second mobile home, two additional
U.S. Hwy. 19. He was originally
ing, and additional charges are pending, six
11:00 am with hot dogs, an inflatable ride
suspects emerged through a cloud of chemi-
booked into the Pinellas County
people were arrested on various drug charg-
and an Adopt a Duck Race (fundraiser) at
cal fumes and the smell of an active meth
Jail on a Pasco armed robbery, Maresca
es, including the homeowner. Each listed
3:00 pm with a cash winner. Live enter-
lab inside the house. Detectives donned pro-
the fifth Third Bank on State Rd.
490 W. Independence Hwy. as their resi-
tainment at 5:00 pm, featuring The Susan
tective equipment and entered the residence
54 in New Port Richey.
dence: *Donald Edward Wilbur, 47, the ho-
Smith Band and Rebel Soul. At 5:30 pm,
to ensure that no other suspects remained
Anthony Maresca, 52, is the sus-
meowner - possession of methamphetamine,
enjoy the Red, White & Blue Parade, and
inside. One of the suspects was later trans-
pect of eight bank robberies between Nov.
own or rent a property for the purpose of
the Fireworks Show at 9:00 pm over Kings
ported to Citrus Memorial Hospital due to
2014 and May 2015 in Pasco, Hernando and
manufacturing drugs and conspiracy to traf-
Bay. The fireworks can be enjoyed from
possible contamination. He was released
Pinellas counties. He is now being held by
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from the hospital and transported to the jail
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