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Wednesday June 25, 2008
Permit No. 4
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Newscaster Publishing
Sally Price Correspondent
Squawk Box Sheriff Dept.
Asking for
With Mike Moore
Scooter Economy Pt. 2
Public's
A few days ago, a virtual
petition was in my email inbox
asking to join the one million sig-
Help
natures for energy indepen-
dence. I am all for energy inde-
pendence. Problem for me is that
Locating
only two days later the news
was all a buzz with the current
administration's call to open the continental
Assailant
shelf for new oil field exploration. Wait, what?
I liken this back to back turn of events
to a chain smoker that has found out the to-
From the Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
bacco crop is failing. Despite undeniable proof
that quitting smoking would be the best thing
to do, they start plans to build a high tech
A Marine, home on leave visiting
greenhouse to grow and roll their own. So it
family in Lecanto, was shot in Inverness, June
seems to go with our oil addiction. The ques-
161.2 Miles per gallon - Buck Hart, retired fire marshall from Ocala, takes a look at the
15, when he stopped to give money to a hitch
tion is simple: since when is increasing sup-
OMG bike (161.2 MPG) being sold at the Lion's Club yard sale in front of Food Ranch last
hiker.
ply better than decreasing demand when the
week. Bob and DeeDee Corey of Inglis had an eye catcher for sale at the Lions Club sale in
Lance Cpl.
act of burning fossil fuels is bad for our envi-
Inglis. The OMG (Oh My God) bike designed by Nicholas Beauregard gets 161.2 MPG. The
Michael Musto, 19,
ronment anyway? Did someone forget that
bike is powered by a 48 CC 2 cycle engine. You ad 8 ounces of oil per gallon of gas. I took a ride
and his brother,
basic little fact? The proposal to start explor-
myself to prove most anyone could figure out this thing. Start peddling a few yards and pop
Timothy Musto, 17,
ing the ocean for more oil won't come to frui-
on the gas, off you go. When you are ready to stop just pop the lever off and apply the brakes.
were driving in Inv-
tion for many years, meanwhile, family bud-
If you run out of gas, just pedal to the next station. The noise level is not even offensive.
erness on S.R. 44,
gets are imploding with the sudden increase
Newscaster Photo by Sally Price
around 6:00 p.m., on
in fuel prices. Is there no limit of bad deci-
their way to visit a
sions this president is willing to go on record
IPD, Task Force Bust Two On
friend, when they saw
for?
a man hitchhiking
For the record I titled this series
near the Inverness
`Scooter Economy' not because I am directly
Citrus County
Methamphetamine Charges
Wal-Mart
advocating everyone start riding scooters ev-
Supercenter and Sheriff Dept. Sketch
erywhere. That might be a bad thing. Taipei
stopped to give him money. Timothy was driv-
From Inglis Police Dept.
for example, has legendary scooter traffic
ing, and Michael attempted to give the man
a concealed 9mm Smith & Wesson firearm.
On 06/23/2008, the Levy County
jams; Taiwan is a place where scooters rule
some money. The man said, "I want every-
Pimental was arrested by Task Force
Drug Task Force assisted by Sgt. Brandon
the streets. Actually, `Scooter Economy' in
thing," and pulled out a small handgun and
Agents and transported to the Levy County
Roberts of the Inglis Police Department, ar-
the context of these essays is about
shot Michael between his neck and right
Jail.
rested Joseph R. Pimental of Inglis for Pos-
CHOICES. Yes, my scooter gets eight times
shoulder. Timothy sped-off to nearby Citrus
Immediately after assisting Task
session of Methamphetamine and Possession
better gas mileage than my Jeep, but when it
Memorial Hospital where Michael was treated
Force Agents, Roberts conducted a traffic
of a Concealed Firearm.
comes to carrying a herd of kids or a sheet of
and released later that evening.
stop on Thomas L. Haney of Inglis, who was
According to Sgt. Roberts, Agents
plywood, the scooter has to stay home. The
Michael returned home in May from
riding a bicycle on E. Cason Blvd. Roberts
of the Levy County Drug Task Force con-
fact that I have a choice is the best choice.
a seven-month tour of Iraq. He was sched-
observed Haney throw a small object to the
ducted a traffic stop on Pimental on County
I've seen pictures of Taipei scooters loaded
uled to report to Camp Lejeune, North Caro-
ground, which he retreived. The item was a
Road 40 East in the area of Vicki Street and
with unimaginable amounts of cargo and won-
lina during the week after the shooting, but
small bag of Methamphetamine which
requested Roberts conduct a free-air sniff with
der what would prompt people to tie fifteen
his leave was extended ten days due to his
weighed 0.2 Grams. Haney was also arrested
his K-9 partner, "Dare." Dare alerted to the
goats together and strap them to the back of
injury. He still faces a year-long overseas de-
and transported to the Levy County Jail on
vehicle and a search by Task Force Agents
a scooter. People in Taipei have no choice.
ployment.
charges for Possession of Methamphetamine.
revealed 2.7 Grams of Methamphetamine and
Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box
Dunnellon Man Dies in Crash
The suspect is described as a tall
Adopt
and slender white man who is over 45 years
old, with a very wrinkled face and several miss-
A 76-year-old Dunnellon man has been
road marker.
ing teeth, brown and gray shaggy hair, a
A Pet
killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident on
The highway patrol report said he
scruffy beard, and hairy arms. At the time of
U.S. Interstate 80 about 10 miles west of Elko,
swerved back to the left, but overcorrected to
the shooting, he was described as wearing a
NV
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the right and then back to the left again caus-
black shirt and faded jeans.
The Nevada Highway Patrol says John
ing the vehicle to roll over.
If you have information about the
Berner Jr. was eastbound on the interstate at
Berner was wearing a seat belt but still
2
crime or the suspect, please contact Detec-
about 1 p.m. on Sunday (June 22) when he
sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced
tive Gary Atchison at (352) 726-4488 or the
allowed his 2002 Chevrolet pickup to drift
dead at the scene.The crash remains under
Anonymous Tips Line at (888) 269-8477.
onto the dirt shoulder where it struck a metal
investigation.