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Crystal River business damaged by fire Home Invasion - Continued from page 1

Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue responded to a commercial structure

The man is described as a white male in his early 20s between 5-foot-10 and 6 feet

fire at Internet Product Sales, located at 8241 W Gulf to Lake Hwy. in Crystal River at 3:05

tall. He is approximately 170 lbs. with brown eyes and brown hair. At the time of the inci-

a.m., Sept. 7. Engine 71 from the Connell Heights Fire Station arrived on-scene at 3:13 a.m.

dent he was wearing a black bandana over his face, a dark blue sweatshirt and blue jeans.

to find a 3000 square foot commercial structure 50% involved in fire. Crews initiated an

His jeans were hanging low on his hips, revealing blue boxer shorts. The female is white

aggressive initial attack, and the fire was quickly brought under control at 3:27 a.m.

and also in her early 20s. She is approximately 5-foot-7 and 140 lbs. She

Stations from Homosassa, De Rosa, Crystal River, Kensington, and Pine Ridge

was wearing a navy blue sweatshirt with a hood over her head and blue jeans

also responded to the fire. The fire was contained to the initial area of involvement, due to

with designs on the back pocket and white stitching. She was also wearing

the quick actions taken by the crew on the first-arriving engine. Water supply was supported

heavy makeup and heavy eyeliner. The Citrus County Sheriff Dept. released

by a hydrant located next to the building. The power was disconnected by Duke Energy. The

a composite sketch of the woman suspect who is considered armed and dan-

cause of the fire was under investigation at time of report. Damages to the building were

gerous. A second home invasion happened Thursday evening around 9:00

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estimated at $264,000.

Fire Destroys Crystal River Residence

PM on Pine Dr. in Sugarmill Woods. The victim, a 25-year-old male, heard

a knock at his door. When he opened it, a man wearing a dark hoodie and a

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blue bandana pointed a gun at him, forced his way into the home and made the victim lay on

Office, Division of Fire Rescue re- the floor. The man demanded money and threatened to shoot the victim.

Shortly before 4:30 pm Citrus County Sheriff’s

sponded to a residential structurefire atWest

  14358  Shorecliff Court, Crystal River. While

The suspect took the victim outside to his truck. After taking cash and jewelry, a

units were responding arrivedtoadvise that 

a deputy  on-scene   the residence was fully in- second person joined the suspect at the back of the truck. The pair then left the premises.

volved. Engine31arrivedfindsquare feetresidential structure fully

   on-scene to  a 700  single 

“We’re going to catch them and they’re going to go to jail,” said Sheriff Jeff Dawsy

Engine 71an •defensive attackfire. •from earlier

•31 and  made aggressive  on the  Crews   today. “But until then, I’m urging everyone in our community to be particularly

Homosassa, Connell Heights, Derosa, Crystal River and Kensington Stations responded to safe. There’s a guy out there with a gun and an accomplice and he’s being pretty bold. We

residence greaseat the timeof the when the need the public to take special safety precautions and call 911 if they see suspicious activ-

assist. The owner of the was cooking with   fire 

fire flashed. The fire quickly moved throughout the attic and the rest of the residence. The ity.”

residence was valued at $87,000 and the contents at $15000. The house and contents were

If you have any information about this crime, please contact Crime Stoppers of

a total loss. The American Red Cross was notified to assist the occupant.

Citrus County by calling 1-888-ANY-TIPS, visiting crimestopperscitrus.org or texting the

word CITRUS plus your tip to 274637. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible

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"False Alarm" at Inglis Budget Meeting

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At a special budget workshop Monday it appeared that Inglis might be losing two

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more commissioners to resignation. Newly appointed commissioner Robert Goode walked

out of the meeting over concern for the way citizen input on budget talks was being handled.

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A half hour later commissioner Sally Price walked out saying she was against the $100 a

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month raise in the budget for commissioners. With both commissioners gone the meeting

became disfunctional with only two commissioners at the meeting. Commissioner Ann Mo-

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rin's recent resignation leaves the town with only four of five commissiioners.

Goode was called by phone and returned to the meeting. With a quorum established

once again the meeting continued. Tuesday morning commissioner Price clarified her pos-

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tion in an email to Mayor Kirkland stating she was not resigning and apologized for letting

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her emotions run so high. Meeting audio is available on thenewscaster.com/inglis.

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