CRIME & SAFETY
Clerk arrested in theft of lottery tickets from Circle K in The Villages
A clerk has been arrested in the theft of lottery tickets from a Circle K convenience store in The Villages. The store manager at the Circle K at 3431 Southern Trace at Southern Trace Plaza was conducting an inventory on Wednesday morning and discovered that the store was $150 short on revenue from Florida Lottery tickets, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The manager checked the in-store surveillance that showed the night shift employee, 41-year-old Vairley Ann Nickerson of The Villages, taking $170 worth of scratch-off tickets. She concealed the tickets in a garbage bag as she cleaned.
Wildwood man who lost license in 1999 caught back behind wheel
A Wildwood man who lost his driver’s license in 1999 landed behind bars after he was caught back behind the wheel. Desmond Guy Martindale, 67, was driving a yellow 2005 Chevy Colorado on South Main Street in Wildwood, when a deputy ran the vehicle’s license plate and discovered the registered owner did not have a valid driver’s license, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Village of St. Johns woman arrested in theft of plants and paper towels
A Village of St. Johns woman has been arrested after allegedly attempting to steal plants and paper towels. Keshmira Engineer, 56, went to the Lowe’s home improvement store at Trailwinds Village at about 10 a.m. Wednesday and headed for the garden section where she loaded multiple plants into her cart, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. The plants were identified as Dianella and Purslane. She left the store and loaded the plants into her black Honda Pilot.
Man riding uninsured Harley-Davidson nabbed with open bottle of Fireball
A man riding an uninsured Harley-Davidson motorcycle was nabbed with an open bottle of Fireball whiskey. Travis Keith Sharpin, 48, of Summerfield was riding the motorcycle shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday on Cleveland Avenue when an officer noticed the bike had an expired license plate, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department.
Deputies track down suspect with long history of stealing from Lowe’s
Deputies have tracked down a suspect with a long history of stealing from Lowe’s home improvement stores. Richard Lee McCreary, 56, of Fruitland Park, was taken into custody earlier this month on Sumter County warrants charging him with grand theft and criminal mischief. This past August, McCreary attempted to...
Frustrated non-English-speaking suspect admits to damaging entrance gate
A frustrated non-English-speaking suspect has admitted to damaging the entrance gate to the Parkwood community in Oxford. The head of the homeowner’s association at the community located near Buffalo Ridge Plaza in The Villages contacted law enforcement about the entrance gate which was damaged at about 9:30 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department.
Florida Man, 69, Fatally Injured in Monroe County Single-Vehicle Crash
A tragic incident unfolded in Monroe County on Monday when a 69-year-old man from Florida was killed in a car accident, authorities have confirmed. The crash happened at 5:19 p.m. on April 22, on Enrico Fermi Drive, northwest of Leroux Road in Frenchtown Township, according to reports from CBS News Detroit.
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