Collier Leads The Way With Immigration Program, Rambosk Says

A pair of Department of Homeland Security announcements Friday are a tribute to the effectiveness of 287(g) programs like Collier County’s, said Sheriff Kevin J. Rambosk.

The 287(g) program allows state and local law enforcement agencies the ability to investigate, process, detain, and advise federal authorities when illegally-present foreign nationals have been arrested for criminal activity.

DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Friday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has standardized guidelines for 287(g) programs to provide uniform policies for participating law enforcement agencies throughout the country. Those standards largely reflect those already in place in Collier County’s 287(g) program, bringing the rest of the nations programs into compliance with the rules and guidelines under which Collier County operates.

Also on Friday, ICE announced eleven new 287(g) agreements with law enforcement agencies, a development that Sheriff Rambosk supports and views as an endorsement of the program and its posiitve impact on public safety.

“The tremendous partnership developed with ICE over the past 21 months has proven invaluable and continues to be a prudent measure in keeping our community safe,” Rambosk said.

Former Sheriff Hunter’s decision to initiate the 287(g) program and my decision to reinforce it with additional trained staff members has been exceptionally positive, safe and cost-effective for the people of Collier County. I am committed to the continued support of this important effort,” Rambosk continued.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, ICE has trained more than 1,000 officers operating under 66 local 287(g) agreements between DHS and law enforcement agencies nationwide. Since January 2006, these 287(g)-trained officers are credited with identifying more than 120,000 individuals, predominantly in jails, who are suspected of being in the country illegally.

Deputies Investigate Apparent Murder-Suicide

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide in East Naples.

Arthur McGill, 91, and his wife Florence McGill, 87, 113 Pier J, were found dead inside their home around noon Friday after a caretaker dropped by to check on them. Deputies say the couple died of apparent gunshot wounds.

More information will be released when it is available.

The investigation continues.

Report: Man Tried to Detour Crime

A 25-year-old man was arrested after deputies say he broke into a car a stole a purse Thursday.

According to reports, Emily Pitts of Palmetto parked her car behind the Pine Ridge Medical Group, 2330 Pine Ridge Road. She left her purse in the passenger’s side, locked the car and went into the office.

Around 10:50 a.m., a UPS driver noticed a man breaking into a red BMW and went inside the office to notify the employees. Pitts ran outside and saw Dustin E. Fisher, 25, of Lehigh Acres, leaning inside her car, reports said.

When Pitts asked Fisher what he was doing, he replied that he just saw someone break into her car and was leaning inside to see if anything had been stolen, according to reports. He then gave Pitts a fake description of a suspect, reports said.

Deputies say Pitts tried to look inside Fisher’s green pick-up as he was entering it to make sure he didn’t have the purse, but he took off.

Fisher was identified after deputies ran the truck’s tag number. Witnesses were able to identify him as the person who broke into Pitts’ car.

Fisher was charged with burglary of a vehicle and petty theft.

Help Find Adji

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as the search for 6-year-old Adji Desir continues.

CCSO has produced a video about the case and the agency is asking that everyone post it to their blogs, Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites and e-mail the link to it to everyone in their address book. The video’s release today coincides with the six-month anniversary of Adji’s disappearance.
The goal is to get the video to as many people as possible in an effort to find someone who has information that will help investigators.

Adji went missing while playing near his home in Immokalee’s Farm Worker Village. Hundreds of deputies from CCSO and other law enforcement agencies from around the state conducted an exhaustive ground search and tracked leads. The case was profiled in the media both locally and nationally. It remains active today but investigators need fresh leads that will help them bring Adji home.

Anyone with information on Adji’s disappearance is asked to call CCSO at 239-252-9300 or to remain anonymous and be eligible for a reward call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-8477.

Click here to watch the video.

Click here to print a flier that depicts Adji’s photo and description in English, Spanish and Creole.

Missing Man Found

Orlando Moreno has been located and is safe.
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Deputies are looking for an East Naples man who was last seen near his home at 6 a.m. this morning.

Orlando Moreno, 78, was last seen on his bike, according to investigators. At the time he went missing he was wearing a white long sleeved shirt, black pants and a baseball cap. He is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall, 130 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 252-9300.

CCSO Traffic Enforcement Spots

Monday, July 13:

Vanderbilt Beach Road and Bermuda Isle Circle – Aggressive driving
50th Terrace S.W. and Coronado Parkway - Speeding
Livingston Road at Tuscany Reserve - Speeding

Tuesday, July 14:

Collier and Beck Boulevards – Red-light running
Logan Boulevard and Pine Ridge Road – Red-light running
Bayshore Drive and Barrett Avenue – Aggressive driving

Wednesday, July 15:

Immokalee Drive and North 15th Street – Aggressive driving
Airport-Pulling Road and Curling Avenue - Speeding
Immokalee Road and Collier Boulevard – Red-light running

Thursday, July 16:

Golden Gate Parkway and Tropicana Boulevard – Aggressive driving
Airport-Pulling Road and Estey Avenue – Red-light running
Davis Boulevard at Cedar Hammock - Speeding

Friday, July 17:

Randall Boulevard – Aggressive driving
U.S. 41 North and Gulf Park Drive - Speeding
Belville Boulevard - Speeding

Deputies: Man Submitted Fake Prescriptions

A North Naples man was arrested after deputies say he tried to obtain two medications that were not prescribed to him at an East Naples pharmacy.

Anthony David Falangas, 25, 2040 Tarpon Bay Drive North Unit #202, submitted two prescriptions for Roxicodone at the Wooley’s Pharmacy, 3761 U.S. 41 East, on June 26.

Reports say Falangas left the pharmacy when technicians attempted to call the doctor’s office to verify the prescriptions. The doctor named on the prescription said Falangas was not his patient.

Deputies located Falangas Wednesday and charged him with two counts of fraudulently attempting to obtain a controlled substance.