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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
UPDATE: Boy Shot In Immokalee
UPDATE: Investigators have identified the boy as Simone Rios, 10, of 1302 Apple St., Immokalee.
The boy’s age was incorrect in initial reports based on information given to investigators. His birth date is 9/6/1998.
The boy is in stable but serious condition at Lee Memorial Hospital.
An investigation is continuing.
Original news release, posted May 12, 2009:
Boy, 7, Shot In Immokalee
Deputies are investigating the shooting of a 7-year-old boy in Immokalee.
Reports say the child was playing in the yard in front of 1302 Apple St. when the shooting happened at 5:56 p.m. He was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Additional details will be released as they become available.
The boy’s age was incorrect in initial reports based on information given to investigators. His birth date is 9/6/1998.
The boy is in stable but serious condition at Lee Memorial Hospital.
An investigation is continuing.
Original news release, posted May 12, 2009:
Boy, 7, Shot In Immokalee
Deputies are investigating the shooting of a 7-year-old boy in Immokalee.
Reports say the child was playing in the yard in front of 1302 Apple St. when the shooting happened at 5:56 p.m. He was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Additional details will be released as they become available.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Boy, 7, Shot In Immokalee
Deputies are investigating the shooting of a 7-year-old boy in Immokalee.
Reports say the child was playing in the yard in front of 1302 Apple St. when the shooting happened at 5:56 p.m. He was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Additional details will be released as they become available.
Reports say the child was playing in the yard in front of 1302 Apple St. when the shooting happened at 5:56 p.m. He was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Additional details will be released as they become available.
Set Sail with the Coast Guard
The 7th Section, District 9 Division of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary hosts several boating courses in the Wiggins Pass area year-round.
These courses are for both the beginner and advanced boater. They are comprehensive and help to update basic skills, build confidence and teach students how to be better boaters.
The next course is Local Waters Knowledge. It takes place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 16,. at 13531 Vanderbilt Road. The cost is $20 per person.
This class familiarizes boaters with Collier waterways from Wiggins to Matanzas pass.
The auxiliary also offers Boating Skills and Seamanship and GPS for Mariners courses, both which will begin in October.
For more information or to register, call 239-594-8009 or click here to visit the Web site.
Not interested in classes, but would like to make sure your boat is safe? Certified auxiliary vessel examiners will inspect your boat and make sure it is in compliance with Florida law for free.
Call 239-566-1777 to schedule an appointment or click here for more information.
These courses are for both the beginner and advanced boater. They are comprehensive and help to update basic skills, build confidence and teach students how to be better boaters.
The next course is Local Waters Knowledge. It takes place from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 16,. at 13531 Vanderbilt Road. The cost is $20 per person.
This class familiarizes boaters with Collier waterways from Wiggins to Matanzas pass.
The auxiliary also offers Boating Skills and Seamanship and GPS for Mariners courses, both which will begin in October.
For more information or to register, call 239-594-8009 or click here to visit the Web site.
Not interested in classes, but would like to make sure your boat is safe? Certified auxiliary vessel examiners will inspect your boat and make sure it is in compliance with Florida law for free.
Call 239-566-1777 to schedule an appointment or click here for more information.
Day Three - Arriving At The Memorial
Rise and shine, it's an early start to the day.
We started in Fredericksburg Va. It's a cold way to start, by Florida's standards, a chilly 42 degrees. So down the riders come, looking like lost sheep half asleep getting ready for the absolute best day of the Police Unity Tour. After some coffee and bagels and bananas and Gatorade and...... well, a full restock, the cyclists were ready to leave.
About 6:10 a.m. the riders left the hotel parking lot, ready to tackle the best sets of hills on the ride. After pedaling on the Jefferson Davis Highway we cross over the Rappahonnock River. In the early morning the fog hanging over the river is a beautiful site. About 20 miles in we took a break and joined with the Virginia chapter to ride together for the remainder of the day. From there we rode through Stafford County, Va. It's beautiful country with large rolling hills. As we climbed a little grade on an overpass across the Jeff Davis Highway stood a group of four Stafford County officers. They snaped a smart salute and held it until the entire train passed beneath them.
A little while after that we arrived at Quantico and pulled into the parking lot of the Marine Museum. We took a short break there before continuing on. A few more hills later we started to approach Mt. Vernon. Along the way, the riders dressed up the lines riding "two-by-two" to make a sharp double-file line.
As we approached the entrance to Mt. Vernon the motor units had no shame when it came to announcing the arrival of the bikes. This caused a large group to gather at the entrance to watch the line of riders pass and then spontaneously break out in applause and cheering. It was truly moving to have that many people wishing you well!
After passing Mt. Vernon, it went on cruise control. The bikes had a long, long, long, gentle downhill run that trailed along the Potomac River. It was so picturesque. Stately old trees framed the Potomac as we passed along moving closer to Ft. Hunt. At lunch, we stopped at Ft. Hunt to eat a quick lunch and then push on to RFK stadium to meet the chapters that have travelled south from New Jersey. As we pushed into Alexandria, the business district was busy and full of folks going about their day. Once again, our motors had no shame in announcing our arrival, so naturally the curious public lined the streets to see what was going on. As the riders passed the on-lookers stared at the sight of almost 500 bicyclists in blue riding past.
After an exciting run we arrived at RFK stadium, where we met with the northern chapters and began the short 3 miles to the memorial. Now this is what is probably the most impressive site to this point. Almost 1000 riders and a LONG support train wound their way from the stadium and eventually made it to the memorial. This line was so long that the head arrived before the tail ever left. To see it as a rider must be so impressive.
From my vantage point I saw the "thin blue line" snake its way through our nation's capital. And then came, the culmination of the ride, pedaling into our sacred ground: The National Law Enforcement Memorial. The riders rode and walked between the memorial walls and then assembled at the dais. We could now say with a certain amount of pride that we completed the journey and lived up to our motto, "We ride for those who died!" After some heartwarming speeches and triumphant stories of success we finished up and returned to our hotels.
Now, if that wasn't reason enough to join up for next year's ride, the most important day of the week is yet to come. Wednesday night the names of the officers killed in 2008 will be officially added to the wall along with the names of many officers who were lost to time and history. The names of these men and women are etched in the granite walls of our memorial and will be read aloud one last time, as a final "Roll Call of Honor." That is just a sample off what is yet to come!
Let the 19,000-plus names inscribed upon the walls never be forgotten.
- Krista Williamson, CCSO -
We started in Fredericksburg Va. It's a cold way to start, by Florida's standards, a chilly 42 degrees. So down the riders come, looking like lost sheep half asleep getting ready for the absolute best day of the Police Unity Tour. After some coffee and bagels and bananas and Gatorade and...... well, a full restock, the cyclists were ready to leave.
About 6:10 a.m. the riders left the hotel parking lot, ready to tackle the best sets of hills on the ride. After pedaling on the Jefferson Davis Highway we cross over the Rappahonnock River. In the early morning the fog hanging over the river is a beautiful site. About 20 miles in we took a break and joined with the Virginia chapter to ride together for the remainder of the day. From there we rode through Stafford County, Va. It's beautiful country with large rolling hills. As we climbed a little grade on an overpass across the Jeff Davis Highway stood a group of four Stafford County officers. They snaped a smart salute and held it until the entire train passed beneath them.
A little while after that we arrived at Quantico and pulled into the parking lot of the Marine Museum. We took a short break there before continuing on. A few more hills later we started to approach Mt. Vernon. Along the way, the riders dressed up the lines riding "two-by-two" to make a sharp double-file line.
As we approached the entrance to Mt. Vernon the motor units had no shame when it came to announcing the arrival of the bikes. This caused a large group to gather at the entrance to watch the line of riders pass and then spontaneously break out in applause and cheering. It was truly moving to have that many people wishing you well!
After passing Mt. Vernon, it went on cruise control. The bikes had a long, long, long, gentle downhill run that trailed along the Potomac River. It was so picturesque. Stately old trees framed the Potomac as we passed along moving closer to Ft. Hunt. At lunch, we stopped at Ft. Hunt to eat a quick lunch and then push on to RFK stadium to meet the chapters that have travelled south from New Jersey. As we pushed into Alexandria, the business district was busy and full of folks going about their day. Once again, our motors had no shame in announcing our arrival, so naturally the curious public lined the streets to see what was going on. As the riders passed the on-lookers stared at the sight of almost 500 bicyclists in blue riding past.
After an exciting run we arrived at RFK stadium, where we met with the northern chapters and began the short 3 miles to the memorial. Now this is what is probably the most impressive site to this point. Almost 1000 riders and a LONG support train wound their way from the stadium and eventually made it to the memorial. This line was so long that the head arrived before the tail ever left. To see it as a rider must be so impressive.
From my vantage point I saw the "thin blue line" snake its way through our nation's capital. And then came, the culmination of the ride, pedaling into our sacred ground: The National Law Enforcement Memorial. The riders rode and walked between the memorial walls and then assembled at the dais. We could now say with a certain amount of pride that we completed the journey and lived up to our motto, "We ride for those who died!" After some heartwarming speeches and triumphant stories of success we finished up and returned to our hotels.
Now, if that wasn't reason enough to join up for next year's ride, the most important day of the week is yet to come. Wednesday night the names of the officers killed in 2008 will be officially added to the wall along with the names of many officers who were lost to time and history. The names of these men and women are etched in the granite walls of our memorial and will be read aloud one last time, as a final "Roll Call of Honor." That is just a sample off what is yet to come!
Let the 19,000-plus names inscribed upon the walls never be forgotten.
- Krista Williamson, CCSO -
CCSO Reaches Out To Seniors
When an 89-year-old retired dentist with dementia lost his footing and fell in a local diner last December, a Good Samaritan intervened and drove him home.
The pair soon arrived at the cramped Golden Gate apartment the man shared with three roommates, but the rescuer was appalled at what he saw.
The apartment was filthy and smelled of cat urine. The furniture – including the loveseat the elderly man used as a bed – was stained and dirty. And worst of all, the three adults who lived with the man began berating their roommate for causing a scene in a restaurant.
The Good Samaritan left and promptly called CCSO’s Seniors Crime Assistance Unit, which immediately found a solution for the man.
Collier County commissioners on Tuesday proclaimed May as National Older Americans month in Collier County.
CCSO Senior Specialist Jackie Borchers responded to the Good Samaritan’s call. She took the elderly man out for coffee, where he acknowledged that his living situation was bad. He went on to explain that a court hearing had been set to appoint a guardian to help admit him to a nursing home but it was still two weeks away. He felt he had no option but to tolerate his current living arrangement in the meantime, he said.
Borchers got on the phone. After making several calls she found a creative way to get him into the nursing home that very day. She enrolled him in a Florida Department of Health and Human Services program that allowed him to be admitted on a temporary basis. That tied him over until the guardian was appointed two weeks later and made the arrangement permanent.
“It feels so good to know that he is safe and in a good environment and I don’t have to worry about him anymore,” Borchers said.
The case is just one example of how the Seniors Crime Assistance Unit serves the elderly in Collier County. The unit provides a variety of services, including mediating on behalf of seniors, arranging for welfare checks and presenting educational seminars on an array of senior-related topics. It also oversees Project Lifesaver, a program that offers a tracking mechanism to help find people who wander due to dementia or other medical condition.
For more information contact the Seniors Crime Assistance Unit at 793-9468 or by e-mail at seniors@colliersheriff.net.
The pair soon arrived at the cramped Golden Gate apartment the man shared with three roommates, but the rescuer was appalled at what he saw.
The apartment was filthy and smelled of cat urine. The furniture – including the loveseat the elderly man used as a bed – was stained and dirty. And worst of all, the three adults who lived with the man began berating their roommate for causing a scene in a restaurant.
The Good Samaritan left and promptly called CCSO’s Seniors Crime Assistance Unit, which immediately found a solution for the man.
Collier County commissioners on Tuesday proclaimed May as National Older Americans month in Collier County.
CCSO Senior Specialist Jackie Borchers responded to the Good Samaritan’s call. She took the elderly man out for coffee, where he acknowledged that his living situation was bad. He went on to explain that a court hearing had been set to appoint a guardian to help admit him to a nursing home but it was still two weeks away. He felt he had no option but to tolerate his current living arrangement in the meantime, he said.
Borchers got on the phone. After making several calls she found a creative way to get him into the nursing home that very day. She enrolled him in a Florida Department of Health and Human Services program that allowed him to be admitted on a temporary basis. That tied him over until the guardian was appointed two weeks later and made the arrangement permanent.
“It feels so good to know that he is safe and in a good environment and I don’t have to worry about him anymore,” Borchers said.
The case is just one example of how the Seniors Crime Assistance Unit serves the elderly in Collier County. The unit provides a variety of services, including mediating on behalf of seniors, arranging for welfare checks and presenting educational seminars on an array of senior-related topics. It also oversees Project Lifesaver, a program that offers a tracking mechanism to help find people who wander due to dementia or other medical condition.
For more information contact the Seniors Crime Assistance Unit at 793-9468 or by e-mail at seniors@colliersheriff.net.
Local organizations that assist Collier County's senior population were on hand Tuesday as county commissioners proclaimed May as National Older Americans Month in Collier County.
Don't Toss Butts
Did you know that it’s a crime to toss a lit cigarette from a car?It is.
Offenders could be arrested and charged with a first-degree misdemeanor.
Deputies are on the lookout for motorists who toss cigarettes or any other lit substances onto Collier County roadways.
It is a violation of Florida law to throw, drop, or dispose of a lighted match, cigarette, cigar, ashes, or other flaming or glowing substance onto a roadway, or any substance that could cause a wildfire.
The discarding of lit substances can cause major environmental, social and economic damages. The loss of habitat, homes and even lives can result from discarding a lit substance onto a roadway.
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