Archive for November 14th, 2008

Police searching for suspect in Subway robbery

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An armed robber made out with more than cash Friday night. In fact, police say after the suspect robbed a Subway, he ran out with the entire cash register.

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Two suspects sought in home invasion

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Fort Myers police officers are looking for two suspects in a home invasion robbery case.

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Investigation nets four drug arrests

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Four people were arrested on drug charges after the culmination of a four-month undercover investigation. Friday, officers with the Fort Myers Police Department served a search warrant at 2450 Hunter terrace.

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NBC2 Gridiron 2Night – Week 11

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The NBC2 Sports Team has been all over Southwest Florida to bring you video highlights and final scores of high school football games throughout Southwest Florida.

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Small plane crashes after takeoff

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A small plane crashed shortly after takeoff in East Naples.

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Woman makes good to not live up to name, pays back $19,000 she embezzled

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She was determined not to live up to her name. Mary Puccia Crook, 44, was sentenced to two years probation Friday after a Collier County judge learned she had paid back all ,000 she embezzled from her former employer over seven months.

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BREAKING NEWS: Plane carrying four crashes in East Naples

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Four people were injured when a single-engine airplane crashed into some trees as it was taking off a runway around 6:30 p.m. in Wing South Airpark, a private airpark on Skyway Drive, off of Rattlesnake Hammock Road, in East Naples.
Of the four people on the plane, two escaped with minor injuries, one had serious injuries [...]

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Officials say increase in sea turtle nests locally

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A slight increase statewide, however, does not reflect the drastic decline during the past 20 years and officials say this year’s numbers don’t reflect a trend, research shows.

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Ways 2 Save: Buying, altering clothes

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Tightening budgets may mean you’re cutting back on buying new clothes, but there is a way to save that will have you shopping ’til you drop without spending a lot of money.

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Butterflies set to blast off into space

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A few lucky butterflies will blast into space for a research journey on Friday.

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Salon offers services on luxury yacht

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A new business offers you the chance to get your hair cut on a 60-foot luxury yacht.

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Nurse arrested on exploitation of elderly charge

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A home nurse hired to look after an elderly man with dementia is now in jail. She’s accused of charging money on his ATM card while he unknowingly signed for everything inside the stores.

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14 alleged gang members arrested

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The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested fourteen people they say are documented gang members as part of Operation Firewall. Deputies say the arrests came after hundreds of hours of planning and investigation.

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Thrift store raises the bar for bargain deals

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A thrift shop in Downtown Naples is going high end. And in these troubled times, the powerful lure of a secondhand retail bargain is attracting a whole new breed of customer.

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State gets involved in Collier EMS spat

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The state of Florida is stepping in to heal the rift between Collier County EMS and firefighters.

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