Times staff
Friday, October 8, 2010
HUDSON
Deputies say man dug up, sold light posts
More than $90,000 in decorative streetlights from the new Bella Terra equestrian community were stolen and sold for scrap, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say Alfred Edward Bernard, 47, dug up 88 black aluminum light posts and hauled them to a recycling company for cash. He pocketed $3,253.80 over a two-week period — until Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative reported the stolen lights and deputies traced the poles to him, a sheriff's report said. "The lights were not energized and that's how he was able" to remove them without getting electrocuted, Withlacoochee spokesman David Lambert said, noting the Bella Terra subdivision off East Road is still under construction. "It's very dangerous messing with electricity. You can get killed." Bernard, of 14802 Overhill Drive, was arrested Thursday on 19 counts of dealing in stolen property, as well as violating his probation on previous charges of possession of a controlled substance by fraud. He remains without bail at the Land O'Lakes jail.
WESLEY CHAPEL
Republican Club to meet Thursday
The Wesley Chapel Republican Club will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the second floor meeting room of the Wesley Chapel Hyundai dealership, 27000 Wesley Chapel Blvd. Guest speaker Jim Mathieu, an attorney and vice chairman of the Pasco Republican Executive Committee, will discuss the proposed constitutional amendments on the Nov. 2 ballot. Contact Peter Hanzel at (813) 907-6614 or e-mail Wesleychapelrepc@aol.com.
TRINITY
Fill a Heart Group holds show today
The Fill a Heart Group will hold a crafts and gifts show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today to raise money for people whose lives have been touched by cancer. The event is at Hope United Methodist Church, 2200 Little Road. For information, call (727) 372-1377.
NEW PORT RICHEY
Volunteers are needed for service
Volunteers are needed for the Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders program (SHINE). Volunteers are both active and retired individuals from diverse career and cultural backgrounds. If you are interested, call (727) 570-9696, ext. 234 and speak with Susan Samson, program coordinator for the Area Agency on Aging. SHINE is funded by a grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and administered through the Florida Department of Elder Affairs.
Pasco deaths
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