During the past week, sheri-ff's deputies ,and city police officers
 investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests:
 COUNTY
 Jan. 2, Douglas. Raymond Richardson, 43, of 311 Georgia St.,
 Wauchula, -was arrested by Probation Ofc. Jeff Brindlinger on a warrant
 charging him with petit theft and also charged with violation of probation
 (original charge grand theft). .
 Jan. 2, Steven Rodriguez Jr.; 17, of 4092 Dixianna Dr., Bowling
 Green, was arrested by Dep. Mixon Trammell and charged with lewd and
. lascivious behavior with-a person 16 and under.
 Jan. 2, a residential burglary on E. Main St. and business burglary on
 SU.S. 17 N were reported.


 Jan. 1, Santos Ramirez Colmenares, 20, of 1007 U.S. 17 N., Bowling
Green, was arrested by Sgt. Kevin White. and charged with domestic bat-
tery.
 : Jan. 1, Joshua James Alderman, 18, of 5237 N. CR 663, Bowling
Green, was arrested by Dep. James Adler and charged with battery.
 Jan 1, a fight was reported on U.S. 17 N.
 Dec. 31, Juan Cristobal, 36, of Second St., Immokalee was arrested by
.corrections Dep. Earl Harrison on a capias alleging failure to pay a fine on
a conviction for battery.
 Dec. 31, Robert Daniel Staton, 35, of 930 Buttonwood Drive,
 Wauchula, was arrested by the interagency Drug Task Force and charged
 with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure
 to change vehicle registration.
 Dec. 31, Kimberly Denise Stewart, 32. P.O. Box 31, Zolfo Springs. was
arrested by the Drug Task Force and charged with possession of marijuana.
 Dec. 30, John Erick Tucker, 40, P.O. Box 1381, Bowling Green, was
arrested by Dep. Manuel Zuniga on warrants charging him with violation'
of probation (original charges three counts petit theft and grand theft).
 Dec. 30. Charlene Denae Coker, 38, of 1850 Heard Bridge Road,


Freda's Foibles
 By Freda B. Douglas


:: .-----.---- .! .,
 this is without a doubt, in my 16-plus years of writing "Freda's
.J Foibles," the hardest column I have had to write, but write it I must.
 Writing this particular column has nothing to do with my health. It has.
 rather, a lot to do with my body. I am tired. Not too tired to manage my
 online business, but too tired to do both.
 Writing this column has been a joy for me, and I know it has been for
 + my readers, at least most of them.
 My first stint at writing for The Herald-Advocate happened many years
 ago, when I first came to Hardee County. (Gosh, has-it been 20 years since
. John and I came to Crystal Lake Village as newlyweds?) I started as corre-
 spondent for our park. Then. Betty Empric, a long-timq Herald-Advocate
 employee, became ill, and I offered to help out until she was better.
 Unfortunately, that was not meant to happen, and Jim Kelly gave me a part-
.. time job, and soon asked me if I would like to try my hand at advertising. I
 asked him if he would give me some accounts. His answer "Go dig for
 them!" Dig I did, and by the time I quit, 10 years ago this week, I had over
 200 accounts. My secret when a customer told me he/she couldn't afford
 to advertise I believed them. As a result when they had the money, it was
 me they contacted.
 In the meantime. I had quit writing for our park. Instead I asked for and
'. received permission to write this column. After I had my stroke and could
no longer maintain my poslion;, retaughtt myself to type, and except for a
 few weeks of mental adjustment. I have written continuously for this news-
 paper. When John and I spent five months at his son's RV park in Michigan,
 I traveled with my typewriter and sent my column back weekly. I have writ-
' ten about most everything; I have' made many friends and an occasional
 enemy when somebody disagreed with my truths as I knew them. I was
 never afraid of speaking my own mind, and I'm still not.
 There comes a time, however, when changes have to be made, and a
 person should never be afraid of changes. Sometimes changes must be
 made. I have not made this decision without a great deal of thought. You
 quite likely will see me in print again some time when something comes up
 I think you should know, and I know nobody would have the courage of
 their convictions to write about it.
 1 truly appreciate the kindnesses and support my readers have shown
 me over the years. I appreciate the subtle changes Bess (Stallings) has made
 in my column over the years to mhke it more readable, and even more I
 appreciate that those changes were not made without my knowledge.
 I imagine I will miss writing my column. A habit of more than 16 years
 -will be hard to break, but it is time for me to step down and let somebody
 with more modem ideas take my place..


Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant charging her with
possession of drug paraphernalia.
 Dec. 30, a theft on REA Road was reported.
 Dec. 29, Jose Fidencio Garza, 32, of 2599 Garza Road, Zolfo Springs,
 was arrested by Dep. Paul Johnson, and charged with domestic violence
 battery and resisting arrest without violence and detained on a capias alleg-
 ing failure to pay a fine on a conviction for giving a false name to a law
 enforcement officer.
 Dec. 29, Gregory Allen Cumbest, 39, of 516 E. Orange St., Wauchula,
 was arrested by Det. John Shivers and charged with grand theft and
 defrauding a pawn broker.
 Dec. 29, James Albert Parlor, of Lakeland; was arrested by corrections
 Dep. Earl Harrison on a warrang charging him with non-support.
 Dec. 29, Jennie Marie Smith, 23, of 4044 Dixiana Drive, Bowling
 Green, was arrested by corrections Dep. Earl Harrison on a court pickup
 order.
 Dec. 29, a residential burglary on Doc Coil Road, a burglary on CR 663
,and a theft on Webb Road were reported.
 Dec. 28, Richard Raymond Hemandez, 18, of 2111 Jackson Drive,.
 Sebring,.was arrested by Dep, Joe Marble on a Highlands County charge of.
 -failure to appear in a court on a charge of criminal mischief.
 Dec. 28, Alexander Jackson, 20, of 348 River Chase, Wauchula, was
 arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on warrants charging him with violation of
 probation (original charges criminal mischief, trespass and two counts bat-,
 tery), and capiases charging him with assault, failure to appear in court on
 a charge of resisting arrest without force, and failure to pay fines on con-
 victions for no valid license, possession of marijuana and possession of
 drug paraphernalia.
 Dec. 28, Genaro Botello, 22, P.O. Box 1791, Zolfo Springs, was arrest-
 ed by Dep. Joe Marble on a Hillsborough County warrant alleging failure
 to appear in court on a charge of killing or wounded a designated species.
 Dec. 28, a residential burglary on Walking Horse Drive, criminal mis-
 chief on Honeysuckle St. and a vehicle stolen on U.S. 17 N. were reported.
 Dec. 27, Crystal Danielle Brady, 20, of 136 S. Osceola Ave., Arcadia,
 was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant charging her with violation
 of probation (original charge assault and battery).
 Dec. 27, Esmeralda Garza, 26. P.O. Box 1143, Wauchula. was arrested
 by Dep. Joe Marble on a capias alleging failure to appear in court on a
 charge of retail theft.
 Dec. 27, criminal mischief on.Roberts and Simms roads, a theft on
 Heard Bridge Road, and vehicles stolen on Theater and Sienstrom roads
 were reported. : U, H ,
 ',, .. :' ., .W AUCHULA .", 
 Jan. 2, Jose Rodriguez, 53, of 209 E. Main St., Wauchula, vas arrest-
 ed by Ofc. Mark McCoy and charged with aggravated battery and giving a
 false name to a law enforcement officer.
 Jan. 1, Melchor Perez Reyes, 27, of 419 Hanchey Road, Wauchula,
 was arrested by Ofc. Jereme Bridges and charged with DUT and no valid,
 license.
 Jan. 1, Jorge Melchor, 19, Zolfo Springs, was arrested by Det. Sgt.
 David Stimson and charged with DUI and no valid license.
 Dec. 31, Jesus Villegas, 53, of 179 N. Coconut Palm Blvd.. Tavernier,,
 was arrested by Det. Greg Garza and charged with possession of cocaine,


 January 6, 2005, The Herald-Advocate 5Cl
possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
 Dec. 31, criminal mischief on S. Florida Ave. was reported.
 Dec. 30, Juan Aranda, 34, General Delivery, Wauchula, was arrested
by Ofc. Angie Hill and charged with trespassing.
 Dec. 30, criminal mischief on W. Orange St. was reported.
 Dec. 29, Everardo Lopez-Perez, 26, of Peace Valley Mobile Home,
Wauchula, was arrested by Ofc. Thomas Fort and charged with possession
of a counterfeit license and no valid license.
 Dec. 29, Juan Martin Valdez, 19, of 5199 Parnell Road, Zolfo Springs,
was arrested by Ofc. John Eason and charged with possession of cocaine,
possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of license restriction.
 Dec. 27, a vehicle was reported stolen on Stenstrom Road.
 'BOWLING GREEN
 Dec. 31, a vehicle was reported stolen on W. Central Ave.
 Dec. 29, Keith Livon Brown, 23, of 4829 First St., Bowling Green, wa$
 arrested by Capt. Brett Dowden on warrants charging him with felony flee-
 ing to elude a police officer, resisting arrest without force and driving while
 license suspended.
 Dec. 29, a residential burglary on Pleasant Way was reported.
 ZOLFO SPRINGS
 S Dec. 31, a fight on Wilbur C. King Blvd. and criminal mischief on SR,
 66 were reported.
 Dec. 29, Raul Trevinb, 39, of 4320 Dixiana Dr., Bowling Green, was
arrested by Lt. Mark Gizas and charged with possession of methampheta
mine, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with knowledge of a
suspended license.
 Dec. 28, a tag stolen on U.S. 17 S. was reported.

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