A 28-year-old Golden Gate Estates man who admitted having consensual sex with a minor has been sentenced to six months in the county jail.
Two brothers and their wives are suing Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter and two deputies in federal court after they say they were illegally arrested in 2004 during a traffic stop by one of the deputies who was acting erratically, shaking, and repeatedly told them to “shut up.” But in his arrest report, Cpl. Shaun M. George said the four occupants of the GMC truck he pulled over for failing to ...
Owners of boats, trailers and recreational vehicles now have more time to park their toys in front of their homes in Collier County. But they’ll need a permit to do it.
Owners of boats, trailers and recreational vehicles now have more time to park their toys in front of their homes in Collier County. But they’ll need a permit to do it. Collier commissioners last week approved a change to the rules, allowing residents to park their boats, trailers and recreational vehicles in front of their homes for 48 hours at a time during a 7-day period.
Grooming one’s land in Golden Gate Estates just got a little more regulated. But property owners won’t be asked to do anything more than any other owner in unincorporated Collier County, commissioners noted. Last week, Collier leaders amended the county’s Litter, Weed and Exotics Ordinance to include the Estates. Like other portions of unincorporated Collier County, the Estates land owners are ...
Collier County Judge Mike Carr has made it his mission to make sure defendants don’t continue using aliases to avoid heftier punishment in court. Thursday, he’ll speak to The Florida Bar Review Committee on Professional Ethics in Orlando, which is reconsidering Advisory Opinion 90-6 — the duty of attorneys who learn their criminal clients are proceeding in court under false names. Carr considers ...
Wearing mittens and hats, Vivien Whiteway and her neighbor friend, Sara Naso, helped 1-year-old Cara Naso climb a slope of artificial snow at Golden Gate Community Park on Saturday. And then, smiling, they all slid down the slope. Ten-year-old Vivien, who has never seen snow, said she likes it because she can cool off from the hot weather by playing in the snow. “I think it’s cool because you ...
