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Saturday, May 4, 2024

Deputy investigates burglary at Tropicana Village home in Belleview

A Marion County sheriff’s deputy was called to a home in Tropicana Village in Belleview after several items were reported missing from a shed.

According to a sheriff’s office report, the real estate agent for the owner of a home for sale in the 13100 block of SE 47th Court reported the burglary, which involved items in a detached shed. The deputy also spoke with the owner of a company that’s been hired to sell items from the residence, who said she last saw the shed intact around noon April 15.

When she visited the home Monday, however, the woman said she found the shed door damaged. She said the items taken include a fire pit, wooden windmill, window air conditioner unit, dehumidifier, electric pump, a roll of carpet, Christmas decorative houses and miscellaneous yard games. She said the value of the stolen items is about $730.

Villagers don’t have gates but the Morse family does

A Village of Country Club Hills resident, in a Letter to the Editor, points out The Villages is not a true gated community, but the Morse family is living behind gates at their compound.

Villager says his Black Lab has been attacked by unleashed dogs

In a Letter to the Editor, a Village of Dabney resident reports that his Black Lab has been attacked by small unleashed dogs.

The gates are more beneficial than you might think

A Village of Palo Alto resident suggests the gates are of more value than just slowing down traffic. He explains in a Letter to the Editor.

Shockingly light sentence in hit-and-run death

A Village of Antrim Dells resident was shocked to read about the sentence a woman received after a hit-and-run crash on Rolling Acres Road claimed the life of a pedestrian and seriously injured a second man.

They are ruining the reasons people have chosen The Villages

A Village of St. James resident who moved to Florida’s Friendliest Hometown a decade ago, fears The Villages is ruining the reason people chose to buy homes here.