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E1THE NEWS-PRESS 21A REPLACEMENT ROLLER SYSTEMS Make Your Patio Doors Slide Like New! (239) 574-1969 NP-0000858479 239-936-2177 Simple Cremations Burials 100 years of Compassionate Service Pre-Planning Experts CANNON, TONY FREDERICK, 81, of North Fort Myers died Aug. 12. Arrangements by National Cremation and urial Society. CHANCE, GILLIAN, 92, of Naples died Aug. 13.

Arrange- ents by Beachwood Cremation Society. DENK, EDWARD ARTHUR, 73, of Cape Coral died Aug. 13. A rrangements by National Cremation and Burial Society. FRAME, OPAL 83, of Englewood died Aug.

13. A rrangements by Mortuary Services of Florida. GRAY, OGDEN, 89, of Naples died Aug. 12. Arrangements by Beachwood Cremation Society.

HALE, JERRY MORTON, 66, of Cape Coral died Aug. 13. Arrangements by Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home and Cemetery. KUT, MARJORIE, 85, of Naples died Aug. 11.

Arrangements by Beachwood Cremation Society. LAWTON, TIMOTHY AMES, 14, of LaBelle died Aug. 13. Arrangements by Akin-Davis Funeral Home aBelle. MOURET, CLAES, 75, of Naples died Aug.

08. Arrangements by Beachwood Cremation Society. NISLER, CHARLES 77, of ape Coral died Aug. 12. Arrangements by Mullins Memorial Funeral Home Cremation Service, Cape Coral.

ROSS, ELAINE, 91, of Naples died Aug. 14. Arrangements by Beachwood Cremation ociety. SHERIFF, TYLER, 30, of Naples died Aug. 14.

Arrangements by Beachwood Crema- ion Society. STARKEY, ALMA 80, of Lehigh Acres died Aug. 12. A rrangements by Hodges uneral Home at Lee Memorial Park. THURMAN-GRAY, CATHY JOCELYN, 59, of Fort Myers died Aug.

12. Arrangements by Fort Myers Memorial Gard ens Funeral Home. TIFFANY, ROBERT, 86, of Naples died Aug. 09. Arrange- ents by Beachwood Crema- ion Society.

WARD, JACOB, 60, of Fort yers died Aug. 12. Arrangements by James C. Boyd Funeral Home, Inc. WEBER, EMMALINE VIRGINIA ALLYN, 93, of Easley, died Aug.

10. Arrangements by Fort Myers Memorial ardens Funeral Home. Death notices LEE COUNTY Multiple 7-Eleven locations obbed Friday morning Two Fort Myers teens and one a dult were arrested for an armed obbery at a 7-Eleven on Colonial oulevard early Friday morning. ort Myers police responded to the convenience store just after 3 a.m. and found the getaway car in the parking lot.

The car fled, but police ollowed the green Lincoln four-door ehicle until it was stopped at Ford treet and Lafayette Street. Zhantevez Jackson, 17, was charged with robbery with a firearm and fleeing and attempting to elude aw enforcement. He drove the vehi- le, according to a news release. A lterria Loggins, 18, was charged with robbery with a firearm. Enesha Reed, 16, was charged with robbery with a firearm.

A uthorities are still looking for the man who got away with money be- ore police arrived. The first suspect is in his mid-20s with medium length hair. He was wearing a T-shirt, black and white tennis shoes and dark colored shorts. The second suspect is in his 20s a nd wore a white cap, black t-shirt, white shorts with white shoes and ack socks. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, two other Lee County 7-Elevens were robbed Friday orning.

The store on San Carlos Boulevard as robbed just after by two men with guns. The store clerk gave them money and the two men fled on foot. Just before 3 a.m., the 7-Eleven store on Cleveland Avenue was robbed, too. If you recognize either suspect in the attached video surveillance still images, or have any information to pass along you are asked to a call FMPD Detective Dan Losapio at 321777736, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780- TIPS or text message CRIMES (274637) Keyword FMPD. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

A nyone with information that leads to an arrest and conviction of the robbery suspect could be eligible for a eward of up to $5,000. Accused purse snatcher captured; 20th arrest in Lee Aman accused of pushing down, then robbing a 90 year old woman earlier this month is now behind bars, hanks to several anonymous Crime Stoppers tips. ee County Office arrest- Michael Tuthill, 52, at 10:30 a.m. Friday, charging him with robbery by udden snatching. Several tips identi- ied Tuthill as the man who ruthlessly stalked the elderly woman as she was walking out of the North Fort Myers Wal-Mart.

Tuthill has 19 prior bookings in the Lee County Jail, including multiple counts of grand theft, dealing in sto- en property, battery, aggravated talking, DUI, burglary and forgery. In addition to his local jail time, uthill has also been sent to state rison four times. Tuthill remains in the Lee County ail Friday, where he is being held without bond. COLLIER COUNTY Five Naples residents charged ith insurance fraud Five Naples residents have been charged with defrauding auto insur- a nce companies of more than $2 million. he five individuals were involved with operating chiropractic clinics that defrauded automobile insurance companies, according to the a news elease by the U.S.

Office in the Middle District of Florida. A ccording to the news release, those charged are: Garry Joseph, 36, was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud Nesly Loute, 51, was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud Wisler Cyrius, 34, was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering Anouce Toussaint, 32, was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering Sijames Melus, 32, was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud ach charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years. The clinics involved in the indict- ent are Parkway Medical and Rehab LLC and Collier Chiropractic Center. The indictment said Joseph and Melus paid licensed health care practitioners to allow their names to be used in official documents. The two clinics defrauded auto insurance ompanies by submitting claims of services to accident victims treated a the clinic.

The fraud occurred etween October 2012 and February of this year. In some circumstances, he services never occurred or were ot needed. Between June 2013 and February of this year, Cyrius, Loute, and Toussaint are charged with filing fraudulent claims at Tamiami Pain and Rehab LLC, First Choice Pain and Rehab Inc. According to the news release, he conspirators tried to get others to articipate in stages car accidents in exchange for money. Cyrius and oussaint planned to launder the roceeds from their fraud.

Crime briefs SARAH NEWS-PRESS Bryan Hyde, facing three second-degree urder charges in the killingof his Lehigh Acres housemates, was held without bond at the Lee County Jail. Hyde appeared efore Judge James R. Adams Lee on Friday. His arraignment was set for Sept. 15.

pleased to see the revised forecast project an increase in revenue because it means economy is Crisafulli said. project- increase in state revenue shows the commitment to fiscal responsibility, lower taxes, and creating a tronger climate for job creation is Baker said the new numbers reflected an economy that is continuing to recover after the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Currently, economists expect the economy to return to normal by the end the 2016-17 budget year. At the same time, forecasters are eeping an eye on models that want to ontinue the current growth rates, hich could be deceptive because Floridians are simply getting back to the habits they had before the crisis began. have to constrain it by knowing that as things return to normal, you have those big hikes in the growth Baker said.

going to stabilize around where it used to be in a ormal time. We expect to see those very, very extra strong growth rates we saw coming out of the One sector that continues to lag, aker said, is construction, which was hammered by the downturn and the foreclosure crisis that followed. State economists ave Gov. Rick Scott a little more mon- to work with when he crafts a proposed budget for next year, as Florida ontinues to recover from the devastating recession that started in 2007. Astate panel that forecasts how much tax revenue the state will take in from its major income sources tacked on a relatively modest $462.3 million between now and June 30, 2017.

The new numbers mean that, overall, law- akers and Scott will be able to divvy up about $2.2 billion more in the 2016-17 udget year that starts July 1than they id in the current year. ut at least some of the extra money is likely to be eaten up by increasing enrollment in the public schools, changes to health-care spending and the like. Amy Baker, the chief economist, said there will be some money for lawmakers to use after taking care of those needs. A more official estimate of the surplus the state can expect after taking care of its will be released next month. House Speaker Steve Crisafulli, RM erritt Island, welcomed the new estimate in a statement released by his office.

STATE GOVERNMENT Economists add $462M to bottom line BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA.