| Burglary Arrest
Items sold to a local Antique Shop tipped investigators off to a suspect in a string of burglaries in the Lynn Haven and Bay County area. Investigators with the Bay County Sheriff's Office were working a burglary which occurred on January 18, 2007, in which a home was burglarized and a firearm, a Colt 45 Semi Automatic, was taken as well as coins and other items. On January 29, 2007, the suspect went to two local Antique shops to sell two antique dueling pistols and some old coins. The pistols were purchased by the shop owner. Shortly afterward, officers from the Lynn Haven Police Department went to the shop, asking about certain items that had been taken in a burglary that occurred within the Lynn Haven city limits. The shop owner did not have those items, but did mention the pistols and old coins to the officers.
Shott On Location: Bummed Out At Karl Kemp Antiques
No sign of any bums hanging out in front of Karl Kemp Antiques around noon on Friday--unless, of course, you count the press corps. "If we can't find the bum, we've got no story," remarked cameraman Bill, part of a three-person crew filming for the TV tabloid show Inside Edition. "Listen, we're gonna find Mr. Greenlee," countered Kim Rittberg, an associate producer for the program. The scene outside the antiques shop at 833 Madison Avenue has been the focus of much media attention this week, following store owner Karl Kemp's $1 million lawsuit and demand for a court order to keep homeless persons from loitering in front of the location--which he claimed was hurting his business. The Daily News on Friday identified Roger Greenlee, 65, as one of three homeless persons commonly drawn to the warmth of a steam grate located directly in front of Mr.
Florala Drug Auction
A Covington County couple has pled guilty to operating a marijuana production and distribution ring. As a result, William and Karen Bowers' downtown Florala business will be up for sale at a public auction. William and Karen Bowers owned Unique Kountry Antiques in downtown Florala. The couple lived in an apartment above the business and now, the couple has pled guilty to their involvement in a marijuana production and distribution ring. William will serve 20-years in prison and his wife was sentenced to one year. A public auction must be held to liquidate all the merchandise inside the business. "As the law reads now the merchandise bought with illegal drug money can be seized by the law enforcement agencies," explains Chief Bruce Maddox with the Florala Police Department.
At this mall, what's old is the trend
Helen McClamma supposes this is the draw for the 27 dealers who rent booth space in her B's Antiques and Collectibles Mini Mall, the business she opened last fall not far from this historic town's quaint downtown district. Quilts, dollhouses, primitives, old rolling pins, vintage canisters and bread boxes, a child's roll-top desk, an antique wicker baby buggy - even a handsome painting of Franklin Delano Roosevelt - pack the sunny, spacious storefront at 5053 Gall Blvd., which was once a bar. Helen McClamma is 70 years old, hardly an age you'd expect someone to open their first business. She also has epilepsy. Seizure medication makes her tired, she says, and she doesn't want to spend her life sleeping. "I've always been a person who tried to do for myself," says McClamma, who has worked as a waitress, dry cleaning employee, and restaurant owner She and her husband, Wayne, used to own Fireside Dining in Zephyrhills.
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