Looters Prey On Fay Victims, Police Say
3 Men Charged With Grand Theft
POSTED: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
UPDATED: 8:55 am EDT August 20,
2008
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Sheriff's deputies arrested three men Tuesday on suspicion of looting victims of Tropical Storm Fay.
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Deputies arrested the men in Barefoot Bay near an area where a tornado was confirmed to have touched down earlier in the day.The tornado damaged 54 homes and injured at least two people.Officers said Ronald Parker, 48, Carlos Barreto, 21, and Kenneith Ftossel were taken into custody in connection with storm-related crimes.The men were charged with grand theft. Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.
IMAGES: Latest Fay Paths - Maps IMAGES: Catfish In Yards -- Top Viewer Photos Deputies arrested the men in Barefoot Bay near an area where a tornado was confirmed to have touched down earlier in the day.The tornado damaged 54 homes and injured at least two people.Officers said Ronald Parker, 48, Carlos Barreto, 21, and Kenneith Ftossel were taken into custody in connection with storm-related crimes.The men were charged with grand theft. Watch Local 6 News for more on this developing story.
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Authorities are warning people to stay away from storm damaged neighborhoods.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story. - August 19, 2008: Fay Could Dump Rain For Days; Chance Of Strengthening Exists
- August 19, 2008: Storm Closes Central Fla. Schools
- August 19, 2008: T.S. Fay Slows Down On Path Through Florida; Dumps Heavy Rain
- August 19, 2008: Fay Does Not Intensify Before Landfall; Storm Moving East
- August 19, 2008: Central Fla. Shelters Open For T.S. Fay
- August 19, 2008: Kite Surfer Dragged Through Streets, Into Building By T.S. Fay Waterspout
- August 19, 2008: Sandbags Offered In Orlando, Daytona
- August 19, 2008: 'Alarming' Price-Gouging Complaints Before Fay Include Flashlight Batteries
- August 19, 2008: Tolls Suspended On Central Fla. Roads
- August 18, 2008: Path Shows Fay No Longer Cat. 1 Storm At Landfall; Aims For Orlando
- August 18, 2008: Path Shows T.S. Fay Passing Through Orlando; Landfall As Cat. 1
- August 18, 2008: Path Pushes Fay Over Orlando
- August 18, 2008: Current Trends Move Fay Path East
- August 18, 2008: T.S. Fay's New Path Jogs East; Aims For Landfall Near Tampa As Cat. 1
- August 16, 2008: Path Puts Tropical Storm-Force Winds In Orange County Next Week
- August 16, 2008: Path Moves Fay Through Central Fla. As Weak Hurricane Or Tropical Storm
- August 16, 2008: Crist Declares State Of Emergency
- August 16, 2008: New Path Puts Category 1 Hurricane On Top Of Florida Early Next Week
- August 15, 2008: Tropical Storm Fay Targets Florida
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