South Lee County Police Beat: July 26, 2010

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■ Off-duty Collier deputy thwarts strong-armed robbery, nabs suspect

■ Retired police officer assists deputy in drunken driving arrest

■ San Carlos Park couple accused of lying about car being stolen

DUI arrests

■ Matthew Thomas Richards, 21, of the 17000 block of Boat Club Drive, Fort Myers, was arrested Friday by Lee deputies near Constitution Drive and U.S. 41 South.

■ Paul Anthony Bogdon, 24, of the 14000 block of Jonathan Harbour Drive, Fort Myers, was arrested Friday by Lee deputies near San Carlos Boulevard and Summerlin Road in Fort Myers. He was charged with DUI with a breath test above 0.15.

■ Orlando Calderon, 21, of the 27000 block of New York Street, Bonita Springs, was arrested Friday by Lee deputies near Front and Kentucky Streets in Bonita Springs. He was additionally charged with driving without a valid license.

■ Christina Maria Schultz, 47, of the 20000 block of Ardore Lane, Estero, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies near Bella Terra and Corkscrew Roads in Estero.

■ Barbara Jane Nolan, 58, of the 28000 block of Diamond Drive, Bonita Springs, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies in Lee County. She was charged with DUI with a breath test above 0.15.

■ Amanda Patrice Kroffker, 22, of the 17000 block of Stepping Stone Drive, Fort Myers, was arrested Saturday by Cape Coral police in Lee County.

■ Logan Trevor Newell, 21, of the 24000 block of Rodas Drive, Bonita Springs, was arrested Sunday by Lee deputies near Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and Alico Road in Fort Myers. He was charged with DUI with a breath test above 0.15.

■ Tasha Lee Rybak, 31, of the 6600 block of Lake Shore Lane, Fort Myers, was arrested Sunday by Florida Highway Patrol troopers in Lee County. She was additionally charged with property damage.

Criminal mischief arrest

■ Brett J. Borchers, 36, of the 11000 block of Harbour Yacht Court, Fort Myers, was arrested Friday by lee deputies on Fort Myers Beach. He was charged with criminal mischief. He is accused of throwing a brick through a car window.

Battery arrests

■ Larry Alex Harvey, 18, of the 18000 block of Adams Circle, Fort Myers, was arrested Friday by Lee deputies in Fort Myers. He was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He is accused of striking a man with a two-foot-long piece of rebar, sending the man to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

■ Armando Ponce, 34, of the 16000 block of Juanita Avenue, Fort Myers, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies at home. He was charged with battery/domestic violence. He is accused of hitting his girlfriend after finding out his children had been taken by Florida Department of Children and Families and that his brother had been arrested earlier that day.

Drug arrests

■ Bon Suwichai Jeffries, 20, of the 17000 block of College Club Loop, Fort Myers, was arrested Saturday by Lee deputies at home. He was charged with possession of not more than 20 grams of marijuana, allowing minors to have drugs or alcohol at an open house party and two counts of possession of paraphernalia. He was having a birthday party for his girlfriend, 20, when deputies received a loud music call and found 25-35 people inside, most younger than 21, along with several bongs, alcohol bottles and suspected marijuana in jars.

Criminal mischief

■ An estimated $400 in damage to tires and paint on a car was reported Friday in the 10000 block of Corkscrew Road in Estero.

Grand theft

■ A laptop computer, watch, Xbox and games with a total value of $3,000 were reported stolen Saturday from a house in the 7600 block of Heron Lane in Fort Myers.

Police Beat is compiled and written by the Bonita Daily News staff from oral and written reports by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies. Arrests indicate suspicion of crime, not guilt.