Johnny was an 1,800-pound dog.
That is how Alex Solenberg described the 4-year-old bull that was found slaughtered for its meat in a private pasture off of Shawnee Road on Wednesday.
“He was bottle raised from a calf,” Solenberg said. “He was loved like a pet.”
The bull was adopted with two others Johnny, June and Carter by the Solenberg family from another family who raised him as a pet. The family has hundreds of cattle that are not pets, but Johnny was different.
“He had the disposition of like an 1,800-pound dog,” Solenberg said.
That’s why the family believes it made him vulnerable to the person who came in and slaughtered the bull for its meat.
Suspects sought in theft of vitamins, probiotics from south Fort Myers store
Published: December 28, 2020 4:34 PM EST
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The thefts happened Dec. 13 at the Whole Foods Market on Daniels Parkway.
Deputies say the men stole $1,600 in probiotics and vitamin supplements.
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers released images Monday of the suspects. If you can identify them or have any information on the case, call Crime Stoppers at 800-780-TIPS, submit a tip online southwestfloridacrimestoppers.com or use the P3 Tips mobile app. You will remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $3,000.
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Crime Stoppers looking for North Fort Myers robbery suspect
Published: December 24, 2020 8:49 AM EST
Updated: December 29, 2020 3:21 PM EST
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers are looking for a suspect in a Wednesday night robbery in North Fort Myers.
The man pictured entered the Dollar General at 141 Pondella Road at around 10:52 p.m. wearing a mask and holding a sharp object in hand, demanding money before running away with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as a 5’10” Black man of medium build.
If anyone has any information that will help identify the suspect, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-8477 or submit an anonymous tip online. You can receive a cash reward of up to $3,000.
Published: December 22, 2020 2:11 PM EST
Updated: December 22, 2020 2:13 PM EST
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers continues to search for a killer 33 years after a woman’s body was found in an alley.
On Dec. 4, 1987, the body of Sharon Jones, a 27-year-old woman, was discovered in an alley just north of the 1200 block of Central Avenue in Naples. Jones was whose body was found bound, the woman strangled with portions of her own dress. She was last seen on November 30, 1987, at the Gordon River East apartment complex in the company of two males, Arthur Nesmith and Robert Richet. Her death was ruled a homicide. The investigation continues.
Deputies seeking man who stole high-dollar colognes from Estero mall
Published: December 21, 2020 12:20 PM EST
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Lee County deputies are looking for a man they say stole several high-dollar colognes last week from an Estero store.
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said Monday that a man went into Ulta Beauty at Coconut Point Mall in Estero on Dec. 14 at about 11:46 a.m., and was caught on surveillance video leaving with a basket full of men’s fragrances. They have been valued at $1,700.
Crime Stoppers says Ulta “has been victimized three times in the past few days.”
Most recently, three men from the Miami area were arrested for the theft of upwards of $20,000 in perfumes from the Ulta store at Mercato in North Naples. Deputies say those men are also suspected of stealing perfumes from an Ulta store in Hillsborough County.