Fort Myers Woman Tried to Pay for Bail with Stolen Property

Lee County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Fort Myers woman after they say she was taking an acquaintance’s belongings to pay her bail.

Nicole Degrasse, 24, received charges of burglary, larceny and dealing in stolen property. She had been booked into jail Saturday for possession and sale of opiates.

Degrasse’s acquaintance Brianna Neberman found Degrasse and two bail bonds agents in her apartment on Lakeshore Lane Monday around 10:30 p.m.. When Neberman looked alarmed, the bail bonds agents asked if Degrasse lived there, which Neberman replied she did not, according to a sheriff’s report.

Degrasse’s bail had been set at $35,000 and she needed $3,500 collateral to give to a bail bonds agent so she could get out of jail, the report said. Degrasse had taken the agents to another apartment, which she could not unlock, then took them to Neberman’s, where she said she also resided.

Degrasse had attempted to take DVDs, a laptop, a watch, an Apple Ipod and keys to a Ford Mustang.

Neberman’s boyfriend called deputies, who placed Degrasse under arrest.


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South Daytona Police Get Arrest Warrant for Clumsy Would-Be Robber

An arrest warrant has been issued for the man suspected of dropping his handgun into the lap of a woman he intended to rob late Friday, South Daytona police said.

Raymond Lewis Shepard, 25, of Daytona Beach, faces a charge of attempted robbery with a firearm. Police said Shepard was the passenger Friday in a black Chevrolet Impala that stopped on Pineapple Road in front of a vehicle driven by Carol Costello, 69, who had just left a Walmart store on Beville Road.

Shepard jumped from the Impala and tried to smash open the driver's side window with a silver, semiautomatic handgun wrapped in a towel, police said. Shepard failed to break the window, so he jumped on the hood of Costello's car and shattered a hole in the windshield with the butt of the gun, records show.

Shepard then dropped the handgun through the hole and into the Costello's lap. She grabbed the gun and pointed it at Shepard, who ran back toward the awaiting Impala, police said.

As Costello tried to drive away, she hit the front of the Impala and copied the car's license tag before Shepard and the driver sped off.

No one was injured, and no shots were fired.

Shepard dropped his cell phone at the scene and Costello was able to identify Shepard from digital photos saved to the phone, police said.

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Man Arrested 3 Times in 3 days

A Boston man has been arrested three times in three days in neighboring Massachusetts towns.

Huy Quoc Le is facing a number of charges after his string of arrests began Monday in Andover.

Police said the 25-year-old was arrested on motor vehicle violations. He was charged with driving after suspension, attaching improper plates, forgery of Registry documents, and driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.

On Wednesday, Le was arrested on charges accusing him of stealing nearly $10,000 from the business account of an Andover nail salon.

Hours later, police in nearby Lawrence arrested him on allegations he broke into the home of a former girlfriend after officers found him inside.

It was unclear if Le had hired an attorney.

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What Happens When You DO Steal Something From a Baby...

Next time someone tells you something is "as easy as stealing candy from a baby," think twice about what the consequences might be. Two women in Pennsylvania who pled guilty to using two Wal-Mart gift cards they found at the store were sentenced to holding signs by the courtyard that said, "I stole from a 9-year-old on her birthday! Don't steal or this could happen to you!"

As it turns out, the gift cards the two women found and used were left on a box by a nine year-old child. Despite the child's name on the cards, the women told the cashier the gift cards belonged to them.

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World's Worst Disguise

What do you do when you realllllly want to rob a house but don't have time for those pesky details like buying a ski mask? Do what Matthew McNelly and Joey Miller of Iowa did - draw one on!

That's right, draw your disguise ON YOUR FACE with a SHARPIE. Foolproof, right? Well, foolproof until the cops pull you over and immediately recognize you as the two men with "the painted faces" that the witness saw attempt to break into a house.

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DWI On a Motorized La-Z-Boy

Adults are constantly warned about the dangers of getting behind the wheel of a car after having one too many to drink. From getting a DUI to accidentally killing someone, it is safe to say that the perils of drinking alcohol then driving a car are well known. Drinking and driving a La-Z-Boy, however? That may be another story.

Dennis Anderson of Minnesota found out the hard way that the safest way to drink in a La-Z-Boy is parked in front of the television set. Instead, officers arrested Anderson after he crashed his motorized armchair into a parked car after having 8 or 9 drinks at a bar. Anderson was found guilty of a DWI and was placed on probation for two years.

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