Two Pandora residents were killed on March 3 in Florida when their vehicle collided with a police car.
The Fort Myers, Florida, News-Press reported that the couple, John and Marilyn Steffen of Pandora, stopped their 2003 Cadillac shortly after 9:30 a.m. at an intersection before turning left when they were hit on the driver’s side by a Lee County, Florida, police cruiser.
A number of area police agencies are taking "scam" reports where male caller tries to get elderly person to "bond" someone out of jail, Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief informed The Icon.
"This area is again being targeted by callers claiming to be trying to secure money to bond family members out of jail. This scam primarily targeting elderly people who may have a hard time hearing over the phone," he said.
Bluffton EMS responded to 532 total calls for 2012, according to the year end statistics provided by Jan Basinger, Bluffton EMS Chief. In fact, there were more calls in 2012 than in any of the previous six years.
There were 43 more calls in 2012 than in 2011, with the fewest calls (31) coming in July and the most calls (52) happening in June.
The vast majority of the calls, nearly 400 in fact, were medical. Next were fire calls followed by calls related to motor vehicle accidents.
