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Say No to Dreadlocks: Key West Cops accost man with *suspicious* hair

May 16, 2007

I'm guessing this street was a few neighbors short of a Peter Tosh fan club - and probably not too many folks on this block groovin' out to Bob Marley either. Looks like quite a scare was averted after a man with dreadlocks - entering his new rental unit on Linda Ave - found himself face to face with the business end of a smith and wesson after neighbors reported a break in *in* progress. Cops came in the house only to realize that, uhhh……Guy was renting the friggin' house. C'mon people. Are we living in 1950 Mississipi? Full story at the link below:

Welcome to the blockKEY WEST — Apparently nosy neighbors called police last week saying a black man with dreadlocks was trying to get into a home on Linda Avenue. After police arrived with their guns drawn, it was determined that a man and woman inside were new rental tenants.

Crime Reports - KeysNews.com - The Florida Keys Only Daily Online News!

 

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No Criminal Charges Filed in DoubleTree Death: Thomas Lueders Carbon Monoxide fatality will not result in Indictment

May 7, 2007

The tragic death of Thomas Lueders will not result in criminal charges being filed against the Doubletree or it's employees. Several tourists had gotten sick the week prior in the same exact room - and Thomas and his father, Richard, both became sick while vacationing in Key West earlier this year.

While the father recovered, Thomas did not. Civil lawsuits are obviously pending. A very sad story, and to be honest, a bit of a suprise that no one will be held criminally liable for this really senseless death. You would think - by virtue of the previous problems in the same hotel, and SAME EXACT room, that SOMETHING could have been done to facilitate a healthy accomodation for guests, no? And to think I like to complain about the pillows and vanity bar selection. Oh well - very sad, read the whole story at the link below:

KEY WEST, Fla. — No criminal charges will be filed in the death of a 26-year-old tourist who died after being poisoned by carbon monoxide at a Florida Keys hotel.The Monroe County State Attorney's Office made that announcement. It was the same day the Legislature passed a measure mandating carbon monoxide detectors in hotel boiler rooms and certain homes constructed after July 2008.A Monroe County State attorney said that terrible mistakes were made but that those mistakes do not qualify as criminal.

No Charges In Hotel Carbon Monoxide Death - News Story - WPLG Miami

 

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