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COLLIER SHERIFF

Woman tried to sell ‘hot’ snakes at pet shop, deputies say

Collier County sheriff’s deputies arrested an employee of a local reptile company after they say she tried to sell three rare snakes at half price to a Golden Gate pet store.

Daisy Alonso, 34, entered Pets Plus, 5535 Golden Gate Parkway, around 5:50 p.m., approached the cash register and attempted to sell three rare baby snakes packaged in small containers, the Sheriff’s Office reported.

Employees told deputies that Alonso was offering the snakes — a rufescens sand boa worth $350, a sharp tail sand boa worth $250 and a speckled mex mex worth $250 — for half price, reports said.

Employee Barbara McDonald, 35, told deputies that she thought it was suspicious that Alonso brought the snakes in labeled containers, which she recognized as belonging to a local wholesale pet store.

Further investigation by deputies revealed that Alonso had stolen the snakes from Reptile Industries, 2271 Rock Road, where she is an employee, deputies said.

Employees of Reptile Industries told deputies that the three snakes had returned earlier Tuesday from a snake show out of state and that Alonso was in charge of completing the inventory on the snakes before they were placed back in their habitats, reports said. They noted Alonso was alone in the inventory room most of the day.

Alonso, 1747 Sunshine Blvd., was arrested and charged with grand theft and dealing in stolen property.

Grand theft arrest

Ariel Alvarez, 46, of Palm Harbor, was arrested Tuesday at the intersection of Immokalee Road and Oil Well Road. He was charged with driving a stolen vehicle and driving with a suspended license.

Drug arrests

■ Andres M. Padilla, 24, 11621 Tomato Road, East Naples, was arrested Tuesday on U.S. 41 East. He was charged with possession of marijuana after a traffic stop. He was also charged with failure to appear in court on a battery charge.

■ Joshua A. Hadix, 33, 1875 Florida Club Circle, No. 7309, East Naples, was arrested Tuesday at home. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and sale of a controlled substance after reports say he sold Methadone to an undercover Collier County sheriff’s deputy.

■ Alfredo Clemente, 45, of Miami, was arrested Tuesday near the 99 mile marker of Interstate 75. He was charged with possession of cocaine after a traffic stop. He was also charged with driving with a suspended license.

■ Gwendola Delores Smith, 44, 416 Third St. S., Immokalee, was arrested Tuesday at 407 South Second St. She was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell and possession of cocaine after Collier County sheriff’s deputies say she sold crack cocaine to a confidential informant.

■ Wesley Dean Fortini, 23, 9697 Berkshire St., North Naples, was arrested Tuesday at home. He was charged with sale of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, and trafficking in an opium derivative after reports say he sold cocaine and Percocet to an undercover Collier County sheriff’s deputy.

MARCO ISLAND

Drug arrests

■ Kimberly Lou Adams, 47, 210 Grosbeak Lane, East Naples, was arrested Tuesday at the Marco Island Police Department. She was charged with attempting to purchase a controlled substance.

■ Krystyna L. Douglas, 25, 4115 Dale Ave., East Naples, was arrested Tuesday at the Marco Island Police Department. She was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of narcotic paraphernalia, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

Florida Highway Patrol

Cyclist hospitalized after crash

A 28-year-old bicyclist was seriously injured and remained in critical condition Wednesday evening after he was hit by a pickup truck that authorities say ran a red light at Collier Boulevard and Pine Ridge Road.

Initial reports placed the crash at the intersection of Collier and White boulevards.

The bicyclist was identified as Bulmaro Cuacua Ribera, of Collier County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

The FHP said that Ribera was riding eastbound on the crosswalk, crossing northbound Collier Boulevard at 6:59 a.m. The pickup truck, driven by 17-year-old Zachary S. Rittberg, of Naples, was northbound on Collier Boulevard and “ran the red signal,” according to FHP reports.

Ribera was tossed and landed on the road, blocking the northbound lanes of Collier Boulevard at Pine Ridge Road. He was transported by helicopter to Lee Memorial hospital’s trauma unit in Lee County with life-threatening injuries.

Rittberg was cited for failure to stop at the signal.

Man in critical condition after hit and run

A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by an unknown vehicle around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on Collier Boulevard.

The crash occurred about one mile south of Immokalee Road, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.

Sean O. McDonnell, 35, of Collier County was transported to Naples Community Hospital in critical condition.

The Florida Highway Patrol gives this report:

An unknown vehicle was traveling south on Collier Boulevard in the outside lane. Sean McDonnell was walking within or crossing the southbound outside lane.

The vehicle struck McDonnell and fled the scene, possibly traveling south on Collier Boulevard.

Drug arrest

Jose Alnaldo Gil-Ramos, 18, of Valrico, Fla., was arrested Tuesday near the 93 mile marker of Interstate 75. He was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance after troopers say they found him in possession of marijuana, cocaine, and Xanax after a traffic stop.

To report a crime or suspicious activity in your neighborhood, call the Naples Police and Fire Department at 213-4844, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at 774-4434 or the Marco Island Police Department at 389-5050.

Police Beat is compiled and written by the Naples Daily News staff from oral and written reports by Naples police, Collier Sheriff‘s Office, Marco police and other agencies. Arrests indicate suspicion of crime, not guilt.