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Yea too many unattended ..easy pickings for sex offenders we have sooooo many living here Chicken Little comes to mind

I would be more worried about my grandchild stepping on dog POOP

Gee I missed all the fun. I would have enjoyed watching the bad people get tazed.
99% of the time the Villages is very safe.
Just keep your eyes open and you will not have a problem.
talk to the police for safety idea's

No matter where you live there is always someone breaking the law.

Just sent you a private message!

Check out sumter county sex offender list there are 83 within a 5 mile radius of my home.

Stay out of the historic district if you are fearful.

Why?

Xxxwow! This thread is going downhill faster than Bodie Miller.

Fearful of what?

Bodie is a gate crashier would fit right in .

I'm calling your bluff.
Send us the link.
I think you are just trying to scare grandparents and parents.
If there are 83 Village residents, I apologise now and will apologise again.

No bluff.
My search brought up 131 registered sex offenders in Sumter county.
Simple Google search.
How do you like your crow, boiled or fried?

Another Source:

Registered sex offenders in The Villages, Florida - crimes listed, registry-based, living in this city

According to our research of Florida and other state lists there were 32 registered sex offenders living in The Villages as of February 15, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in The Villages to the number of sex offenders is 1,608 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

And NONE are on the historic side!!! ��

Go to sumter county sheriff's web site sex offender list and see for yourself. also read the post 5mile radius

I guess I was wrong. I never ate crow before. It tastes like chicken. I apologise.

I live amongst child molesters and sex offenders.
I wonder why do different sources have different numbers?

Maybe child molesters figure this is the best place to be if you want to stay away from children, like an alcoholic moving to a dry town.

I won't comment why sex offenders would want to live here.

Mean while..... Back at the Brownwood police chase

Don't Forget
 

These are just the ones that are registered. Who knows how many others there are. Just sayin'.:(

Scary.....but I do love the fact that they give the name, age and all pertinent information about each person. Just simply click on the red dot....

So the neighbors will be aware of who lives in there neighborhood and to be able to watch out for them.:read:

The topic of this thread is the Brownwood event. If you want to start a thread on sex offenders in TV, please do so. If the thread does not return to the original topic, it will be closed.

Moderator

This event was not Wildwood related............
A Villager’s 36-year-old son was arrested over the weekend on a felony charge of battery of a person over the age of 65 after getting into a shoving match with his father while they were putting groceries in the refrigerator.

Sumter County sheriff’s deputies were called to a home on Calgary Street in the Village of Lake Deaton by the 68-year-old father who had left the residence. He told them that he and his son had been arguing over their living arrangement while stocking the refrigerator on Saturday morning.

As it turns out this incident had nothing to do with anyone living in Wildwood, Daily Sun Feb 17.
For those who don't receive the DS; A Leesburg woman, who is wanted in Marion County, with two small children in the car was the driver. Arrested and bond set at $27,000.
So it seems the fences between Marion and Lake county are not working to keep out undesireables. (Isn't the fence analogy really silly?)
Too many posters - were too quick to bash Wildwood! To me those opinions have some underlying motives.

We were either just in front or just behind you heading towards the parking lot near Cody's. Wasn't sure that the police were going to be able to catch up to that idiot. My wife and I thought that the fleeing car was white. Sorry to post about the police chase in this thread about sex offenders.

Article in Todays paper that no one mentions page C-4

I don't get the paper. What does it say?

Get the paper, Tom. It won't turn you into a you know what.

I stopped the paper. They just piled up until recycling day and then I'd think of clever ways to tie them up or put them in a paper bag. It was one more unnecessary chore. I don't cut out coupons [aldis], watch sports or read comics. The human interest stories didn't interest me either. I was happy someone overcame some adversity but reminded adversity is just around the corner. I will say it's the best news deal in town.

I delivered the papers for a nickel apiece 50 years ago and the DS is not much more.

And I'm not sure I know what a "you know what" is.
At first I thought "Know it all" but changed my mind which also proves I'm not.

Why does it bother you what thoughts an individual or individuals might harbor about a particular community ?
yes there are NICE people in that community . Very nice people . I frequent the businesses there often . However there is a reason why such a small community has a porportinally larger and very visible police force than what one might expect . It`s NOT Mayberry ! Unfortunately there is plenty of poverty and sadly the fact is where there is plenty of poverty there is usually a higher rate of predatory types of crime .
Just spend some time with any career law enforcement officer and they will support what I am saying .
So when you travel into that community do you leave your car unlocked ? Do you leave your cell phone on the dash of your vehicle ? Money visible ? If "No " why not ? Could you also she an Elitist lecturing to the rest of us . Your Hobby really seems to be so based on history . :blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahblahblah::blahbla hblah:

The Historic District also has arrests of folks that live there, assaults, drug users etc. People that judge a community by the actions of a few (Wildwood)) should then judge the historic district by the actions of a few? Every Community has those that cross the line and being fearful because of the actions of a few, IMO, shows a paranoia that is sad. Be diligent and vigilant, even in TV, but don't be judgemental of all because of a few

You too just dance around in what you say. "reason why such a small community has a porportinally larger and very visible police force than what one might expect" "there is plenty of poverty there". Can it be because there is a significant black community in Wildwood? If that's what you mean then say it.
I too go to Wildwood and I treat it no different than I treat The Villages, Ocala, Leesburg, etc. I always lock my car, don't leave anything of value in view.
I am not an elitis. I just get annoyed at posters that use those coy words to cover up what they are trying to say.
"Your Hobby really seems to be so based on history" I have no idea what you are trying to say/imply with this statement.

Just another beautiful day in the neighborhood

I wouldn't leave my car unlocked, my cell phone on the dash or any money visible in the Villages or any where else !!

I don't leave pickles on my dash.

Just passed the conclusion of a chase in Brownwood. Don't know where it started, the car being chased went through the board fences on the road leading out of the square from the 4 corners ( next to world of beer). After taking out the fence, they proceeded out to the road that runs parallel to rt 44, hitting a car and smashing into a tree in the median. The female driver apparently tried to run and got tazed. I'm not sure if the sheriffs car was involved or not. It appeared there were two younger passengers in the chase vehicle who needed medical attention. I guess it was part of the show for farmers market. Whata place!!


Here's the rub as I see it.
When I read "Whata place" I thought the person was making a joke about how crazy the farmer's market show was. It even had a chase scene.

For others "Whata place" was a complaint about society in general and the area in particular.

Just about anything could be read two or more ways. That's the downside of social media. There is no body language, no voice inflection. How you interpret it "Whata place" reveals a lot about yourself.

Serious overthinking there, tomwed.

I know. I got cought in a rainstorm golfing, warmed up with a shower and a couple of jaegermeisters and all of a sudden I turned into Ghandi.
I'm better now. I had a great nap.

The picture of the perp and the story is on the online news we aren't allowed to link. The police officer tried to pull her keys out of the car and she drug him through the square with two children in the car. They had a warrant for her arrest.

God bless you, Gracie Girl! Renders some accusatory posts herein moot.

Here is the article from the Daily Commercial.
Wildwood officers dragged by vehicle - Daily Commercial: News

In retrospect things happened quite fast from where I was and when I looked at the vehicles the offending car was white and the car that they were passing was Yellow. Sorry that you had to reply on a thread that had gone so far offtrack.