Both suspects are in custody. Both twenty years old. Admitted to another recent burglary.

Looks like not the first time, for this one:

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BURGLARY WITH A FIREARM-OCCUPIED DWELLING

burglary with fire arm occupied dwelling. He is lucky he is alive.
 

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InformationNameDerreon Levon WareLocationLady Lake, FLAge18 years Booking Date02-15-2013
Booking ChargesLF BURGLARY WITH A FIREARM-OCCUPIED DWELLINGLF ROBBERY WITH FIREARMTF GRAND THEFT

He is one year younger than our grandson, who has worked after school and summers since he was 16, got a full academic scholarship to college.


This person has a beautiful face, obviously is clever enough to plan and pull off these things, and could have been so different.


It fills me with rage that this is happening over and over.

Can't be too clever. Look where he's at now. He should have lied real stiff in the car, police may have thought he was just a mop.

There have been previous posts about being suspicious about contractors working in The Villages. While I do believe we all need to be cautious, that has always made me cringe a little bit because I believe that 98% of contractors are very honest.

In this case, according to the online newspaper, a pest control guy was the one who called 911 about the suspicious happenings. YAY for the contractors that help keep our community safe. Now I'll go hide. :throwtomatoes:

You are right of course. No reason to hide. Having an unprecedented rise in break in's causes us all to be somewhat nervous. And ready to look around suspiciously at everyone.

It was reported in a comment at on-line news that there were two break-ins at Bridgeport at Laurel Valley this week, Wed or Thurs. Reportedly, these were two adjoining properties that are owned by the same person, who had just left the day before. Nothing in the news about these home invasions.

Home invasions?

Home invasion is a term used in the United States to describe illegal and usually forceful entry to an occupied, private dwelling with violent intent to commit a crime against the occupants, such as robbery, assault, rape, murder, or kidnapping.[1][2] In some jurisdictions, there is a defined crime of home invasion; in others, there is no crime defined as home invasion, but events that accompany the invasion are charged as crimes

That's the problem ... some of these 8-balls are no doubt carrying firearms when they break in to your house. At some point, gunshots will go off ... homeowner vs intruder.

The fact they they are so brazen to do this in broad daylight implies one of two things ... maybe both.

1. Very, very stupid

2. On drugs, and very, very desperate.

Agree big time ... the pest control guy gets my vote for alert citizen of the month.

What company does he work for?

How can we donate $5-10 to this good citizen?

maybe it could be called the "CRISPERS AWARD" count me in

Maybe Crispers would want to donate $100 gift certificate or maybe the local community patrol would like to donate a gift cert - maybe the Morse family -

The employee calling 911
 

Some recognition is warranted. Most police authorities have recognition programs in place to acknowledge these type deeds.
Starting a slush fund , to me is not a good idea. Because;
- who controls the fund
- is there a cut off limit
- will every good deed in the future get a $ award
- who decides the next award
etc.

What would Crisper's have to do with this?

Perhaps the online newspaper will publish the pest control guy's name and company he works for. A lot of people on this site read the newspaper daily, so hopefully we'll find out that information.

Wouldn't it be a nice gesture if the owner of the company received a lot of notes praising his sharp employee, and thanking him for his involvement in keeping a watchful eye.

If I were this pest control guy, Im not sure I would want my name and place of employment made public. Friends or family of the thieves could seek retaliation. VERY thankful to him though!

Have you thought that he may NOT want his name publicized? After all these creeps are already out of jail or will be soon by the way our justice system works. He would probably sleep better at night if he wasn't known......I would.

Home town Hero has a name.
 

Zane Henegar who works for Fertigator was the guy who called the police on the burglars.


I think he is on facebook. There is one a guy with that name who looks like the picture on the zzzzzNEWS and he lives in Lady Lake, from Worthington, Ohio and an Ohio State fan.


Go Bucks.

:agree::agree:
Last December we had someone steal packages from front porches that had been delivered by UPS. He was apprehended quickly due to an observant contractor working in the area. You may have heard about the "Bicycle Bandit".

you do not have to give anything

Virtue is it's own reward! :beer3:

I agree this is such a waste. He looks so fresh faced and bright. But these are serious crimes he's accused of committing and has committed in the past. I find it very depressing. I certainly don't pretend to have the solution but in my mind there's only 2 ways to handle it. He has to stay locked up for the rest of his natural life or there has to be a realistic way to rehabilitate these folks. I can't quote statistics but I know the recidivism rate is way too high IMHO. I don't live in Shangri La so I get it that you can't make people change if they don't want to. But seems to me it would be nice to offer a way out for those willing to put in the effort. Do I have the answer as to what that would be? No. But I know doing nothing isn't working.

I'd like to add real quick that I read this whole thread and saw opinions and points of view that varied WIDELY, but I didn't see any thing disrespectful or from someone I don't think is a good person and well intentioned. So for that I say well done TOTV'ers. :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:

I dont think we should be putting this mans name, employer and location up unless he is ok with it? I would hate for those kids to seek revenge. I would be petrified to have my info out there. He may like his privacy.

Too late Cassie, the info was released in Post 100. I'm planning to email his boss tomorrow to thank Zane for watching out for us Villagers.

Zane who spotted the burglars and made the call.
 

His name and his picture were posted on the online news. That is where I saw it. It was already public knowledge.

InformationNameDerreon Levon WareLocationLady Lake, FLAge18 years Booking Date02-15-2013
Booking ChargesLF BURGLARY WITH A FIREARM-OCCUPIED DWELLINGLF ROBBERY WITH FIREARMTF GRAND THEFT[/QUOTE]

These charges were in Feb., 2013, yet he is free to rob again in March 2014?? Was he found innocent? Did a slick lawyer get him out? Why was he on the streets to commit more crimes only 13 months later and will he be back in another 13 months to continue on with his chosen career?

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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Some recognition is warranted. Most police authorities have recognition programs in place to acknowledge these type deeds.
Starting a slush fund , to me is not a good idea. Because;
- who controls the fund
- is there a cut off limit
- will every good deed in the future get a $ award
- who decides the next award
etc.

nitehawk
you do not have to give anything

What kind of $ reward was given to the guy who turned in the "bicycle bandit"?
Where does it start and where does it end?
You are right I don't have to give anything............but that is not the point.

I think it's appropriate to send an email or call the owner of Fertigator. I plan to let the owner know that we appreciate the fact that his employee is keeping out a watchful eye and cares about our safety and security. Yay Zane Hennegar.

Now that's a good idea.

‘Zane The Pest Control Guy’ key to foiling Village of Amelia burglary

(Copied from the online newspaper)


“Zane The Pest Control Guy“ is being lauded as a hero by residents and law enforcement for placing two 911 calls that foiled a break-in Friday in the Village of Amelia.

Zane Henegar, 21, who works for FertiGator, was spraying a yard on Inner Circle when he spotted a white car that looked out of place.

“They kept cruising by. I knew something wasn’t right,” Henegar said.

He called 911 to report a suspicious vehicle.

“But I kept watching them,” Henegar said.

The white car and its two male occupants zeroed in on a home about 15 houses away from where he was working.

He saw one of the men walking in between two houses.

He called 911 again, this time to report a burglary in progress. He stayed on the line with the dispatcher until Sumter County sheriff’s deputies were on the scene.

They immediately apprehended Jeremy Benjamin, 20, who was in the car.

Derreon Ware, 20, took off on foot across a golf course. Helicopters, K-9 units, Lake County sheriff’s deputies and Lady Lake police officers all converged on the area, joining with Sumter County deputies in setting up a perimeter on Cherry Lake Road on the Lake-Sumter county line.

Ware slipped through, but was apprehended a few hours later at a home outside Leesburg.

The two suspects are now behind bars.

Law enforcement officers said the 911 calls were critical in making the arrests.

Villagers on Saturday were buzzing about “Zane The Pest Control Guy.”

Zane, a native of Ohio, worked all day Saturday at his job with FeriGator.

He is the son of Village of Virginia Trace resident Zina Fenster-Beasley and grandson of Orange Blossom Gardens resident Donna Fenster.

Tom and Jane Hoffman live on Inner Circle and are FertiGator customers. They know Henegar as “Zane the Pest Control Guy.”

They said Saturday they now are seeing him in a whole new light.

“It’s pretty amazing. That’s the way to be on the ball,” Tom Hoffman said.

If anyone would like to send a note of thanks for Zane's heroics, their email address is Service at fertigator dot com

It would be easy to buy a gift card and send it to Zane. He may have broken the back of this string of robberies. He's got quite the community spirit for a 21-year-old.

I contacted him on Facebook and have his address if anyone is interested in sending a donation.

I don't want to post his address so PM me if you want it.

I am. Please send address. This kid needs a reward! I was in Publix today looking at gift cards. I'd much rather send to him directly than through the company he works for.

when i get address i too will send gift cert --great idea CFrance---much better then some of the other suggestions --- i think a 21 year old kid could uses the gift cert probably getting very little working for his present employee --- yes maybe it would be good to give something back -- most of us can afford a few dollars to someone who probably save many of us from more heartacke ----






golf is my life -- if i shot one over par --each hole--- i would give up the game

PM me. When I go to your profile page there is nothing that reads send private message on your end.

What I can't understand is why the camera system isn't very effective in cases like this. Don't they have photos from street lights and nearest gates that would narrow the field of contractors and vendors around the time of the burglaries?

Photos from street lights? :eek: