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Within reach: Rays begin series in Washington vs. Nats /B1 WEDNESDAY CITRUS COUNTY TODAY & Thursday morning HIGH Partly cloudy. 91 LOW PAGE A4 70 www.chronicleonline.com JUNE 20, 2012 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOLUME 117 ISSUE 318 INSIDE MERCURY RISING: Big meth bust grabs three A.B. SIDIBE charged the pair trailer on the Kri- trash burn and the pungent Staff Writer and another man wox property they odor of noxious chemicals. with several suspected had Upon closer examination, HOMOSASSA — It was an felony counts of been stolen from officers reportedly noticed “I-told-you-so” moment manufacture, pos- Crystal River. a lot of the burning garbage Julie Kriwox saw coming, session of a con- Bruce Kriwox was material related to the according to the Citrus trolled substance reportedly gave in- manufacture of meth, such Getting County Sheriff ’s Office. and trafficking in vestigators permis- as ether, lithium battery That moment arrived warmer methampheta- Julie Bruce Brian sion to run the tag casings, burnt ephedrine Monday when investigators, mines. Kriwox Kriwox Lawton on the trailer and blister packages and one- Summer starts today, who had the home of Julie Bonds for Julie the serial numbers pot methamphetamine and many in the and Bruce Kriwox, 7298 W. Kriwox, 42; Bruce Kriwox, Point, Crystal River. on the lawnmower. cooks. Northeast are already Otter St., under surveil- According to the arrest af- sweating./Page A5 39; and Brian J. Lawton, 29; It was during the en- According to the report, lance, descended on the res- were $250,500 each. Lawton fidavit, investigators spied a counter that investigators idence, arrested and lives at 4516 N. Plum Tree riding lawnmower and a allegedly noticed a huge See RETH/ Page A5 REINCARNATED: Repurposed Find out where to take old phone books for Egypt’s recycling./A4 READ ON: Traffic light a go Mubarak on life support Rubio’s Associated Press memoir CAIRO — Egypt’s Hosni U.S. senator’s new book, Mubarak was being kept “An American Son,” is alive by life support after he more than a feel-good was rushed from prison to a tome./PageA2 military hospital in a rap- idly worsening condition, BUSINESS NEWS: officials said. The 84-year- old ousted leader’s health crisis added a new element of uncertainty just as a po- tentially explosive fight opened over who will suc- ceed him. The state news agency Surface MENA said Mubarak was Microsoft introduces its “clinically dead” when he new tablet computer, arrived at the hospital and the Surface./Page A9 doctors used a defibrillator DAVE SIGLER/Chronicle on him several times. It ini- A motorist was stuck in the middle of State Road 44 on Tuesday at the junction with North Meadowcrest tially said the efforts were NATIONAL NEWS: Boulevard in Crystal River waiting for a gap in traffic to turn left into the new Family Dollar store. Traffic has not successful. increased at the intersection since the county moved its satellite offices to Meadowcrest. The county will install But the official said a traffic signal at the S.R. 44 entrance as a safety effort. Another signal will be installed at County Road 486 and Mubarak was put on life Meadowcrest as part of a road-widening project. support. He had no further details on his condition. The official spoke on condi- Signal in store for Meadowcrest, State Road 44 intersection tion of anonymity because he was not authorized to and environmental groups. “And CHRIS VAN ORMER Ken Nash of Beverly Hills said it talk to the press. construction, probably in two Staff Writer was a good idea: “I seldom come The developments add months.” here, but getting out is hard to go further layers to what is Brock described how the traffic CRYSTAL RIVER — Motorists at onto 44.” threatening to become a Sandusky signals at both ends of North Mead- Meadowcrest may be seeing red — John Durham of Homosassa said, new chapter of unrest and The wife of former owcrest Boulevard were and amber and green — by the end “Getting a light is a good idea. My political power struggles in Penn State University progressing. of summer. wife drives me, so I close my eyes. Egypt, 16 months after assistant football coach “At the (C.R.) 486 end, the traffic Traffic lights loom in the near fu- But we need a light.” Mubarak was ousted by a Jerry Sandusky testifies Marion Montuori of Citrus light will be put in during the at his trial./Page A12 ture at both ends of North Mead- popular uprising demand- basic construction,” Brock said. owcrest Boulevard in Crystal River, Springs said she traveled at night ing democracy. Egyptians “The 486 Phase 3 continues in its the private road that has junctions for her work and found driving dur- were uncertain about ENTERTAINMENT: winding down. We’re looking at with State Road 44 (West Gulf-to- ing the day in the area “pretty Mubarak’s fate, about who the latter part of July to close out Lake Highway) and County Road simple.” will succeed him and about there.” 486 (West Norvell Bryant Highway). “But it’s more congested, so a whether his successor will At the Gulf-to-Lake Highway Since the West Citrus Govern- light will probably be safer,” Mon- have any power. side, plans also are progressing. ment Center opened at the end of tuori said. The campaign of Brock said the county should sub- January at 1540 N. Meadowcrest However, Connie Langenmayr of Mubarak’s former prime mit for the permit with the Florida Blvd., traffic has increased at the Pine Ridge said she was used to ne- minister, Ahmed Shafiq, Department of Transportation by intersection with S.R. 44 to the gotiating the traffic around Mead- said Tuesday he has won Friday. point that the county has worked to owcrest and questioned the need Egypt’s presidential elec- “We have the design down,” speed up constructing a traffic sig- for another traffic signal along tion, countering the Muslim Brock said. “We just have to submit nal there. S.R. 44. Brotherhood’s claim of vic- the construction agreement with In addition, some motorists have “We’ve got one up there at 486 tory for its candidate, Mo- the state. We’re really putting pres- found it difficult to turn left into the and one down there at Rock hammed Morsi. sure on the state to turn that permit new Family Dollar store on S.R. 44 Crusher, so it’s a lot of lights,” Lan- The election commission around quickly and get out there opposite the entrance to Meadow- genmayr said. is to announce the official Acrobatic and get that done.” crest, a residential and commercial After several attempts to get a final results Thursday, and Circ du Soleil couple Funding for the S.R. 44 traffic sig- development. Traffic flow design traffic signal project started, the no matter who it names as raise their son whlle nal was authorized on the consent and road markings have yet to county now has it under way. victor, his rival is likely to still performing in “We should have permits in hand agenda at last week’s meeting of “Zarkana.”/Page B6 catch up with this need. reject the result as a fraud. the Citrus County Board of County Several residents using the tax in less than 30 days,” Larry Brock, If Shafiq is declared winner Commissioners (BOCC). Commis- collector’s office in Meadowcrest assistant public works director, re- in particular, it could spark sioners were asked to approve a on Tuesday said the sooner the cently told members of the Citrus an explosive backlash from COMING UP task order with Traffic Control traffic signal was installed, the eas- County Council (CCC), a nonprofit, the Brotherhood. nonpartisan consortium of civic TOMORROW: ier and safer ingress and egress The Brotherhood, Egypt’s would be. clubs, homeowners associations See GREEN/ Page A5 most powerful political Good dogs, group, is already escalating good homes its challenge against the Friends of Citrus County ruling military over the gen- Animal Services rescued erals’ move this week to their 400th dog, a give themselves over- beagle named Suspect outflanked in theft, burglary case whelming authority over Ellie./Thursday the next president. Some A.B. SIDIBE Citrus County Sheriff ’s Of- told to move all of events. 50,000 protesters, mostly Is- Staff Writer fice report. valuables from the He was arrested lamists, massed in Cairo’s INDEX Undercover deputies re- home to a secure and declined Tahrir Square on Tuesday Comics . .C6 CRYSTAL RIVER — A portedly purchased a mo- place. The mother, comment to evening, chanting slogans in Community . .C1 man already on probation torcycle from Cavaco for who is the executor investigators. support of Morsi and de- Crossword . .C5 for trafficking in stolen $1,000, and he later struck of her son’s estate, His bond for the nouncing the generals’ Editorial . .A10 property was arrested Mon- a deal with the officer to had complained of burglary and grand power grab. Entertainment . .B6 day on charges of burglary, sell him three more bikes, a rash of thefts at theft charges is The health crisis of Horoscope . .B6 grand theft and violation of at a $1,000 apiece. the home since her $8,000, but there is Mubarak, who is serving a Lottery Numbers . .B4 probation, according to the He also allegedly told son died. William no bond for the vio- life prison sentence, is yet Cavaco Jr. Lottery Payouts . .B6 sheriff ’s office. the officer the bikes — two Cavaco report- lation of probation.