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A3 + PLUS >> CCSO: Man holds burglar at gunpoint till police arrive, Story below BASEBALL SOFTBALL District title: Regional quarters: CHS vs. GHS Tigers vs. Bartram See Page 1B See Page 1B THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM CHS smoke sends 2 to ER 3A COREY ARWOOD/Lake City Reporter JAM 2 DIE ON US 27 SUWANNEE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE Both occupants of this pickup truck died in a fiery, early-morning collision with a tractor trailer at the intersection of US 129 and US 27 on Wednesday. JAM Collision kills pair in pickup By CARL MCKINNEY kin had yet to be notified. cmckinney@lakecityreporter.com The Ford pickup was traveling north on JAM U.S. 129 as the Peterbilt headed east. A wreck that ignited two vehicles in The front of the Ford collided with the flames left two dead early Wednesday Peterbilt in the middle of the intersection, morning in Suwannee County, according to according to FHP, causing a fire to consume Florida Highway Patrol. both vehicles “almost entirely.” The driver and passenger of a 1997 The driver of the Peterbilt, Freddie James, Ford F-150 were pronounced dead at 65, of Falkville, Alabama, suffered minor the scene after the truck collided with injuries, according to FHP. a 2003 Peterbilt truck around 2 a.m. at James was not transported to a hospital. the intersection of U.S. Highway 27 and The wreck is still under investigation. U.S. 129. James was not under the influence of FHP did not release the identities of the alcohol, but results for the other driver are deceased on Wednesday because next-of- pending, according to FHP. CCSO: Would-be burglar held at gunpoint till cops arrive By CARL MCKINNEY ing to a Lake City Police Swann, 29, of Maclenny, at cmckinney@lakecityreporter.com Department report. gunpoint, the report said. When officers responded The resident said he heard A Lake City resident held to a vehicle his truck doors opening and Suwannee River Jam headliner a vehicle burglar at gun- burglary in went to investigate, finding point until law enforcement progress at Swann in the bed of the vehi- Alan Jackson performs Saturday, arrived after the intruder 8:41 p.m. cle, a 2007 Chevrolet. — an escaped Baker Act on April 29, Swann refused to get out, but the party’s already started. patient — ignored a com- the resident the resident told officers. mand from the resident to had Joshua See story, Page 3A. get on the ground, accord- Swann Aaron GUNPOINT continued on 2A Vol. 143, No. 284 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Opinion . 4A (386) 752-1293 Obituaries . 5A Kentucky-bound SUBSCRIBE TO Puzzles . 2B Archers ready for THE REPORTER: 88 58 Voice: 755-5445 Mostly sunny Advice & Comics . 3B nationals, 6A. Fax: 752-9400 2A THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2018 DAILY BRIEFING LAKE CITY REPORTER Black bears spring forward QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day Game commission “Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here says this is the season this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own to see them prowl. eyes.” — Deuteronomy 12:8 (KJV) By COREY ARWOOD carwood@lakecityreporter.com Thought for Today Black bears are on the rise and Fear is the mother of foresight. spring’s the time for mobility and mat- — Thomas Hardy, 1840-1928, English novelist ing, raising the likelihood of run-ins between humans and the crafty native mammal. “Both bear and human populations Winning Lottery Numbers are increasing,” said FWC Public Pick 3: (Wednesday p.m.) 2-5-1 Information Coordinator Karen Pick 4: (Wednesday p.m.) 0-7-7-1 Parker. “We are going to have more Fantasy 5: (Tuesday) 14-17-26-29-31 bear-human interactions. We can coex- ist. We just need to know the rules and follow them.” See an error? 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If you would ber of bears Baker, Columbia like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture run over each and information to Associate Editor Justin Caudell at and Osceola year. jcaudell@lakecityreporter.com. counties, she They even said, with the have a special largest concen- section on how Lake City Reporter COURTESY FWC to properly HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS..............754-0419 tration northeast Main number ........(386) 752-1293 scare a bear CIRCULATION of Lake City. Spring is when black bears in Florida are awake and on the move. 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