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IT’S ALL ON 3A make their return Bank robber BACK IN never had a BUSINESS chance By ROBERT BRIDGES [email protected] An alleged Oklahoma bank robber thought he was nearly home free as he rolled through TONY BRITT/LCR Suwannee County Thursday Robert & Emmie afternoon with a are hitting the Darity friend, hav- ing made it road, staying all the way from Tulsa after firing a flare gun over a home at the teller’s head for emphasis a few days earlier. same time But Derek Dean Darity, a career criminal with con- victions for armed robbery FILE See story, 3A. and aggravated assault, never had a shot at free- dom, as an electronic track- ing device had been affixed MISSY ZECHER to his friend’s car and cops were closing in from the start. Realtor is TULSA continued on 2A No. 25 in US, No. 1 MEDICAID in Florida Divvying up By MICHAEL PHILIPS [email protected] patients may Missy Zecher, a Re/Max Realtor, is good at what she cause a fuss does. How good? 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Certain restrictions may apply. Call for details. 2A SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2019 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER On the run from Oklahoma QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day “Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to FHP: Bank robber nabbed shine; and we shall be saved.” — Psalm 80:3 (KJV) were headed to South Florida. Gray according to tulsaworld.com — hit TULSA had no part in the robbery and was a girl who was there with a relative. Continued From 1A allowed to leave in his car, Riordan Troopers say when Darity was caught, Thought for Today said. Beyond that’s it’s not clear what he had with him a flare gun loaded Darity, 50, was quietly apprehended his role was. Riordan said it’s also with a 20-gauge shotgun shell. He Where is all the knowledge we lost with informa- by three state troopers and a state ag not clear how the tracking device got also had a meth pipe and $844 in cash, tion? officer after his friend’s 2010 Honda placed on the vehicle. according to an FHP press release. — T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, U.S. author Civic was tracked to the Shell station Darity robbed the Arvest Bank on Troopers got a call from Tulsa on State Road 136 off I-75 shortly Garnett Road Monday while wielding police at 3:45 p.m. alerting them before 4 p.m., FHP spokesman Pat an orange flare gun, according to Darity was near, the release said. Winning Lottery Numbers Riordan told the Reporter. Tulsa police. They say he handed the It was an unusual case but nothing Pick 3: (Friday p.m.) 3-2-8 Darity was booked into Suwannee teller a note that this was a stickup FHP wasn’t prepared for, according to Pick 4: (Friday p.m.) 7-8-6-6 County jail, where he will remain till then got mad when she didn’t gather Riordan. Fantasy 5: (Friday) 2-10-17-25-28 he can be sent back to Tulsa. his loot fast enough and fired toward “This just shows what troopers can The friend, James Gray, 49, also the ceiling. face when they’re out there patrolling of Tulsa, told troopers he and Darity Something — a pellet or debris, the roads,” he said. See an error? The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will run in this space. Thanks for reading. Submissions The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture and information to [email protected]. Lake City Reporter HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS ........... 754-0419 Main number ....... 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