A3 SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $2 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM + PLUS >> Looking to SUNDAY Higher gas 2018 Olustee, 5A 1C session prices on our time the way to shine, Columbia, Inc. New CEO Opinion at LCMC 4A 3C COUNTY DISPATCH Animal cruelty alleged; Security lapse at 911 center LO man jailed meant on-the-job shopping Dog’s neck severely injured by tight collar. Unauthorized Wi-Fi made it easy to find Black Friday Enforcement. As a result, sen- bargains, but results could’ve been ‘catastrophic.’ sitive dispatch records and an By CARL MCKINNEY FDLE server were at risk. What [email protected] “… the potential for such do you By CARL MCKINNEY strophic” threat to law enforce- devices present on the net- LIVE OAK — A man was [email protected] ment data. work could have been cata- think? arrested here Tuesday on n Between Nov. 21 and Nov. 27, strophic,” Manning wrote in a Let us an animal cruelty charge know in a County 911 dispatchers and multiple employees connected Nov. 29 memo to 911 Director Letter to after authorities in July dis- supervisors used an unautho- to the router and surfed the Thomas Brazil and Assistant the Editor. covered dark, red marks rized Wi-Fi router to shop for internet “unfiltered and unpro- 911 Director Patricia Coker. See 4A. around his dog’s throat, Black Friday deals, play games tected,” wrote county infor- Web traffic logs indicate there seemingly caused by an and watch movies on the job, mation technology chief Todd were no attempts to access COURTESY overly tight newly surfaced documents Manning in a Nov. 29 email to Two unauthorized routers collar cut- show, posing a potentially “cata- the Florida Department of Law LAPSE continued on 2A at the county 911 center. ting into the skin and expos- ing the “interior Hillard organs of the neck,” Iche Nippy Dippers according to reports. Jermaine Antrell Hillard, 25, of the 900 block of Winter plunge Seventh Street, brought the draws true dog to a Live Oak Police Department animal control believers, fans officer and said he’d kept it tied up to a chair behind his house for two to three days with a leash that he knew was too tight, an LOPD report states. The injuries showed the dog had “excessive or repeated infliction of unnec- essary pain or suffering,” according to the report. CRUELTY continued on 3A Cops stop attack on CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP LEFT: Visitors to Ichetucknee Springs enjoy a brisk swim in the headspring during the park’s annual Iche Nippy Dippy Dip Day on Saturday morning. The water itself stays at woman a pleasant temperature of about 72 degrees year-round, but winter By CARL MCKINNEY air waited for the dippers when they got out. Friends and family [email protected] members look on. Pam Johnson and her 4-year-old son, William, dry off after their nippy dip. At the age of 2, William was recorded Photos by CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter as the youngest person to participate in the event, his mother said. Two patrol officers offi- Nippy dippers warm up by a fire after the first group dove in at 10 cers watched the muddy, a.m. Another group jumped in an hour later. More photos, 6A. visibly distressed woman dash across Southwest Real Road on Where the legislative session’s headed Thursday night, Porter, Bradley weigh in on what they’ll be BUDGET are expected to face a tight bud- according get. A September analysis estimat- to the Lake Arce looking for when the gavel drops Tuesday. Gov. Rick Scott has proposed ed a slim $52 million surplus for City Police an $87.4 billion spending plan for the coming year — and that did Department. The man she By TONY BRITT issues lawmakers will face, with the fiscal year that starts July 1. not account for the state’s costs identified as her attacker, [email protected] commentary from the Columbia The proposal includes politically from Hurricane Irma. already sought by police, County legislative delegation: popular ideas such as boosting As Senate Appropriations chair, immediately followed in With the state legislature Rep. Elizabeth Porter, R-Lake City, education funding and providing Bradley will have considerable pursuit. convening on Tuesday, here is and Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming tax cuts. But the proposal is only a a rundown of some of the big Island. starting point for lawmakers, who SESSION continued on 3A LCPD continued on 2A Vol. 143, No. 201 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Obituaries . 5A Puzzles . 2-3B NASA pioneer passes SUBSCRIBE TO THE REPORTER: 56 41 Business . 1C John Young, 1930-2018, Page 6A Voice: 755-5445 Life . 1D Fax: 752-9400 Mostly sunny, 2A Less waiting where it matters most – our emergency room. The 30-Minutes-Or-Less E.R. Service Pledge. A physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner is committed to working diligently to have you initially seen within 30 minutes of your arrival. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911. 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