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Arrested looters in Lee County were in US illegally, says sheriff: 'Not tolerating it'
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Posted on 10/04/2022 12:16:38 PM PDT by Brilliant

Officials in Lee County, Florida, are warning that not all post-Hurricane Ian looters may get off as lucky as the jailed accused scavengers arrested earlier this week — some of whom are in the U.S. illegally.

Omar Mejia Ortiz, 33, and Valerie Celeste Salcedo Mena, 26, were arrested, along with 20-year-olds Brandon Mauricio Araya and Steve Eduardo Sanchez Araya. Lee County sheriff's deputies arrested all four on charges of burglary of an unoccupied structure during a state of emergency, according to online jail records.

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno held a press conference Tuesday in which he addressed the spike in looting and illegal scavenging in the aftermath of the historic hurricane.

"As far as looting — we have law and order in Lee County. We have law and order in our great state of Florida, and we always will," said Marceno. "Right now, we have four cases of looting, and I'm proud to say they're behind bars where they belong. Our residents are going to be safe."…

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: aliens; brandonaraya; carminemarceno; crime; florida; hurricane; hurricaneian; leecounty; looters; looting; omarmejiaortiz; stevesanchezaraya; valeriesalcedomena
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To: mrmeyer

I 2nd the idea


21 posted on 10/04/2022 12:41:04 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: rktman

In Florida, you don’t need the shovel. The gators will do the work for you. Just remember to shut up.


22 posted on 10/04/2022 12:42:26 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Brilliant

“Looters will be shot on site.”

Signs in Lee county.

If on site looters will be shot on sight.

Clarification.

5.56mm


23 posted on 10/04/2022 12:43:13 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go.)
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To: yuleeyahoo

Oh definitely


24 posted on 10/04/2022 12:44:24 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Brilliant
Oh, more illegals are looting are they? So the landscape is even more littered with American victims of their crimes.

And all those in D.C. who are responsible for the never ending violent border con job, quietly wink and nod from their gated, guarded and secured communities.

I wish them all the worst possible. Eff them

25 posted on 10/04/2022 12:45:30 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Brilliant

From the pictures and videos, all of the western part of Lee county, it looks like a tactical nuke went off.

5.56mm


26 posted on 10/04/2022 12:45:38 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho got to go.)
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To: LeoWindhorse

I see what you did there.


27 posted on 10/04/2022 12:57:17 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: PGR88

28 posted on 10/04/2022 1:01:35 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: Brilliant; All

But if you’ve been bused in from elsewhere, given a sack lunch and $100 to loot or burn down a town, then that’s OK.

That’s what BLM and Antifa taught me.


29 posted on 10/04/2022 1:04:13 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Brilliant

Hang ‘em high


30 posted on 10/04/2022 1:04:32 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ( Liberty Valance Time. The point of a gun is the only law the left understands)
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To: Brilliant

Will they be deported?


31 posted on 10/04/2022 1:05:16 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: Brilliant

“I’m not playing. We’re not playing. We have law and order and great residents will be safe and secure. We’ve had arrests on these incidents,” Marceno continued. “You might walk in. You’ll be carried out.”

We here in FL have the best sheriffs!


32 posted on 10/04/2022 1:06:41 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Putin is behaving rationally.The war is on Biden and Obama. )
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To: Pilgrim's Progress

“Shudah shot them … “

Too merciful. Sentence them to live in NYC and then they might learn a lesson.


33 posted on 10/04/2022 1:07:55 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Brilliant; All

TV ads: YOU LOOT, WE SHOOT.


34 posted on 10/04/2022 1:20:11 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: Pilgrim's Progress

Shudah shot them …THEN FEED THEM TO THE GATERS


35 posted on 10/04/2022 1:31:32 PM PDT by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: Brilliant
"Arrested looters"?!?

Apparently looters in Lee County are still allowed to loot oxygen.

36 posted on 10/04/2022 1:37:24 PM PDT by Carl Vehse (A proud member of the LGBFJB community)
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To: Brilliant

They should be sentenced to Martha’s Vineyard


37 posted on 10/04/2022 1:37:50 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: Brilliant
7-F5-D4-F48-F5-D1-4905-8691-05640-F990912

38 posted on 10/04/2022 1:42:33 PM PDT by The Louiswu (If your child requires validation from Chuck E. Cheese you have failed as a parent. )
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To: OHPatriot

Don’t gators like their lunch to still have a little fight in them? I think they enjoy playing with their food.


39 posted on 10/04/2022 2:40:14 PM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: Revel

Nah. It’ll take a couple of weeks


40 posted on 10/04/2022 3:33:37 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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