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VENICE, FL. - The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office made four arrests for indecent exposure while working undercover Friday at Caspersen Beach Park in Venice. In four separate incidents, Glenn Orthaus of San Antonio TX, John Clark of Venice, David Hoffa of Englewood, and Daniel Sukel of Venice approached undercover detectives as they walked through the north parking lot and back hiking trails of the park and exposed themselves in an attempt to engage in sexual activity. Undercover detectives conducted the operation in response to complaints about indecent activity at the public park. Daniel Sukel was charged with Indecent Exposure in...

KENSINGTON, Md. - Public parks are usually the places where children go to have fun. But the town of Kensington just passed a new rule that bans kids over five years old from playgrounds during the daytime...The girls at Kensington's Brookewood School are banned from using a public park right across the street for recess. "I don't think it's really fair because we're part of the community too and we want to play in the park," said Jill Collins, a fifth-grade student. The town council unanimously passed a resolution this week saying only caretakers with children five years old and...

(Rocky Hill-AP, June 3, 2002 7:42 AM) _ The town of Rocky Hill finds itself in a duel with the National Rifle Association. The NRA is questioning a town ordinance that forbids people from carrying firearms in town parks. The NRA cites a 1984 state Supreme Court decision that forbids towns from writing laws regulating the sale of guns. The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities says it backs the Rocky Hill ordinance as it stands now. CCM spokesman Kevin Maloney says generally, state statute provides municipalities with broad powers to protect its citizens. The ordinance was written about 20 years ago....