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CHILD ABUSE ARREST.

WHY DEPUTIES ACCUSE THIS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA MOTHER OR PURPOSELY BURNING HER YOUNG SON WITH AN IRON.

A CAPE CORAL HOME CATCHES FIRE NOT ONCE, NOT TWICE, BUT THREE TIMES!

BAD LUCK?

ARSON?

OR BOTH?

NBC2 GOES TO INVESTIGATORS FOR ANSWERS.

PLUS.

The dogs were asleep in the bed, which was kind of a clue something was wrong, cause we heard the doggy door.

A BOLD BLACK BEAR TERRORIZES A SOUTHWEST FLORIDA NEIGHBORHOOD!

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TONIGHT, SAY GOODBYE TO THE AIR CONDITIONING.

AND SAY HELLO TO A BIT OF A CHILL!

RIGHT NOW, TEMPERATURES STAND IN THE.

BUT THINGS WILL COOL OFF A BIT TONIGHT.

FIRST WEATHER-WX CENTER

CHILLIEST NIGHT IN WEEKS COMING TONIGHT

A deep area of low pressure is spinning off the coast of North Carolina. The wind flow around the storm is influencing our weather with a steady northwest wind and much cooler temperatures. The cloud cover was thick at times this afternoon and that kept our high temperature from getting out of the 60's. Later tonight we will see the clouds break up and under just partly cloudy skies our low temperatures will drop into the 50's! This will be the coolest night we've seen in weeks.

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A DEVELOPING STORY INVOLVING THIS FATAL D-U-I CRASH.

JUST A SHORT TIME AGO, A JUDGE ISSUED AN ARREST WARRANT FOR WALTER BATES JUNIOR.

PROSECUTORS HAVE CHARGED BATES WITH D-U-I MANSLAUGHTER FOR THE DEATH MIGUEL JOSE IN THIS MAY ACCIDENT AT STATE ROAD 31 AND COOK BROWN ROAD IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.

TROOPERS SAY JUST RECEIVED LAB TESTS SHOW BATES HAD A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF POINT-ONE-EIGHT-FOUR.

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TONIGHT, LEE COUNTY DEPUTIES ACCUSE A MOTHER OF PURPOSELY BURNING HER NINE YEAR OLD SON WITH AN IRON.

SHE TOLD INVESTIGATORS IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.

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THIS LITTLE 9 YEAR-OLD BOY,

NOW-

AT THE CENTER OF A CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATION.

he's doing really good- he went to school.

BENJAMIN'S MOTHER-

NATACHA LAFOSSE IS UNDER ARREST.

DEPUTIES SAY SHE PURPOSELY BURNED HER SON WITH AN IRON TO TEACH HIM A LESSON.

it was an accidental thing that happened that got blown way out of proportion.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS IT HAPPENED WHILE THE LITTLE BOY WAS GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL AT HIS LEHIGH ACRES HOME.

A HOT IRON WAS PLUGGED IN HERE, IN THE BEDROOM.

DETECTIVES SAY BENJAMIN TOOK IT AND BURNED HIS TWIN SISTER'S TOY.

MOMENTS LATER-

DEPUTIES SAY THE YOUNG MOTHER PICKED IT UP AND BURNED HIS HAND AS PUNISHMENT.

benjamin left his house, went to the bus stop and then went to school. That's when his family says he told a teacher about the burn on his hand.

IT'S DESCRIBED IN THE ARREST REPORT AS A SECOND DEGREE BURN THE SIZE OF A QUARTER.

THE LAFOSSE'S THOUGH PAINT A MUCH DIFFERENT PICTURE OF THE YOUNG MOTHER.

it was an accidental thing that happened that got escalated out of proportion.

HER BROTHER MAX,

WHO IS NOW TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS SAYS BENJAMIN GOT BURNED BECAUSE THE IRON FELL ON HIM.

HER BEST FRIEND SAYS THE SAME.

she's a really good mother and she really cares about her children.

D-C-F TELLS US THEY'RE NOW CONDUCTING THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION-

TO FIGURE OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO THE LITTLE BOY.

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A DEVELOPING STORY IN NORTH FORT MYERS.

RIGHT NOW, ABOUT A THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ARE UNDER A BOIL WATER NOTICE UNTIL AT LEAST SUNDAY.

A PIPE BROKE IN THE FOXMORE AREA, JUST SOUTH OF BAYSHORE ROAD.

CREWS JUST FIXED IT A LITTLE MORE THAN AN HOUR AGO.

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A LEE COUNTY DEPUTY NOW FACES A D-U-I AND RESISTING ARREST CHARGE.

STATE TROOPERS SAY DEPUTY ROBERT MAGEE CRASHED HIS CAR INTO A DITCH, HIS BREATH SMELLED OF ALCOHOL, AND HE REFUSED TO OBEY ANY OF THEIR COMMANDS JUST BEFORE EIGHT-30 LAST NIGHT ON STATE ROAD 80, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF ALVA.

18 YR OLD ALMOST PULLED INTO CAR-POP

COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTIES NOW INVESTIGATE AN 18 YEAR OLD GIRL'S ACCUSATION THAT SOMEONE TRIED TO PULL HER INTO A CAR WHILE SHE WALKED IN NAPLES PARK.

THE TEEN REPORTS IT HAPPENED AROUND SIX-30 AT NIGHT IN NAPLES PARK ON WEDNESDAY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY SOMEONE IN A BLACK CAR PULLED UP NEXT TO HER, OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR, GRABBED HER ARM, AND TRIED TO PULL HER INTO THE CAR.

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JURY SELECTION WILL RESUME TOMORROW IN A HIGH-PROFILE DOUBLE MURDER CASE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

PROSECUTORS ACCUSE JUAN MENDEZ OF KILLING HIS WIFE AND MOTHER IN LAW.

INVESTIGATORS SAY HE STABBED BOTH WOMEN TO DEATH IN JULY 2006.

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TONIGHT, INVESTIGATORS BLAME ARSON FOR A HOUSE FIRE IN CAPE CORAL.

BUT THIS ISN'T THE FIRST FIRE AT THIS HOUSE.

IT'S NOT THE SECOND EITHER.

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ITS AS IF THIS HOUSE WAS CURSED.

I didn't think it would happen the first time, which people don't ever

think its going to happen to them but it does. But not three times.

BECKY YOUNG BROKE DOWN AS HER HOUSE FINALLY GAVE IN TO THE THIRD FIRE

THAT BURNED THROUGH HER HOME IN JUST OVER A YEAR.. IN JUNE OF LAST

YEAR, FIRE CREWS RESPONDED. FOR THE FIRST TIME. TO HER HOME ON GLEASON

PARKWAY. THEN AGAIN JUST LAST WEEK.

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BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN.

From the last two times it was a slow progression and smoke and after a

little you saw fire. This time it seemed like something else was going

on.

NOT ONLY WAS HER HOUSE A TOTAL LOSS.BUT BECKY NOTICED HER JEWELRY BOX

AND SOME ELECTRONICS WERE MISSING.

I think somebody tried to rob the house and maybe set it on fire to

cover their tracks.

POLICE ARE NOW CALLING THIS A BURGLARY AND ARSON INVESTIGATION. WHILE

BECKY WAS ABLE TO ENDURE THE LAST COUPLE OF HOUSE FIRES, SHE SAYS THIS

LAST ONE WAS TOUGH TO TAKE.

Its very hard.losing your life.very hard.

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TONIGHT, A NEW LEE COUNTY LAW DESIGNED TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE FROM PREDATORS FACES ITS FIRST COURT CHALLENGE.

THE ORDINANCE BANS SEX OFFENDERS FROM GETTING TOO CLOSE TO KIDS.

THE FIRST MAN ARRESTED FOR BREAKING THE NEW RULES CALLS IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

A JURY CONVICTED JOSEPH COMFORT OF SEXUAL BATTERY ON HIS WIFE IN 1991.

THIS PAST JULY, DEPUTIES ARRESTED HIM WHEN THEY CAUGHT HIM SUNBATHING AT A COMMUNITY POOL IN LEHIGH ACRES.

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DEFENSE ATTORNEY'S ARGUED THE CASE IN COURT.

BUT THE JUDGES HAVE NOT YET MADE A DECISION.

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NAPLES POLICE NOW ACCUSE THREE TEENS OF BEATING AND ROBBING A MAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AT THE NAPLES PIER.

OFFICERS SAY THESE THREE STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE HEAD, AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND, AS HE CHECKED ON A FLAT TIRE.

DETECTIVES SAY THEY STOLE HIS WALLET, CELL PHONE, AND KEYS, AND LATER USED HIS CREDIT CARDS.

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THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE NOW INVESTIGATES A STABBING AT A BAR ON TAMIAMI TRAIL IN PORT CHARLOTTE.

IT HAPPENED OUTSIDE "BOOMERS SPORTS BAR" EARLY THIS MORNING.

DEPUTIES FOUND ANTHONY HENRY IN THE PARKING LOT, WITH A STAB WOUND IN THE STOMACH.

INVESTIGATORS SAY A FIGHT INSIDE THE BAR SPILLED OUTSIDE.

HENRY WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

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TODAY, LEE COUNTY TESTS BRAND NEW TECHNOLOGY

IN ITS 9-1-1 SYSTEM.

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TODAY, LEE COUNTY TESTS A NEW TOOL THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.

E-M-S AND FIRE OPERATORS ARE TRYING OUT SOFTWARE CALLED MEDICAL PRIORITY DISPATCH.

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THEY TAKE *THOUSANDS OF CALLS.

.AND THE SCENARIOS ARE *ENDLESS.

BUT NOW LEE COUNTY 9-1-1 HAS *ONE NEW TOOL.

22:12 anyone that is not breathing or unconscious, it's going to be automatic

COMMUNICATIONS LIEUTENANT ROB SEWELL IS TESTING SOFTWARE CALLED MEDICAL PRIORITY DISPATCH.

IF YOU'RE IN A SITUATION OF LIVE OR DEATH.

HE SHOWED US JUST HOW FAST HE CAN GET AN AMBULANCE MOVING.

29:15 Is she breathing? No she's not and it's a cardiac arrest and it's being sent.

15:35 seconds count, they can mean the difference between life or death.

DIANE HOLM WITH PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS THE SOFTWARE CAN SAVE LIVES.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE CALLS.

THAT DON'T INVOLVE A LIFE THREATNING PATIENT.

HOLM SAYS AMBULANCE RESPONSE TIME MAY BE SLOWED DOWN.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE SOFTWARE WILL TELL OPERATORS TO KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS.

BEFORE DISPATCHING AN AMBULANCE.

13:47 it's a matter of finding exactly what you need in order to determine how fast they need to get there

LEE COUNTY IS ALSO TRYING A different WAY OF HAVING PARAMEDICS RESPOND TO CALLS. SAY FOR EXAMPLE PARAMEDICS HAVE TO HEAD TO A SHOOTING THEN LIGHTS AND SIRENS WILL BE USED, BUT IF PARAMEDICS ARE HEADING TO SOMEONE WITH A SOAR ELBOW, THE LIGHTS AND SIRENS LIKELY WON'T BE TURNED ON.

OPERATORS AND PARAMEDICS SAY THEY LIKE THE CHANGES.

BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE, WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR SAFETY, THEY'RE STILL IN CONTROL

.NOT THE COMPUTER.

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BEAR ALERT!

There's this bear head, sticking through, just sticking through the dog door!

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WEATHER-NBC STUDIO

CHILLIEST NIGHT IN WEEKS COMING TONIGHT

A deep area of low pressure is spinning off the coast of North Carolina. The wind flow around the storm is influencing our weather with a steady northwest wind and much cooler temperatures. The cloud cover was thick at times this afternoon and that kept our high temperature from getting out of the 60's. Later tonight we will see the clouds break up and under just partly cloudy skies our low temperatures will drop into the 50's! This will be the coolest night we've seen in weeks.

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TONIGHT, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR TRAGIC LOSS, A CAPE CORAL FAMILY OPENS UP TO OUR CAMERAS ABOUT THE DEATH OF THEIR SON.

MARINE CORPS SERGEANT MICHAEL MARTINS DIED IN A CRASH LAST FRIDAY WHILE RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE TO WORK AT M-C-A-S MIRAMAR IN SAN DIEGO.

THE 23-YEAR OLD GREW UP IN CAPE CORAL AND GRADUATED FROM MARINER HIGH SCHOOL.

HE ALREADY COMPLETED TWO TOURS IN IRAQ.

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"I kept telling myself, it's okay, they got the wrong house, Michael's home, Michael's okay, it's not for us it's a mistake."

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FRIENDS AND FAMILY WILL HOLD SERGEANT MARTINS' FUNERAL THIS SATURDAY AT SAINT ANDREW'S CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CAPE CORAL AT TEN A-M.

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THIS VERY SOCIAL VISITOR NOW ROAMS THE FORT MYERS SHORES AREA.

PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS ESTIMATED 250 POUND BLACK BEAR EVEN STICKING HIS HEAD IN DOGGIE DOORS!

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YOU CAN *HEAR ALL KINDS OF WILDLIFE IN THE WOODS SURROUNDING FORT MYERS SHORES.

AND WHILE HE WAS ELUSIVE TODAY, THERE'S ONE ANIMAL WHO'S BEEN MAKING A LOT MORE APPEARANCES THESE DAYS.

He's not aggressive, he's just not afraid.

JUDY MEYERS IS ONE OF MANY WHO'VE GOTTEN AN UNEXPECTED VISIT.

The dogs were asleep in the bed, which was kind of a clue something was wrong, cause we heard the doggy door.

There's this bear head, sticking through, just sticking through the dog door!

JUDY THINKS THE 250 POUND BLACK BEAR MAY HAVE TAKEN AN INTEREST IN THE GRILL-- AND THE LINGERING SMELL OF STEAKS FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE.

AFTER SNIFFING AROUND THE PATIO FOR A FEW, JUDY AND HER BOYFRIEND WATCHED HIM HOP BACK OVER THEIR FENCE--

You can see these scratch marks.

USING THIS TREE FOR A GRIP.

You could hear him for 5 minutes, going through the woods.he was like a mack truck

Just like chhrrrr, chhrrr, chrrr.

And this bear's really making the rounds. It hasn't just been seen here at Judy's house, but all over the neighborhood-- including here at the Verandah, and at LJ's, off State Rd. 31.

THE SIGHTINGS HAVE ALL THE REGULARS TALKING.

He said, 'are you open yet?' I said, 'not yet.' He said 'well can I get a drink, because a bear just crossed the road in front of me, and I'm not sure I really saw that!'

Several, several complaints in Fort Myers Shores, it's been going on over a month now I would say.

FWC HAS 5 OR 6 TRAPS IN THE AREA.BUT SO FAR NO LUCK CATCHING IT.

JUDY'S MAKING SURE NOT TO LEAVE FOOD OUTSIDE, SINCE THAT'S WHAT KEEPS BEARS COMING BACK.

My fence isn't lined with honey or anything! I don't have anything out there that he could want.

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THE TOWN OF LEHIGH ACRES HOPES TO CASH IN ON A SPIKE IN CRIME.

THIS WEEK, A GROUP WILL APPLY FOR A ONE MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

IT WILL FUND A 'WEED AND SEED' INITIATIVE LAUNCHED A YEAR AGO.

THE GROUP AIMS TO *WEED OUT CRIME AND REPLACE IT WITH *SEEDS OF OPPORTUNITIES LIKE MORE YOUTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

LEHIGH ACRES WAS ONCE ONE OF LEE COUNTY'S FASTEST GROWING AREAS.

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"Used to be all woods - now we can't do anything out there. Ride our 4-wheelers or anything out there anymore with out getting in trouble because there's so many people starting trouble."

"I feel like mainly the projects for the youth are going to be the biggest thing we can do."

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WHAT A NAPLES SCHOOL HOPED WOULD BECOME A HOLIDAY TRADITION, IS NOW IN JEOPARDY BEFORE IT EVEN BEGINS.

DOZENS OF CHILDREN WITH THE "NAPLES ACADEMY OF BALLET" ARE GETTING READY FOR THEIR FIRST PRODUCTION OF "THE NUTCRACKER."

BUT THE SHOW'S PROPS ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.

BALLET MANAGEMENT SAYS BACK IN SEPTEMBER, THEY PAID LUKE SCHWEIKLE 16-HUNDRED DOLLARS TO BUILD THE SETS.

THEY CLAIM HE DID NOT DO THE WORK AND WILL NOT ANSWER THEIR CALLS.

COMMISSIONER MANN OAK TREE-VO TOP WIPE

A CENTURY-OLD PIECE OF LEE COUNTY'S PAST MAY BREATH NEW LIFE.

THE OAK TREE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE OLD LEE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN SINCE THE 18-HUNDREDS WILL STAND A LITTLE LONGER.

LEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN LAST WEEK WHEN ONE OF ITS BRANCHES FELL.

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"this is not a liability issue, we've protected our public before with the type of strapping, just did it wrong, now we can correct that, do it right and save the tree at the same time."

MANN CLAIMS THE PREVENTIVE MEASURES THE COUNTY HAD BEEN TAKING TO KEEP THE TREE ALIVE WERE ACTUALLY KILLING IT.

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THE CRACK OF THE BAT GIVES A BOOST TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY THIS WEEK.

60, 70, AND EVEN 80 YEAR OLDS OUT WILL BE PLAYING AT THE SENIOR SOFTBALL WINTER NATIONALS.

THEY PLAY ON FIELDS THROUGHOUT LEE COUNTY.

ORGANIZERS EXPECT THE WEEK-LONG EVENT TO DRAW MORE THAN FOUR-THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND GENERATE ABOUT FOUR-MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

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FGCU SIGNINGS-ONCAM

AS THE NATIONALLY SIGNING PERIOD FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETES TO SIGN WITH THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE CONTINUES.

FGCU BASEBALL IS PUTTING TOGETHER ONE OF THEIR BEST RECRUITING CLASSES EVER. HEAD COACH DAVE TOLLETT TELLS US IT'S TOP 25 RECRUITING CLASS.

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THE FGCU BASKETBALL SEASON.BOTH MENS AND WOMENS.TIPS OFF FRIDAY NIGHT.

HEAD COACH DAVE BALZA AND HIS TEAM USED THURSDAY TO FLY NORTH TO EAST LANSING MICHIGAN.

THE EAGLES OPEN UP AGAINST MICHIGAN STATE.

THAT'S RIGHT. THEY FACE THE SCHOOL AND A TEAM THAT PLAYED IN THE NATIONAL TITLE GAME LAST APRIL.

FGCU OPENED LAST SEASON AGAINST THEN-DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMP KANSAS. THEY ARE BUILDING A REPUTATION OF PLAYING ANYONE.ANYWHERE

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TIGER IN AUSTRALIA-VOTOPS

TIGER WENT ALL THE WAY TO AUSTRALIA TO PLAY GOLF.

FIRST ROUND OF THE AUSTRALIAN MASTERS.

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