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HL 1 CAPE MURDER REACTION-SOTVOTOPS

-alex pevida/neighbor-"who knows that couldve been me."

NEIGHBORS ARE ON EDGE TONIGHT AFTER OFFICERS SAY A CAPE CORAL MAN GUNNED DOWN A SALESMAN.

TONIGHT,

WE HEAR FROM THE VICTIMS FAMILY --

HL 2 E NAPLES BANK ROBBERY-VOTOPS

NEW DRAMATIC VIDEO TONIGHT --

OFFICERS ARREST A SUSPECTED BANK ROBBER AT A HOTEL ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

HL 3 SYNTH DRUGS-VOTOPS

PLUS,

ON THE STREET THEY'RE CALLED "DESIGNER DRUGS,"

BATH SALTS -- SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA --

TONIGHT FEDERAL AGENTS ARE CALLING THEM THE TARGET OF A NATIONWIDE STING.

WX HEADLINE-WX WALL

AND HOT HOT HOT!

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS SEEING THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES OF THE WEEK.

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COLLIER DEPUTY SOT-SOTVOTOPS

I just automatically jumped to my feet, ran to my gun. I knew someone was injured

THEY ARE CALLING HER A HERO.

A-B-C 7 TALKED TO AN OFF-DUTY COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTY WHO CAUGHT AN ACCUSED MURDERER IN CAPE CORAL.

KRISTIN SHINER BEGAN SERVING COLLIER COUNTY NINE YEARS AGO -

YESTERDAY SHINER HEARD SHOTS IN HER CAPE CORAL NEIGHBORHOOD -- THAT'S WHEN SHE SAYS SHE SAW ONE OF HER NEIGHBORS WITH A GUN AND A MAN IN A DRIVEWAY--

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TONIGHT SHINER'S SUPERIORS SAY SHE KEPT A DEADLY SITUATION FROM ESCALATING.

ABC 7 BRINGS YOU TEAM COVERAGE ON THE FIRST MURDER OF THE YEAR IN CAPE CORAL.

HERE'S WHAT OFFICERS TELL US HAPPENED JUST LAST NIGHT.

THEY SAY 30-YEAR-OLD NICHOLAS RAINEY, A DOOR TO DOOR SALESMAN, DIED AFTER A CONFRONTATION WITH A HOMEOWNER ON SOUTHWEST 30TH TERRACE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

TODAY,

THAT MAN,

KENNETH ROOP APPEARED IN COURT --

CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

A JUDGE DENIED BOND.

WE START OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH A-B-C SEVEN'S ALEX BOYER WHO SPOKE TO NEIGHBORS.

CAPE MURDER REACTION-PKG

Kenneth roop making a quick first appearance before a judge this morning. Charged with the second degree murder of a door to door salesman.

That judge ordering roop held on no bond. The family of the man roop is accused of shooting to death in the driveway of his cape coral home , visibly shaken leaving the courtroom.

-alex pevida/neighbor-"who knows that couldve been me."

Alex pevida lives directly behind roop. He claims neighbors are afraid of roop and avoid him at all costs.

-if I kept staring at him he maybe he would have told me something. So it was an intimidating look? Kind of yeah."

Cape coral police say roop shot rainey multiple times - Including in the back of his head just for effect.

The gruesome details a shock to this next door neighbor.

-neighbor-"he didn't bother us at all he seem very nice to us actually."

But if you ask any of the other neighbors who had a run in with roop, they'll tell you he was anything but nice.

-pevida-"he was having some problems with the lady next door regarding a dog sometimes he would follow her."

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CONTINUING OUR TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT --

RIGHT NOW, NICHOLAS RAINEY'S FATHER IS ON HIS WAY TO CAPE CORAL FROM NEW JERSEY TO BURY HIS SON --

A-B-C SEVEN'S STEVE CAMPION SAT DOWN WITH RAINEY'S EMPLOYER --

CAPE MURDER VICTIM-PKG

0506 "I was in shock. I'm still in shock. I'm expecting Nick to give me a call in a little bit."

THE PAIN IS TOO FRESH FOR THOSE CLOSE TO DOOR TO DOORS SALESMAN NICK RAINEY.

0336 "I'm going to use the present tense. Nick is a great guy. As soon as you meet Nick. You fall in love with him."

MICHAEL SCHNATTER OWNS BLUE RIBBON STEAK AND SEAFOOD.

OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS -- SCHNATTER SOLD THE AVID YANKEES FAN --- STEAK, CHICKEN, AND SEAFOOD TO RESELL.

NEVER DID HE THINK A SALES PITCH WOULD TURN DEADLY IN A CAPE CORAL DRIVEWAY.

0440"The guy was still in the car and shot nick in the shoulder when he fell to the ground. The guy reached out of the car and shot him in the back of the head."

SCHNATTER DESCRIBES RAINEY AS AN EXCELLENT SALESMAN -- GOING DOOR TO DOOR ACROSS THE STATE.

TONIGHT, HE'S WARNING ANYONE WHO TRAVELS THE STREETS SELLING PRODUCTS YOU ARE NEVER TRULY SAFE.

0522 "he's a friend, a close friend. He didn't do anything wrong. This can happen to any ones of you at any time. You could knock on your neighbors' door, tell them their dogs are barking or a jehovah's witness"

SCHNATTER SAYS HE'S NOW REVIEWING HIS SAFETY PROCEDURES -- AS HE APPEALS FOR CAUTION.

0362 "I said please be careful when you go out"

THE MEAT WHOLESALER TELLS US ALL -- HE AND RAINEY'S FAMILY ESPECIALLY HIS MOM -- WANT TO KNOW IS WHY THEIR LOVED ONE'S LIFE IS OVER.

0749 "she was thinking he was alive. Even though she knew he was dead. She couldn't accept it. She wanted me to bring him home."

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ABC7 IS ALSO INVESTIGATING *ANOTHER MURDER,

THIS ONE IN SAN CARLOS PARK WHERE A MAN FOUND HIS GIRLFRIEND MURDERED INSIDE OF THEIR HOME.

WE DO WANT TO WARN YOU --

SOME OF THE IMAGES WE ARE ABOUT TO SHOW YOU ARE DISTURBING.

THIS DOG WAS FOUND WITH 55-YEAR-OLD DEBBIE STRIANO,

SOMEONE SLASHED ITS NECK IN A BRUTAL ATTACK --

THE ANIMAL IS OKAY AND RECOVERING.

STRIANO'S BOYFRIEND RUSSEL MYERS -- TELLS US THE NIGTH OF THE STRIANOS MURDER HE WENT OUT TO GET DOG FOOD.

WHEN HE CAME BACK - THEIR DOG WAS INJURED - HIS GIRLFRIEND DEAD.

SAN CARLOS MURDER FOLO-PKG

*take pkg*

the love of russell myers' life-

is found murdered inside their san carlos park home.

51:04 russell "she's just wonderful to everybody."

55 year-old debbie striano died a violent death,

according to her family.

they tell us russell went out tuesday night to buy the couple's border collie dog food.

when he came back-

is when they say he found debbie, dead.

50:56 russell "i can't really say very much through."

scruffy-

was discovered at the scene with a 6 inch laceration to his neck.

now, he's on the mend.

Nat

lee county deputies tell us they questioned russell,

but right now- he's not a suspect or person of interest in debbie's murder.

both russell and her family say they have no idea who would kill their loved one.

*take sot* lindsey "i can't even figure out who would want to hurt her- why they would want to hurt her."

detectives have been combing the normally quiet neighborhood for any clues into the killing.

they've searched trash,

gone door to door,

and circled the area in their chopper.

Nat chopper

Russell meantime-

doesn't want to talk about the investigation-

but he wants whoever killed his girlfriend of more than a decade-

caught.

50:51 russell "never had any enemies- she loved everybody and everybody loved her."

E NAPLES BANK ROBBERY ARREST-NATVO-WIPE

NOW TO THE DRAMATIC TAKE DOWN OF AN ACCUSED BANK ROBBER ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

what the hell is going on. omg.

FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT--

A-B-C-7 IS GETTING A LOOK AT THE ARREST OF THE MAN WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A BANK ROBERY IN EAST NAPLES.

HE WAS TRACKED DOWN LAST NIGHT AT THE LANI KAI ON FORT MYERS BEACH.

E NAPLES BANK ROBBERY ARREST-VOTOPS-WIPE

THIS IS ACCUSED BANK ROBBER WAKIM STEWART IN COURT TODAY.

A JUDGE SET HIS BOND AT 810-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

DEPUTIES FOUND A GUN, AMMUNITION AND BOX CUTTERS IN A BACKPACK HE HAD.

E NAPLES BANK ROBBERY ARREST-SS-TOPS-OC

INVESTIGATORS TELL A-B-C-7 TONIGHT IT WAS HIS SUIT THAT HELPED AUTHORITIES TRACK HIM DOWN.

THESE ARE SURVEILLANCE PICTURES TAKEN AT THE BANK OF AMERICA ON DAVIS BOULEVARD ON TUESDAY.

COLLIER DEPUTIES SAY A TIPSTER RECOGNIZED THE SUIT AND CALLED 911.

PANTHER KILLER SENTENCE-VO-WIPE

HE'S THE FIRST FLORIDA MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING A PANTHER UNDER THE ENDAGERED SPECIES ACT.

TONIGHT - HE'S FACING A HEAVY SENTENCE.

IN 2009 - TODD BENFIELD ADMITTED HE SHOT AND KILLED A FLORIDA PANTHER WITH A BOW AND ARROW.

HE WAS HUNTING AT THE TIME AND THEN TRIED TO COVER IT UP.

TODAY A FEDERAL JUDGE WENT BEYOND THE SENTENCE PROSECUTORS WANTED.

HE ADDED 60 DAYS OF HOME DETENTION.

BENFIELD WILL ALSO SPEND 15 CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS IN JAIL --

PANTHER KILLER SENTENCE-SOTVO

"We take it very serious. If you kill a Florida panther, an endangered species, especially one as endangered as this, we will turn over every stone, if we have to turn every stone twice, to find out who did it, we'll do it. We'll pursue it to the end."

CHAR CO RENT SCAM-SS-VO

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY'VE BUSTED A COUPLE FOR SCAMMING RENTORS OUT OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

CRYSTAL STOTT WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AND HER BOYFRIEND ROB ZOBEL TURNED HIMSELF IN THIS AFTERNOON.

ACCORDING TO ARREST RECORDS, STOTT ADMITTED TO STEALING CLOSE TO 36-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

VICTIMS SAY THE PAIR TOOK SECURITY DEPOSITS AND NEVER LET RENTERS INTO WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS A HOME THEY WERE PAYING TO LIVE AT.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS LOOKING FOR OTHER VICTIMS.

CO SHOOTING APARTMENT-VO

STUDENTS WHO SHARED AN APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH THE COLORADO SHOOTING SUSPECT ARE RETURNING TO THEIR APARTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON.

RIGHT AFTER THE SHOOTING AUTORITIES EVACATED THE BUILDING WHERE JAMES HOLMES LIVED AND FIVE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS.

IT CAME AFTER AGENTS FOUND HOLMES UNIT BOOBY TRAPPED.

SANDUSKY VOICEMAILS-NATVO

NEW TONIGHT AT SIX,

WE ARE HEARING FROM FORMER PENN STATE COACH JERRY SANDUSKY,

IN VOICE MAILS HE LEFT FOR A VICTIM PRIOR TO HIS ARREST.

" If you could get back to me and let me know, I'd appreciate it. And when you get this message, give me a call. I'll have to talk to you later. Thanks. I love you.

THAT CALL WAS MADE IN SEPTEMBER OF 20-11 -- TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS ARREST ON CHILD SEX ABUSE CHARGES.

SANDUSKY WAS LATER CONVICTED ON 45 COUNTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE INVOLVING 10 VICTIMS.

THE CALL WAS INTENDED FOR THE MAN PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS VICTIM NUMBER TWO,

FM MIDDLE REVITALIZATION-VO-WIPE

A LEE COUNTY SCHOOL IS HOPING TO GET MIDDLE SCHOOLERS COLLEGE AND CAREER READY.

FORT MYERS MIDDLE ACADEMY ON CENTRAL AVENUE LAUNCHED THE NEW PROGRAM TODAY.

THE "D" RATED SCHOOL GOT A ONE POINT EIGHT MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TRAIN TEACHERS.

THROUGH THE PROGRAM - STUDENTS WORK ON PROJECTS WITH DIFFERENT BUSINESSES TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN.

RIGHT NOW, STUDENTS AE FOCUSING ON CONSTRUCTION BY BUILDING THE FIRST TWO OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS AT THE SCHOOL.

FM MIDDLE REVITALIZATION-SOTVO

We're building hope for our kids. We have a lot of students who are brilliant and capable and they want to achieve in life,

ALL STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL CAN JOIN THE PROGRAM.

SCHOOL DRUG DOG-VO-WIPE

LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT ARE TAKING SAFETY A STEP FURTHER THIS YEAR.

TODAY, THEY ANNOUNCED THE ADDITION OF A NEW PERMANENT OFFICER AT THE SCHOOLS, A 2-AND-A-HALF YEAR OLD BLACK LAB.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WILL RANDOMLY TAKE THIS DOG TO SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT -- TO SNIFF OUT CONTRABAND.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SHOWED OFF THE DOG'S TALLENTS AT NORTH FORT MYERS HIGH SCHOOL -- WHERE SHE FOUND PLANTED DRUGS AND A GUN.

THE SHERIFF WARNS NO SCHOOLS ARE OFF LIMITS--

SCHOOL DRUG DOG-SOTVO

SUPERINTENDENT JOSEPH BURKE 46:46-02 "We've had an up-tick this past year in violence in and around our community, that violence has been related to drugs in many instances."

DR. BURKE SAYS THE DISTRICT HAS A ZERO TOLLERANCE POLICY FOR DRUGS AND WEAPONS.

MDA FUNDRAISER-VO

LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE BEHIND BARS--

BUT FOR A GOOD REASON.

DOZENS OF PEOPLE PUT ON STRIPPED JAIL SHIRTS AND HANDCUFFS AT THE WALDORF ASTORIA IN NAPLES.

IT'S ALL PART OF THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION LOCK-UP FUNDRAISER.

PARTICIPANTS ARE CALLING PEOPLE TO RAISE BAIL MONEY TO GET OUT OF JAIL.

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TEASE ONE--

THE WAR ON DRUGS HAS A NEW TARGET --

SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

AND TODAY THE D-E-A LAUNCHED IT'S FIRST NATIONWIDE BUST.

WHAT THEY FOUND.

PLUS,

THREE LITTLE BEARS TRAPPED IN A DUMPSTER.

YOU HAVE TO SEE HOW A FAMILY OF HUMANS HELPS REUNITE THEM WITH THEIR MOTHER.

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SYNTH DRUGS-MON

THE WAR ON DRUGS IS now TARGETTING A **NEW** AND DEADLY MENACE --

ONE THAT WAS LEGAL UNTIL THIS MONTH --

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER -- THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY LED A NATIONWIDE BUST ON SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

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THE NATIONAL CRACKDOWN ON SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA AND OTHER "DESIGNER DRUGS" IS CALLED "OPERATION LOG JAM". AND IT'S BEEN HUGE.

FROM FLORIDA - TO NEW YORK. KANSAS AND BEYOND -- DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENTS HAVE ARRESTED AT LEAST 90 PEOPLE.

CONFISCATED MORE THAN 36-MILLION DOLLARS - IN CASH -.

AND SEIZED MILLIONS OF THESE LITTLE PACKETS THAT LOOK VERY MUCH LIKE SOMETHING THAT MIGHT PIQUE THE INTEREST OF A YOUNG PERSON.

"These synthetic drugs are deceptively marketed as bath salts, and spice, and incense, and even marketed as plant food."

SO-CALLED "BATH SALTS" ARE SNORTED OR SWALLOWED. AND CAN LEAD TO PSYCHOSIS, AGITATION AND PARANOIA.

"I have treated them in the Emergency Department and I have seen this type of behavior the extreme paranoia this almost super human strength where they can break through handcuffs."

THEY'RE SOLD ONLINE BUT ALSO IN SPECIALTY SHOPS AND CONVENIENCE STORES. DRUG ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAD STERN WORDS FOR ANYONE SELLING THESE ITEMS -- EVEN OVER THE COUNTER AT GAS STATIONS.

"You are nothing more than a drug trafficker. we will bring you to justice."

PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW EARLIER THIS MONTH BANNING THE MOST COMMON SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

COUNTING SCALLOPS-VO

LEE COUNTY IS BATTLING A DWINDLING SCALLOP POPULATION.

AND SCIENTISTS ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

LEE COUNTY EXTENSION IS GETTING READY TO SCOUR THE FLOOR OF PINE ISLAND SOUND-

SEARCHING FOR BAY SCALLOPS.

BUT THEY NEED 150 SNORKELERS AND 40 PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER THEIR BOATS.

THESE CITIZEN SCIENTISTS WILL COUNT THE NUMBER OF BAY SCALLOPS IN PINE ISLAND SOUND.

COUNTING SCALLOPS-SOTVO

18 years ago we used to pick up scallops every step you made out there. Right by those islands.

if you ever go to eat a scallop at a restaurant- you have the big scallop and small ones. These are the small ones, like pencil eraser size.

ORGANIZERS SAY AT THIS POINT - THEY NEED MORE BOATS THAN SNORKELERS.

BEARS RESCUED WITH LADDER-VOTOPS

AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

THREE BEAR CUBS GOT STUCK IN THIS DUMPSTER IN NEW MEXICO.

MAMA BEAR IS STUCK ON THE OUTSIDE.

ANOTHER FAMILY, A HUMAN ONE -- SAW THE BEAR FAMILY IN TROUBLE,.

WATCH AS THEY BACK UP THEIR TRUCK,

AND A LITTLE GIRL IN THE TRUCK BED DROPS A LADDER INTO THE TRASH BIN.

TEASE TWO-POP

FORMER FLORIDA COACH URBAN MEYER BACK ON THE SIDELINES. HE'S TALKING ABOUT COMPETING WITH THE SEC. FLORIDA STATE COACH JIMBO FISHER. NOT A BIG FAN OF SOCIAL MEDIA.

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WORLD NEWS TEASE-BLK-SOT

TONIGHT AT 7 OPEN-CLIP

TONIGHT AT 7 O'CLOCK--

I ordered him to put down his gun three times. The third time he put down his gun and put his hands up.

TONIGHT ABC 7 TALKS TO THE OFF DUTY COLLIER COUNTY DEPUTY ABOUT HOW SHE DIS-ARMED AN ACCUSED KILLER IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD.

"it puts people in a different mindset, adds a little extra fear to them

AND THAT EXTRA FEAR IS PROMPTING MORE PEOPLE TO GET GUN PERMITS.

NEW AT 7, ON 7--

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TZ 7 2) GUN SALES UP-SOTVO

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TB BUCS-POPMON

TB BUCS-VOTOPS

TODAY THE BUCS ARRIVED AT CAMP. LOOKING TO ERASE THE MEMORY OF A 4-12 SEASON

THEY WERE BUSY TODAY. TRADING AWAY DEFENSIVE TACKLE BRIAN PRICE TO THE BEARS.

OF COURSE THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR UNDER HEAD COACH GREG SCIANO. WHO PUT HIS GUYS TO THE TEST ON THE FIRST DAY.

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URBAN MEYER-VOTOPS

THERE IS NO QUESTION GATOR NATION LOVED URBAN MEYER WHEN HE WAS WINNING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT FLORIDA.

SINCE HIS DEPARTURE. I'VE HEARD MIXED REVIEWS. BUT MOSTLY UNKIND.

COACH MEYER IS NOW AT OHIO STATE. A TEAM HE AND THE GATORS BEAT FOR THE 2007 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

URBAN MEYER-SOTTOPS

FSU TWITTER-VOTOPS

THE FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALL PROGRAM IS TWITTER FREE.

SEMINOLES HEAD COACH JIMBO FISHER TOLD HIS PLAYERS THEY CANNOT USE THEIR TWITTER ACCOUNTS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.

PHELPS-POPMON

TEAM USA-VOTOPS

STICKING WITH THE OLYMPIC THEME. TEAM USA BEGINS PLAY ON FRIDAY. TAKING ON FRANCE.

THE US IS THE OVERWHELMING FAVORITE TO WIN THE GOLD. FOR THE SIXTH TIME IN THE LAST 8 OLYMPICS.

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RAYS O'S-VOTOPS

RAYS IN BALTIMORE LOOKING FOR THE SWEEP.

NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. BASES JUICED FOR CHRIS DAVIS. HE WIPES THEM CLEAN WITH A 3 RUN DOUBLE. 5-0 ORIOLES

CANADIAN OPEN-VOTOPS

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