Stranger Parked In Driveway Arrested

SPRING HILL - A man passed out behind the wheel in a stranger's driveway was arrested on drug charges Friday morning.

Deputies responding to the homeowner's complaint about a suspicious car outside his house on the 6400 block of Magee Avenue woke up the suspect, Walter Gabrielsen, and asked him where he was.

Gabrielsen reportedly answered "the library" and gave deputies his name and birth date. Deputies arrested him on an outstanding warrant, then searched his car and said they discovered crystal methamphetamine, 18 prescription pills and a butcher knife.

Gabrielsen, 36, of 11718 Linden Drive, was charged with two felonies, possession of a drug without a prescription and possession of meth, and three misdemeanors - possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and carrying a concealed weapon.

Pit Bull Shocked With Stun Gun

BROOKSVILLE A pit bull dog attempting to bite a deputy beat a retreat when it was shocked by a deputy's Taser, a report shows.

The deputy was investigating a neighbor's claims that he was attacked, but not bitten, by the pit bull as he was retrieving his trash cans from the driveway Friday evening.

When the deputy walked onto the property where the dog lived, 21445 Campbell Drive, the dog charged him and attempted to bite the deputy, a report states. When pepper spray didn't subdue the animal, the deputy deployed his stun gun, but only one barb struck the pit bull.

Nevertheless, the dog ran away and hid underneath a bookcase in the carport. Animal Control officers removed the dog and two malnourished pit bull dogs in the back yard, a report shows.

Strip Steaks Stuffed In Pants

SPRING HILL A man was arrested on shoplifting charges when he reportedly tried to walk out of Publix with $100 worth of steaks stuffed down his pants.

Loss prevention officers stopped the suspect, William F. Napoli, at the door Saturday afternoon and held him until a deputy could arrived. They told the deputy Napoli placed six packages of New York strip steak into his cart, then stopped in the card section to hide the meat in his pants.

Napoli, 55, of Hudson, was charged with retail theft.