In a continuous effort to make Hillsborough County roadways safer, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is currently conducting High Visibility Enforcement (HVE) details.

According to the Florida Department of Transportation, Hillsborough County ranks 4th in Florida for serious and fatal traffic crashes.

On August 22, 2022, HCSO launched the HVE Operation which is funded through a contract with the University of North Florida and FDOT. The operation will run through May 12, 2023. Since the launch of the operation, HCSO has dedicated more than 775 hours to HVE with the primary objective of educating the public.

As of December 13, 2022, deputies have interacted with 1,760 pedestrians, 524 bicyclists, and 613 motorists providing educational materials on pedestrian safety. Additionally, 58 motorists were issued citations, and warnings have been issued to 717 pedestrians, 175 bicyclists, and 683 motorists.

The following locations are part of the HVE operation: Fletcher Avenue, from Fletcher Regency Drive to Bruce B Downs Blvd. Hillsborough Avenue, from Standish Bend Drive to Town and Country Blvd. US Highway 41, from Ohio Street to Gibsonton Drive Hillsborough Avenue, from Kelly Road to George Road Brandon Road, from Kings Avenue to Valrico Road Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., from Williams Road to Kingsway Road S 50th Street, from Madison Avenue to Palm River Road US Highway 301, from I-4 to Harney Canal Bruce B Downs Blvd., from University Square Drive to Campus Hill Drive Bearss Avenue, from N Florida Avenue to N 12th Street Providence Road, from Princeton Lakes Drive to Sweetridge Avenue US 301, from Big Bend Road to Summerfield Crossing Blvd. Dale Mabry Highway, from W Sligh Avenue to Broad Street W W 15th Street, from North of E Fowler Avenue to E 124th Avenue Adamo Drive, from I-75 to Providence Road W Hillsborough Avenue, from Pinellas County Line to Memorial Highway Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., from Mott Drive to Sumner Road US Highway 301, from Uncle Tom Road to River Walk Court N US 301, from Sabal Industrial Blvd. to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. E US Highway 41, from College Avenue to 4th Avenue NW N 56th Street, from Harney Road to E Hillsborough Avenue Orient Road, from I-4 to Harney Canal N Florida Avenue, from 124th Avenue E to E Fletcher Avenue Nebraska Avenue, from Fletcher Avenue to E 140th Avenue

A 29-year-old Belleview man was arrested by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office after he was accused of stealing a tractor and attempting to sell it online.

On Monday, November 21, an MCSO deputy responded to Fernview Farm located at 14978 S U.S. Highway 301 in Summerfield in reference to a theft.

Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with the female owner of the business who advised that multiple items had been stolen, including a 2021 John Deere 3038E tractor ($27,000 value) and a John Deere bush hog attachment ($30,000 value), according to the MCSO report.

On Monday, December 12, the owner/victim received information that the stolen tractor was possibly located in the 11200 block of SE 121st Lane Road. The victim and one of her relatives responded to the location and observed a tractor that appeared to match the victim’s stolen tractor.

According to the MCSO report, the victim contacted the sheriff’s office and advised that a white male with a medium build and face tattoos was observed riding a tractor that looked just like the stolen tractor.

An MCSO lieutenant arrived on scene and made contact with the man who was riding the tractor. He was identified in the MCSO report as Patrick Michael Cotton.

According to MCSO, a records check of the tractor confirmed that it was the same tractor that had been stolen from Fernview Farm.

An MCSO corporal arrived at the location of the tractor and made contact with the victim. She told the corporal that the stolen tractor had been listed for sale on a Facebook page for $8,000.

The victim told the corporal that she had screenshots of the Facebook ad for the stolen tractor, which had been created by Cotton. She also advised that she had screenshots of a text message conversation between Cotton and a man she knew who had initially alerted her to the existence of the Facebook ad.

The corporal viewed the victim’s screenshots and observed a Facebook ad that was posted by a profile belonging to Cotton. According to the MCSO report, the Facebook ad stated that the 2021 John Deer 3038E tractor was running great, had 375 hours on it, and included a bale fork attachment and bush hog. The tractor was listed for sale for $8,000.

While the corporal was on scene, a man approached and advised that he had seen Cotton driving the stolen tractor. The man claimed that Cotton approached him on December 8 or December 9 and offered to trade the tractor for the man’s pickup truck.

The man told the corporal that he became suspicious because the truck was worth $1,000 and he knew that the tractor was worth “significantly more.” According to the man, Cotton had been in possession of the tractor for around one to two weeks.

The corporal later made contact with Cotton. After being read his Miranda rights, Cotton claimed that he had purchased the tractor for $5,000 from a woman named “Erica.” He stated that Erica had told him that the tractor was not stolen.

Cotton told the corporal that he is a diesel mechanic and is “very familiar with diesel engines and tractors.” He admitted that the victim’s tractor was worth “approximately $40,000 with the attachments.”

Cotton confirmed that he did talk to a man in person about selling the tractor for $8,000, and he had considered trading it for a truck with an inoperable motor. He admitted to the corporal that the tractor may have been stolen, though he claimed that he took Erica’s word that it was not stolen when he had purchased it from her.

During the interview, Cotton also told the corporal that he had checked the tractor’s vehicle identification number (VIN), which did not show that it had been reported stolen.

Cotton stated that he possessed a bill of sale for the tractor, though he advised that he did not have any further paperwork regarding the vehicle.

Cotton was arrested, transported to Marion County Jail, and he was later released on $7,000 bond. He is facing felony charges for grand theft of a motor vehicle and dealing in stolen property.

A court date has been scheduled at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, according to jail records.

David Couch won a 3-2 planning board vote Thursday night on a revised text amendment that will allow him to proceed on plans for his proposed 973-acre Villages of Summerfield Farms project after a 4-hour-plus meeting that included more than three dozen public speakers and some last-minute tweaks to the amendment by board members.

But Couch's battle has just begun, especially over gaining acceptance of the 600 apartments in two clusters he seeks to build on edges of the development close to Interstate 73 and U.S. 220.

The five-member Summerfield Town Council still must pass the text amendment. Earlier in the year, Town Council rejected a Couch plan that called for 1,192 apartments in four clusters — current Summerfield zoning does not allow apartments — by a 4-1 vote. That came after he had won a 3-2 planning board vote.

Couch noted that 2023 is an election year for three Town Council members, Mayor Pro Tem Lynne Williams DeVaney, Reece Walker and Jeff Davis, who was elevated to Town Council from the Planning Board, where he voted against Couch's first text amendment attempt. Mayor Tim Sessoms' term also ends this year.

"It's going to come down to a political decision, or a leadership decision for Summerfield's future and future generations," Couch told Triad Business Journal after the meeting.

Couch told TBJ that he thought the loud opposition to his amendment and proposed development over the last several months may have intimidated supporters of his plan from turning out and speaking at the meeting.

If the text amendment is passed by Town Council, Couch's plans would still need Town Council approval. Many of the details for Villages, which is expected to be a 20-year build out, have not been finalized, according to Couch.

In February, Couch unveiled his original plan for Villages. His plans include keeping open the Summerfield Farms Market and Barn Wedding Venue, and converting an old house across the street into a "farm-to-table" restaurant.

The opposition to Couch's proposed text amendment to Summerfield's low-density Unified Development Ordinance requirements showed up strong, making up the vast majority of the more than 100 people who attended the meeting at Summerfield Baptist Church,.

Fewer than a dozen public speakers voiced support for the text amendment, and several of them admitted they were in the real estate industry, a fact many of the opposition speakers noted with derision.

The main criticism from the opposition came from residents who said Summerfield's low density and largely rural atmosphere was whey they chose to live in the northern Guilford County town. Others cited concerns over traffic, school overcrowding and the lack of current water and sewer capability -- Couch's plan includes obtaining water and sewer from Greensboro.

Couch and his team, including planners Victor Dover and Tom Kohl of Dover, Kohl & Partners of Coral Cables, Florida, began the night with a 20-minute presentation on their vision for 11 villages, featuring vistas, open spaces, a variety of housing, walking trails and small retail businesses.

Then, City Manager Scott Whitaker and Planning Manager Brad Rentz revealed some suggested tweaks to Couch's amendment.

Next, came about two hours of public comments, with most speakers taking all or most of their allotted 3 minutes.

After about 90 minutes of back-and-forth between Couch's team and planning board members, the amendment passed with only Clint Babcock showing strong opposition. Chair Dick Feulner provided the other negative vote but stated that he supported much of the concept though he wouldn't vote for an amendment without a maximum density requirement.

Members Kathy Rooney, Walter Doggett and Trudy Whitaker voted in favor, each praising the quality of the development planned by Couch's team, and citing the need for development other than large homes on large lots on unconnected cul-de-sacs. The supporters noted that development in the town of more than 11,000 would occur, and Couch's development plan would be better than many alternatives.

Dover said the apartments would cover only 3.4% of the land in the development.

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The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Winter Mixed Sale gets underway Jan. 24 with Hips 1-143 as part of the consignor-preferred session, followed by the horses of racing age, Hips 201-348. The following day Jan. 25, will consist of the open session, Hips 401-653. Both days begin at noon ET.

"It's always exciting to start the year off with a mixed sale," OBS director of sales Tod Wojciechowski said. "It's fun to see the new yearlings come on board. With the horses of racing age, there are a lot of newly turned 3-year-olds; it's kind of exciting. People enjoy being able to look at these newly turned 3-year-olds that are ready to run. You get to start the year off with a lot of optimism."

During last year's two-day sale, OBS reported 417 of the 465 horses on offer sold for gross receipts of $6,693,100, suitable for an average price of $16,051 and a median of $8,500. Forty-eight horses failed to meet their reserve, representing an RNA rate of 10.3%.

During the 2022 sale, 228 yearlings were offered, with 206 changing hands for gross figures of $4,147,300, good for an average of $20,133 and a median of $12,000. The sale was highlighted by a Gun Runner yearling filly out of the Uncle Mo mare, Homemade Mo Nae. Get Away Farm consigned her as Hip 86 to the preferred section of the sale, where Mike Hall of Breeze Easy scooped her up for $275,000 to be the highest-priced offering over the two days.

This year's catalog, including supplements, showcases 544 horses comprised of 270 short-yearlings, 96 broodmares in foal, and 33 mares. Of the 148 horses of racing age, there are 14 2-year-olds and 105 3-year-olds.

The horses of racing age took to the all-weather track Monday under a sunny sky and amicable temperatures for the under tack show, where two 3-year-old geldings stopped the clock in :33 1/5 after breezing 3 furlongs. The Dialed In gelding consigned as Hip 210 by Coastal Equine, a half sibling to grade 3 placed Dubini , stakes winner What a Catch , and Catch the Moon , dam of grade 1 winning sire Girvin and Preakness Stakes (G1) placed Midnight Bourbon . The second horse to clock :33 1/5, Honor You Vow, by Broken Vow comes from the deep Pin Oak family of grade 2 placed Much Obliged and Modesty Handicap (G3) winner Bedanken. Kaizen Sales consigns the gelding as Hip 215.

Two horses breezed a half mile in :47 flat, the first a New York-bred 3-year-old filly by Micromanage consigned by King of Kings as Hip 309 and the next Hip 348, a Mendelssohn colt named D' Composer consigned by CM Thoroughbreds as Hip 348. The 3-year-old is out of Super Girlie , dam of Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Super Stock and Boujie Girl , third-place finisher in the Debutante Stakes (G1).

Short-yearlings by popular Florida sires include Bucchero , Khozan as well as impressive Kentucky sires Audible , Bolt d'Oro , Catalina Cruiser , City of Light , Classic Empire , Enticed , Flameaway , Frosted , Girvin , Kantharos , Kitten's Joy, Maclean's Music , Malibu Moon, Maximus Mischief , Midshipman , Mitole , More Than Ready, Omaha Beach , Practical Joke , Sharp Azteca , Tapit , Union Rags , Upstart , Vino Rosso , Violence , and World of Trouble .

Wojciechowski added: "I think you approach each year with a lot of optimism. We are certainly excited with what we see regarding entries for March and April for our spring sales. I think we're going to have a lot of quality horses available all year. Not just here in January but all year long. So we're excited about that."

Last year Woodford Thoroughbreds purchased five horses for $410,000 to be the leading buyer by gross. Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck's Summerfield sold 63 of the 65 horses under the banner for $1,044,000 to be the leading consignor by gross.

"I'm excited to get our feet wet with the first sale of the year," said Wojciechowski. "There was good activity at the barns here Sunday, and I expected it'll only pick up Monday."

As of Monday evening, 93 horses had been withdrawn from the sale. The full catalog, pedigree updates, and under-tack videos are available online.

For stallions that stand, will stand, or stood (deceased/pensioned) in the selected region and have runners in North America. Exported sires are excluded. Listed below are all available Northern Hemisphere statistics through January 27, 2023. As supplied to BloodHorse by The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc., earnings include adjusted money from Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. For example, the average North American purse in 2020 was $20,080 or 41% of the 2020 average purse in Japan. To put 2021 earnings on par, all Japanese progeny earnings are multiplied by 41% before being credited to a sire's progeny earnings. For 2021, Hong Kong earnings are adjusted by 13% and Singapore earnings by 88%. Current year stakes winners include all N.H.-foaled black-type stakes winners worldwide. *Foal counts include Southern Hemisphere. Cumulative stakes winners include all countries. The columns represent the following: Rnrs = number of runners or starters; Wnrs = number of winners; BTWnrs = number of black-type stakes winners; BTHrs = number of black-type stakes horses, which include runners that won or placed in a stakes; GSWnrs = graded/group stakes winners; and G1SWnrs = grade/group 1 winners; AWD = progeny average winning distance. All percentages are from runners. Cumulative stakes winners include all available countries. Categorical leaders are in bold. Historical sire lists are available here.