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The Times
Wednesday, May 5, 1976, page 4 (of 38)
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TIMES/GUIDE
Wednesday, May 5, 1976
Man charged in gasoline station attendant's death
A 34-year-old Homestead man has been arrested and charged with the armed robbery and murder of a South Dade gas station attendant March 21. Police said that John Willie Clark, who lives at 1247 SW Fourth St., Homestead, was arrested Monday, May 3, at 11:45 a.m. by the Dade County Public Safety Department. He was charged with the robbery and fatal shooting of 23-year-old Antonio A. Varela, an attendant at the Shell Service Station, 18600 S. Dixie Hwy., March 21, at 3 a.m. According to officers, a man pulled into the station for gas, then pulled a gun when Varela came to collect. When the attendant turned and ran, the assailant shot him in the back and emptied his pockets. Varela died shortly afterwards at Miami-Dade General Hospital.
Armed robbery
A truck driver for Dixie Farms was robbed at knifepoint in South Dade Monday, May 3, at 1:30 p.m. Thirty-three-year-old Elio Aleman, who had just made a delivery at 22339 SW 112th Ave., was confronted by a man weilding a knife as he returned to his truck, police said. the thief took Aleman's money and ran.
Farm Store heist
The Farm Store at 960 SW 87th Ave. was robbed Monday, May 3, at 1:25 p.m. Officers report that 25-year-old employe John Gibson was making a deposit in the store's deposit safe when a '65 or '66 light-colored Dodge occupied by two men drove up. A man with a shotgun got out and demanded that Gibson open the register. Gibson tried to hide the deposit bag, but the thief emptied the register and took the bag. After forcing the employe to lie on the floor at the rear of the store, the pair drove away.
police blotter / Pot bust
A 30-year-old South Dade man and his juvenile accomplice were arrested after police say they sold 50 pounds of marijuana to officers Monday, May 3, at 10:30 p.m. West District Public Safety Department undercover officers arranged to buy the weed from the pair at 7828 SW 90th St. When the deal was completed, officers arrested Walter Ellis Stroemer, 30, of 12630 SW 85th Ave. Rd. and a male juvenile. Following the arrest, officers found and confiscated an additional four pounds of pot and $23,050 cash in alleged drug money. Stroemer was charged with sale and possession of marijuana and booked into the Dade County Jail. The youth was taken to the Division of Youth Services.
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