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U.S., Canadian navies join in exercise off Panhandle
By wire services
Published November 4, 2005
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Seven U.S. and Canadian mine warfare ships and 300 sailors are conducting two training exercises over the next couple of weeks in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida Panhandle.
One goal of the exercises is to prepare mine-hunting crews for deployment to the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain, said Capt. Kevin D. Scott, commander of Mine Countermeasures Squadron One at Ingleside Naval Station, Texas.
Costa Rica sends back manslaughter fugitive
WEST PALM BEACH - A man who fled to Costa Rica a day before being sentenced for manslaughter in 1998 has been extradited to Florida, authorities said.
Keith Cojocar, 34, formerly of Royal Palm Beach, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for the deaths of Alice Tyler, 46, and Heather Durkin, 15, who were killed in a head-on collision with Cojocar in Jupiter in 1996.
"It sends a very strong message that people think they can run from us, but we're going to persevere," said Paul Miller, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office spokesman. Authorities said Cojocar assumed a different name in Costa Rica and was working at a sports gambling business. He was arrested in March and was being held in Costa Rica while his family fought extradition.
Criminal justice students find missing man's body
PALM CITY - College students helping investigators in a missing persons case found the man's remains in thick woods near a highway rest stop, authorities said.
The Indian River Community College students, majoring in criminal justice, found the skeleton after searching more than two hours Wednesday along Interstate 95 in Martin County. There was a foot-long kitchen knife protruding from the remains.
"The knife actually caught my eye," said A.J. Michael, 20, a sophomore. "The sun was shining off of the blade part of it, and it was a big ... butcher knife."
The Martin County Sheriff's Office requested help after unsuccessful searches with a helicopter and cadaver dogs.
The body was identified as Ira Maggi, 44, of Wilton Manors, who was reported missing Aug. 9. His car was found parked at the rest area Aug. 14.
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