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Florida Parole Commission for a parole viola- tion as a habitual offender for armed burglary and robbery, the release adds. Fuentes is charged with two counts of Grand Theft. Echevarria is charged with three counts of Grand Theft and one count each of Driving While License Suspended and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Because of additional evidence found in the van, detectives have contacted other jurisdic- tions and the investigation is continuing, the release notes. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Venice woman for allegedly steal- ing jewelry from a friend's home and pawning the items for cash, the office has announced. On June 22, the victim contacted the Sheriff's Office to report that all of her jewelry had been stolen from boxes she kept in dresser drawers, a news release says. The woman did not know when the items were taken because she had not worn her jewelry for some time, it adds. The victim, who lives alone, said the only person with access to her home was Michelle Utterback, 46, of 1348 Capri Isles Blvd., Venice, who has a key to the house and cares for the victim's cat when she goes out of town, the release continues. Detectives checked local pawn activity and found that Utterback had pawned items twice in March and again in May that matched the descriptions of the stolen jewelry, the release says. "When questioned, Utterback admitted to the crimes," it adds. Utterback, who is on 20 years' probation for a Scheme to Defraud case in 2009, is charged with two counts of Grand Theft and three counts of False Verification on a Pawn Ticket. Additional charges are pending. % VENICE WOMAN CHARGED IN JEWELRY THEFT AND PAWNING CASE Michelle Utterback/Contributed photo Simply put, Crime Stoppers relies upon the cooperation between the police the media and the community to provide a flow of information about crime and criminals. Call: (941) 366-TIPS (8477) Click: SarasotaCrimeStoppers.com Text: Text "TIP109" plus your message to CRIMES (274637) All submitted tips are secure and anonymous Sarasota News Leader July 4, 2014 Page 109