The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a couple armed robbery suspects whom targeted the 7 - 11 on Narcossee Road this morning - July 9th, 2008 at approximately 3:05AM. If you have any information, please contact the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office at (407) 348-2222 or Crimeline at (800) 423-TIPS (8477).

Osceola County – On July 9 at approximately 3:05 a.m., Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 7-Eleven located at 3290 Narcoossee Road in St. Cloud, in reference to an armed robbery. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with a store employee who indicated two males entered the store at gunpoint and demanded money from the safe. The employees were unable to open the safe so the suspects went around the counter and demanded all of the money from the cash register. The suspects left the store with an undisclosed amount of money in a white four door vehicle with tinted windows.

Additional units responded including K-9 and Aviation but the suspects were not located. The suspects are described as: Suspect 1: light-skinned, male with a small beard in his mid-20’s, 5′10”, 200 lbs. and wearing a black stocking mask. Suspect 2: male, 5′9”, 185 lbs. wearing a black bandanna on his head.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office at (407) 348-2222 or Crimeline at (800) 423-TIPS (8477). Calls made to Crimeline remain anonymous and, tips that lead to the felony arrest of suspects and/or the recovery of stolen property and drugs are eligible for cash rewards of up to $1,000 dollars.

Happy Independence Day! We hope you all have a great holiday weekend and stay safe. Here is a short tribute to Old Glory on Independence day we hope you enjoy.

I am the flag of the United States of America.
My name is Old Glory.
I fly atop the world’s tallest buildings.
I stand watch in America’s halls of justice.
I fly majestically over institutions of learning.
I stand guard with power in the world.
Look up and see me.

I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice.
I stand for freedom.
I am confident.
I am arrogant.
I am proud.

When I am flown with my fellow banners,
My head is a little higher,
My colors a little truer.
I bow to no one!

I am recognized all over the world.
I am worshipped - I am saluted.
I am loved - I am revered.
I am respected - and I am feared.

I have fought in every battle of every war for more then 200 years. I was flown at Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Shiloh and Appomattox.

I was there at San Juan Hill, the trenches of France, in the Argonne Forest, Anzio, Rome and the beaches of Normandy. Guam, Okinawa, Korea and KheSan, Saigon, Vietnam know me. I’m presently in the mountains of Afganistan and the hot and dusty deserts of Iraq and wherever freedom is needed.

I led my troops, I was dirty, battleworn and tired, but my soldiers cheered me and I was proud.

I have been burned, torn and trampled on the streets of countries I have helped set free.

It does not hurt for I am invincible.

I have been soiled upon, burned, torn and trampled in the streets of my country.

And when it’s done by those Whom I’ve served in battle - it hurts.

But I shall overcome - for I am strong.

I have slipped the bonds of Earth and stood watch over the uncharted frontiers of space from my vantage point on the moon.

I have borne silent witness to all of America’s finest hours.
But my finest hours are yet to come.

When I am torn into strips and used as bandages for my wounded comrades on the battlefield,
When I am flown at half-mast to honor my soldier,
Or when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent
at the grave of their fallen son or daughter, I am proud.

Please take a moment and thank a soldier for all of the sacrifices they have made and continue to make to keep us safe!