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Charlotte County deputies help family find hotel room after found under tarp at Walmart

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Charlotte County deputies help family find hotel room after found under tarp at Walmart — Naples Business news

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) - Two Charlotte County sheriff’s deputies helped a mother and her four children find a hotel room after they were found trying to shelter beneath a tarp in a Port Charlotte Walmart parking lot during heavy rain, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.Walmart staff called deputies earlier this month about the family at the store on Murdock Circle, the sheriff’s office said.The mother told deputies she and her children had no vehicle, money or available shelter. They had left a friend’s home earlier that evening and had nowhere to stay, according to the department.Road rage incident ends in gunfire, 1 man arrested in FloridaDeputies Anabel Wadlington and David Dziedzic gave the family information about potential resources, including the Charlotte CARE Center. But the available organizations could not immediately arrange shelter because of the late hour, CCSO said.Wadlington then searched for local hotel accommodations and used her own money to pay

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