King began coming to Southwest Florida about two decades ago, renting a place on Longboat Key before buying a house on the north end of Casey Key. King’s 2008 book “Duma Key” was set on a fictional island between Casey and Manasota keys. “The Institute” isn’t the first time King has mentioned the Sarasota area in his books. Hays hopes to be back on light duty by the first of the year. Hays, a Stephen Decatur High School graduate, was released in May and is continuing to heal, DiPino said. It gave me this feeling that God was speaking to me personally.” “There are words in that book that really resonate with me. “The book is helping me cope and deal with that situation,” said DiPino. She’s also trying to finish reading “God Will Carry You Through” by Max Lucado, a book about how to cope with the loss of a loved one and the stresses of everyday life.ĭiPino recently started reading the book, shortly after her daughter, Baltimore County Police Officer Tabitha Hays, was gravely wounded on duty last year. 301 and Tampa International Airport.ĭiPino, an avid reader, is still trying to finish the novel on the weekends. Other area references include the city of Ellenton, U.S. There, he and others are subjected to often brutal experiments. “The Institute,” released in September, tells the story of Luke, a 12-year-old kidnapped and brought to a facility hidden in the woods of Maine (King’s home state). “The only thing that tops this is maybe being a main character that’s killed off by a monster or something.” “It was almost like winning an award,” said DiPino, who is also Sarasota’s first female police chief. It was also a surprise (she learned about it from a family friend). Learning that she was a character in a novel by her favorite author, no matter how small the role, was a big honor for DiPino - who has been named officer of the year three times and has had 16 commendations in her decades-long career. Her love of the author and part-time Sarasota resident began with the 1983 horror classic “Pet Sematary” (DiPino devoured it while curled in a chair, afraid to let her feet touch the ground). “It’s funny, I do get up early, but I am more of a night owl,” said.ĭiPino, as it so happens, is a huge Stephen King fan. She was in early and picked up the phone, something Sarasota’s real police chief says would depend on the day.
She’s the Sarasota Chief of Police,” Jamieson told a small-town sheriff during his job interview. He had been drinking and there was a lawsuit. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
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