Ocala, Florida — On Thursday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Investigations Unit along with its Fugitive Apprehension Unit, arrested and charged Randall Williford, 27, with Robbery, Attempted Robbery, and Resisting Arrest. Williford was located at 15220 SE 211th Court, he was found hiding in a closet of the residence. K-9 Deputy Winkler and his […]
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[Last updated on March 8, 2015, at 10:00 p.m.] Ocala, Florida — The Ocala Police Department is currently investigating a shooting in the 2100 block of SE 15th Lane. The 911 call came in just before 1 a.m. Initial reports to Ocala Post stated that a A 19-year-old male had allegedly accidentally shot himself in the face with […]
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Missing 17-year-old, Hannah Thomas-Garner, has been found safe. Hannah’s father, Jeff Garner, said she called on March 7, and said she was in Santa Cruz, California. The two were reunited a short time later. Jeff said he is happy his daughter was unharmed and thanked everyone from the bottom of his heart. Stay tuned for […]
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Ocala, Florida — An Ocala man faces charges for DUI and Unlawful use of Police Badge Insignia after he was pulled over for weaving. According to reports, Marion County Sheriff’s deputy, Gary Miller, saw a blue Dodge truck traveling northbound on 36th Avenue when it crossed over the fog line several times. As the deputy […]
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Ocklawaha, Florida — On Monday, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a possible pipe bomb in a residential neighborhood in Ocklawaha. The alleged pipe bomb was located in a yard in the 11700 block of Southeast 136th Court. The woman told dispatch that she picked it up out of her yard and […]
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Ocala, Florida — Ocala Police arrested a man they say fled from them in late February after police attempted to stop him. According to reports, Officer Diesso and Detective Uptagraft were on foot patrol in the 1900 block of Northwest 1st Street, Ocala, when they saw a Volkswagen Beetle traveling at a high rate of […]
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Ocala, Florida — For the first time in 11 years, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) increased the agency’s starting salary for entry-level deputies – from $28,520 to $32,094. The increase went into effect on January 25, 2015. The funding for the increase was taken from monies that had accrued from approximately 40 vacant positions […]
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Ocala, Florida — On Wednesday, Ocala Police received a call from a 57-year-old man who stated he was held at gunpoint in the 1400 block of Northwest 1st Avenue, Ocala. The man told police he was leaving his friends house when he was approached by two black males riding bicycles. According to the police report, […]
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Ocala, Florida — On Wednesday, at approximately 11:14 p.m, Ocala police responded to the 3900 block of East State Road 40, in reference to a pedestrian that had been struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found that pedestrian, Johnny Graybeal, 53, had been struck by a 2015 red Hyundai Elantra driven by Patricia D. […]
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Ocala, Florida — Ocala Police said on Wednesday, at approximately 11:10 p.m, Officer Casey Walsh discovered a crash that had just occurred at the intersection of Southwest 16th Avenue and State Road 200. A black Chevrolet SUV had rear-ended a blue Buick sedan. The driver of the SUV, later identified as convicted felon, Angel Nicole […]
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Ocala, Florida — What would prevent McDonald’s management from calling 911 to report an attempted armed robbery at 1 a.m? Ocala Police said they responded to the McDonald’s located at 3595 West Silver Springs Boulevard, Ocala, Florida, in reference to an attempted armed robbery…that had occurred an hour earlier. An employee told police that he was working the drive-thru […]
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Ocala, Florida — An Ocala woman was arrested and charged with DUI after she almost hit a patrol car head-on. Ocala Police Officer Luis Camacho responded to the 3800 block of South Pine Avenue, in reference to a single vehicle crash with a possible drunk driver, early Thursday. When Officer Camacho arrived on the scene, […]
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[Last updated on March 13, 2015, at 4:16 p.m.] Ocala, Florida — What has to happen before the Marion County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) realizes that public safety should be a number one priority? A better question is: how long will it take before residents decide they have had enough and stop voting for […]
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[Last updated on March 13, 2015, at 7:18 p.m.] Marion Oaks — According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, a home in Marion Oaks has been targeted on two separate occasions in a drive-by shooting. The incident report indicated that the drive-by occurred in the 2600 block of Southwest 148th lane. On March 7, 2015, the homeowner […]
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Ocala, Florida — Investigators are currently looking for unknown suspect(s) that entered an office building and stole a large floor safe. According to reports, someone broke into an office building at Bubba Raceway Park, located at 9050 Northwest Gainesville Road, and stole a floor safe that contained approximately $13,570. Someone had entered through the north […]
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Ocala, Florida — Two men were badly beaten after being lured from an Ocala bar by two women over the weekend. According to deputies, Irvin Savier Chavez Sanchez, 30, and his friend, only identified as Burillio, were at the Cowboys Saloon on South Pine Avenue, Ocala, when they met two females. The two females were […]
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Ocala, Florida — On March 15, 2015, Deputies Nickolas Frost and Gregory Bicksler responded to the 6000 block of Southeast 144 Place in Belleview Hills Estates, in reference to a 9-year-old girl being shot twice with a BB gun. According to reports, the girl was visiting with her friend and was outside picking up her […]
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[Last updated on March 17, 2015, at 2:46 p.m.] Ocala, Florida — Cattle rancher Rufus Lomsby reported that someone made forcible entry to his cow pasture, located at 6000 Southwest Highway 200, Ocala, and stole one of his cows. Lomsby told Deputy Matthew Schultheis that the gate to his pasture had been removed from its […]
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Ocala, Florida — “On Monday, Eleventh Hour For Animals filed a complaint with the USDA demanding a mandatory federal investigation into the secret and potentially illegal “research” conducted by the University of Florida on wild monkeys along the Silver River in Marion County, Florida,” Eleventh Hour’s Senior Lab Investigator, Karen Kline wrote in an e-mail. Exclusive […]
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Ocala, Florida — A grown woman and juvenile female have been arrested after allegedly beating a 17-year-old female as she was walking along Baseline Road. According to Marion County sheriff’s Deputy Elijha Serrano-Prusinski, the 17-year-old was walking home from the tanning salon located at 3290 Southeast 58th Avenue, Ocala, when a black 4-door car stopped […]
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