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Bank robber captured in Ocala
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,...
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Arrest made in accidental shooting
[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...
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Missing teen found
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...
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Dumb criminals: Man told deputy he was working undercover
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,...
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MCSO: Possible pipe bomb; woman takes it into home
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...
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Dumb criminals: Two arrested after story unraveled
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...
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MCSO receives salary adjustment for entry-level deputies
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...
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OPD: Attempted robbery by wannabe tough guys on bicycles
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...
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Intoxicated man struck by car as he crossed street
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,...
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OPD: Drunk and pregnant; twin toddlers also in the car during crash
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...
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McDonald’s management did not immediately report attempted armed robbery
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...
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Drunk woman nearly hit deputy head-on
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...
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Marion County Fire Rescue shuts down 2 squads
[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...
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Marion Oaks drive-by shootings
[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....
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Burglary at Bubba Raceway Park; thousands stolen
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...
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2 women lured men from Cowboys Saloon bar
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...
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9-year-old girl shot in head with BB gun
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...
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Where’s the beef?
[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,...
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Eleventh Hour for Animals files complaint against UF
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...
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Woman and teen attacked juvenile female on Baseline Road
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...
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