Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office hopes hefty reward and advances in DNA testing will help solve cold case

The sheriff’s office says improvements in DNA science have given them the opportunity to re-evaluate old evidence, potentially uncovering new information in the unsolved murder of Lila Leach.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Citrus County Sheriff’s deputies say U-Haul van driver tried to outrun them

Citrus County Sheriff’s Office arrested 27-year-old Michael Allen Pierce Jr. on multiple felony charges following a pursuit through Inverness.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Levy County Sheriff’s Office captures man wanted for felonies in three counties

Levy County Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old Malik Hayes had outstanding felony warrants in Levy, Alachua and Marion Counties.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Levy County Sheriff’s Office make arrest in Otter Creek aggravated assault

Levy County Sheriff’s Office says 60-year-old John Cook had threatened three people with a gun last week.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Marion County Sheriff calls on the public to help find man he says is a “worthless human being”

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Jahwreinsley Marley in connection with multiple charges that the sheriff says has taken away the innocence of more than one child.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Ocala police arrest man who they say was part of a scam that convinced a 74-year-old woman to liquidate her life savings to gold

Authorities say scammers from an Asian call center convinced the elderly woman that her computer had a virus and they could help her fix it. They convinced her to convert $500,000 into gold.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Citrus County deputies say drunk driver left a trail of damage during high-speed pursuit

Citrus County Sheriff’s Office says 66-year-old Brenda Evangelista Jenkins’ blood alcohol content registered at .251 which is more than three times the legal limit.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Why driving a golf cart landed a man in the Lake County jail

Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were patrolling the area as part of a crackdown on golf carts following community complaints.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Reward increased for info in deadly Ocala shooting

The reward for information that leads to an arrest has been increased from $3,000 to $5,000.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Ocala Police arrest two women on charges of street racing and child neglect

Ocala police say they clocked the drivers going 93 mph in a 45-mph zone.

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