A targeted home invasion on Marquette Street left one person hospitalized and another dead, says Sheriff Al Nienhuis. Deputies are looking for relevant information about the incident or suspect(s).
ACSO says scam callers are posing as real deputies to demand money for supposedly missing jury duty. No law enforcement agency will ever demand money over the phone.
The Florida Department of Education says the Sunshine State is the third largest hub for human trafficking.
Deputies say both men fired several shots at a home where multiple people were standing outside.
The Ocala Police Department arrested 36-year-old Dustin W. Smith in connection with the shooting in the 1300 block of NE 15th Street.
MCSO says Heaton responded to an undercover social media post and offered teach who he thought was a 13-year-old girl about a variety of sexual acts. He was actually corresponding with Homeland Security Investigations.
The TCHS student’s online friend is also being investigated by German authorities for his involvement in the threat. OPD says the two used an instant messaging app to communicate
Troopers found motorcyclist Alexander “Ozzy” Osborne, dead from gunshot wounds on November 13, 2021, on the Florida Turnpike in Okeechobee County.
Deputies arrested 25-year-old Jowarn Mitchell on charges of second-degree murder. He’s currently in the Marion County Jail without bond.
Police say a woman who came to visit found the couple dead in the home.