Tag Archives: Marion County Sheriff’s Office

The University of Florida partnered with the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Thursday to bring a growing issue to light.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office is instituting a new training program to keep its deputies in shape. The program includes an obstacle course and combat training.

Mary Alexander was arrested in June for charges of operating an unlicensed assisted living facility and neglecting a disabled or elderly adult. Though officials are still trying to shut her and other unlicensed ALFs down, Alexander believes she's facing racial discrimination and said she will continue to operate her facilities.

Four cars and a home have been set ablaze in Ocala by an individual who Marion County law enforcement officials believe to be an arsonist. The twist? The people trying to track the criminal down are the target of the crimes.

A competition called Bad to the Bone had hundreds of law enforcement and rescue officials competing Friday using skills they are sometimes called to employ in the field.

Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair still believes his agency deserves a funding boost, but he won't get one.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office is seeking an additional $8 million in funding to provide more deputies, corrections officers and cars for its fleet. All of this is needed for public safety.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating a murder-suicide in the Stonecrest subdivision.

One of the victims played a prank on Andrew Joseph Lobban, 31, when they went shooting one time and took a video of it, police said. The victim then shared the video with the other victims, who laughed and teased Lobban.

Isreal Zachariah Smith and Bruce E. Dutton were arrested Wednesday in response to a tip about a possible meth lab.