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A 22-year-old Marion County man accused of the shooting deaths of his grandmother and great-grandmother is behind bars.
Read More »Marion county shooting results in one death
One man was killed and another was wounded in Summerfield earlier today. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Judge Cochran asks for help with any leads on the case. Police are looking for a person of interest, Richard Drake. The car involved is a white four-door 2008 Chevy Impala …
Read More »Marion County man charged with home invasion robbery
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office made a quick arrest in the home robbery of an elderly woman. A man stole her car to escape after breaking-in and demanding she turn over credit cards and jewelry. Detectives were able to recover most of the stolen property as they arrested 33-year-old Richard …
Read More »Marion County inmates learn special agricultural skills at UF’s Plant Science Center
On Tuesday hundreds gathered for a dedication ceremony for the University of Florida’s Frank Stronach Plant Science Center near Citra. The facility is home to the Institute of Food and Agricultural Science’s research operations for everything from fruit and vegetables to crop management, entomology and nematology. But as Florida’s 89.1, …
Read More »Marion inmate dies
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has taken over the death investigation of a Marion County Jail inmate who died late Monday. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says 37 year old Frederick Charles Kimball tried to kill himself around five o’clock yesterday. The agency won’t say how he was trying …
Read More »National Pill Take Back Day asks no questions
National Pill Take Back Day is tomorrow and law enforcement agencies around North Central Florida will be participating. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Spokeswoman Jenifer Lowe says the program aims to help the community crack down on prescription drug abuse. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/04/Lowe1.mp3] Lowe says collection sites will be at law enforcement locations …
Read More »Drug agents hoping ecstasy lab bust doesn’t tie to other incidents
What started as a police response to a suicide alert, ended in the only ecstasy lab bust in Marion County in recent memory. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Judge Cochran says Ocala police uncovered the lab at 3450 SW 19th Place in Ocala yesterday. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/12/ECSTASY2.mp3] Agents from the Multi-Agency Drug …
Read More »Search for missing Ocala teen continues
A missing Ocala teenager may be at risk. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Judge Cochran says 17-year-old Katelynn Sargent has been missing since Monday. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/12/Cochran1.mp3] Cochran says they believe Sargent may around St Augustine now, but possibly heading towards Orlando. Anyone with information about Katelynn’s location can contact local law …
Read More »Marion County to participate in event to take in pills to keep them off the streets
“National Pill Take Back Day” is this Saturday in Marion County. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Veronica Vilar reports, this event is the first step toward keeping surplus and illegal prescription drugs off the streets. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/pilldropoffwrap.mp3] (sources: Professor of Pharmacy Paul Doering and Public Information Officer for Marion County Sheriff’s Office Judge Cochran)
Read More »Suspected serial rapist arrested in Marion County
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has arrested the man suspected in five sexual assaults since July. Sheriff’s Office Spokeswoman Jenifer Lowe says 37-year-old Michael Alan Frye was positively identified by victims in two of the cases and his vehicle matched descriptions in all four Marion County attacks. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/10/LOWE2.mp3] He was …
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