Ocala Police Department marked a historical moment Tuesday with its first-ever murder indictment of a heroin dealer, with charges against David Long on first-degree homicide. OPD announced last fall that opioid-related deaths would be investigated as homicides and the dealers charged accordingly. In October, Long was suspected of sexual assault, …
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The Centers distributed the Narcan Spray to 167 officers of the Ocala Police Department.
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A 25-year-old man was arrested by Ocala police Wednesday after they say he cut a car line waiting for gas and picked up and slammed a station employee.
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Small police departments like Williston's 12-man team keep the community and police department in sync, but lower pay and lack of promotion makes it hard to recruit.
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The S.T.E.E.R, program, a partnership between Marion County Sheriff's Office, Florida Highway Patrol and other agencies, was reinstated in February of this year in hopes of minimizing traffic accidents.
Read More »A second scam in two months targeted Ocala Electric Utility customers, threatening to cut power and other threats to demand over-the-phone bill payments.
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The Ocala City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to reinstate Police Chief Greg Graham, who had been placed on paid leave after accusations of sexual harassment, hostile treatment, retaliation and discrimination from three officers in September 2016.
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An independent legal counsel has determined that there is not enough evidence to conclude Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham sexually harassed two female officers and racially discriminated against a black male officer.
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After former Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair dropped out of the race for sheriff in July following charges of perjury and official misconduct, the remaining two candidates say they hope to put the agency back on the right path.
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The Ocala City Council voted unanimously to reappoint Police Chief Greg Graham on Tuesday, depending on the outcome of an investigation into accusations of sexual harassment, hostile treatment, retaliation and discrimination.
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