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Not even two full weeks of the 2018 school year have passed, and Marion County is dealing with another gun incident at a school.
Read More »This Graph Shows Recent Trends in Taser Usage in Alachua And Marion Counties
Records show Taser usage is slightly up at the Gainesville Police Department and Marion County Sheriff Office.
Read More »Ocala Opioid Dealer Charged With First-Degree Murder For First Time In City History
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, …
Read More »Ocala Police Department Is Now Better Equipped To Save Opioid Overdose Victims
The Centers distributed the Narcan Spray to 167 officers of the Ocala Police Department.
Read More »Police: Post-Irma Line Cutter At Ocala Gas Station Slams Employee
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.
Read More »Small-Town Police Departments Having Trouble Finding, Keeping Officers
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.
Read More »Marion County Sheriff’s Office Reinstates S.T.E.E.R. Traffic Program
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 »Scammer Targets Ocala Electric Utility Customers
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.
Read More »Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham Reinstated
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.
Read More »Ocala Police Chief’s Investigation Recommends Full Reinstatement
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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