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Wife arrested after allegedly attacking husband playing on his computer
A wife was arrested after allegedly attacking her husband who was playing on his computer. Karen Stilley, 65, was arrested Tuesday evening at her Summerfield home on a charge of domestic battery. Stilley and her husband, who have been married since 2017, were arguing over his computer usage, according to...
8 Marion County restaurants cited for high-priority violations
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring...
Trial underway. Woman charged with murdering man who tried to reunite her with her kids.
The murder trial of Neely Raye Pesognellie Petrie Blanchard, a self-described sovereign citizen, began Tuesday morning with opening statements from the prosecution and the defendant, who is representing herself. Blanchard fired her lawyer, local defense attorney Jack Maro, last month. She had asked for more time to get a lawyer,...
City of Ocala settles two separate lawsuits, agreeing to pay close to $200,000
Settlements of two separate lawsuits were finalized at the Ocala City Council meeting held Tuesday at City Hall. The payouts added up to nearly $200,000. Council voted 5-0 to move forward with the payments. Here's what we know about the settlements: ...
Oxford man arrested with drugs after leaving Wawa parking lot
An Oxford man was arrested with drugs after leaving a Wawa parking lot. Raymond Crosley, 59, was a passenger in a red Toyota Corolla at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and pulling out of the parking lot of Wawa at County Road 466 and U.S. 301 when an officer noticed that the dirt on the car’s license plate made it nearly unreadable, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. A traffic stop was initiated at the Tiki Hut on County Road 466.
From the trenches…
In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which starts the second week of April, we asked first responders how 911 call takers and dispatchers help them respond. Lt. Paul Bloom of Marion County Sheriff’s Department wrote:. In October 2021, MCSO’s dispatchers had a challenging call for a shooting....
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