Two sought in theft of guns, vehicles from Marion home
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two suspects accused of breaking into a local residence, where they allegedly stole firearms and multiple vehicles. In a social media post on Tuesday, July 1, MCSO released video footage of two suspects who allegedly broke into a home located in the 17000 block of...
Gainesville man arrested for threatening a man with a gun on a NE Waldo...
Deven Jarod Suttle, 33, was arrested yesterday for allegedly threatening another man with a gun on a NE Waldo Road sidewalk. The post Gainesville man arrested for threatening a man with a gun on a NE Waldo Road sidewalk appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
Hawthorne block party costs Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
According to Ocala Fire Rescue, firefighters were called to Southwest 52nd Terrace at around 7:30 p.m. in response to a vehicle rollover. Levy County deputies arrest 7 men for violating sex offender registration laws. Updated: 5 hours ago. Detectives say seven men face charges for violating sex offender registration...
I moved to Marion County d decades ago because it was peaceful and remote
I moved here from Panama Beach City in 1997, after seeing how beautiful it was here. It was like going back two decades, peaceful, and remote. But everyone comes here and wants all the businesses they once had and moved away from. When you move here, it creates more need...
Mother who had been drinking gets aggressive with cop during family fracas
A mother who had been drinking shoved a police officer in the face during a family fracas. Officers responded to a domestic dispute between 27-year-old Aliza Hope Hiers of Williston and the father of her children at a home on Belle Oak Drive around 12:50 a.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg...
Woman sues Ocala diner over alleged slip-and-fall incident
A Marion County woman has filed a lawsuit against a well known Ocala diner for injuries that she alleges she sustained after falling on a wet floor within the establishment. Attorneys filed the lawsuit on behalf of Vanessa Jimenez against Darrell’s Diner in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on June 10.
Ford truck causes barn fire, family mourns over $1 million in damages; ‘It sounded...
HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) - An Alachua County family is mourning the loss of a part of their property, which has been in their family for decades. Their shop caught on fire early this morning. “I woke up to what sounded literally like a war zone. It sounded like bombs...
Gainesville Man Arrested After Barricading Himself in Occupied Apartment
In the early hours of Wednesday, July 2, 2025, a Gainesville Police traffic stop escalated into a foot chase and standoff after 33-year-old Kendrick Rashaed Bullard fled from officers and ran into an apartment located in the 2200 block of SW 34th Street. Further investigation revealed that Bullard did not The post...
Alachua County deputies arrest attempted murder suspect after hours-long search
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County deputies arrested a man on charges of attempted murder and domestic battery. Sheriff’s deputies say they were called to reports of a domestic violence incident on Southeast 41st Drive early Wednesday morning. The victim told deputies that Michael Tyree-Gardner, 19, was...
Man arrested for armed robbery sentenced to 3 years in prison for possession of...
Eric Rashawn Washington, 40, has been sentenced to three years in prison after entering a plea of nolo contendere to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; he was originally arrested for allegedly stealing a woman's purse and hitting her in the face with a gun. The post Man arrested for armed robbery...