Apopka man fights off bear attack as Florida readies first hunt in decade
APOPKA, Fla. - A Central Florida man says he fought off a black bear outside his mother-in-law’s home in Apopka after the animal charged and bit him last week. A Central Florida man, Alexander Rojas, says he was attacked by a black bear outside his mother-in-law’s Apopka home last week.
Villager’s daughter won’t be prosecuted in intoxicated battle over trash
A Villager’s daughter who refused to help take out the garbage won’t be prosecuted in an alleged attack on her mother. The prosecutor’s office has announced that no information will be filed in the case of 46-year-old Amy Marie Collier of Royse City, Texas. The prosecutor’s office cited “victim/witness issues” as the...
Officers recognize frequent trespasser outside smoke shop in Leesburg
A homeless man in Leesburg was arrested for trespassing when officers saw him standing outside the Leesburg Smoke Shop. Officers responded to the Leesburg Smoke Shop, located at 107 S 14th St., regarding a suspicious person at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Upon...
A Man Who Robbed a Summerfield Internet Cafe Seven Years Ago Will Remain in...
OCALA, FL (352today.com) – A man in state custody who robbed an Internet cafe in Summerfield more than seven years ago will remain incarcerated for the rest of his life. Crenshaw vs. Secretary Department of Corrections Marion County, United States District Court Middle District of Florida. Joseph Andrew Crenshaw’s...
Dogwalker Ranch takes in 21 dogs after owner neglects them
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - You can see Darrell Kelley dropping the animals off at Dogwalker Ranch on July 9th on surveillance footage. Owner Ayla Pritchard says they were covered in vomit and feces. Pritchard used her own money to help them. “The mats were so tied to their skin that...
Inspector orders chicken to be thrown at Cody’s in The Villages
An inspector found some high-priority food temperature violations during a recent visit to Cody’s Original Roadhouse in The Villages. During an inspection on Aug. 7 at the restaurant at Brownwood, the inspector found meat and chicken that were far below the required temperature, according to a report on file with the...
Sick and tired of changes and slanted views at Daily Sun
I have contacted The Villages Daily Sun regarding the TV section. I was informed that they were having a difficult time with finding the way to reproduce it. I am so sick of how things have changed with the publication and the slanted views it provides. The cost of this publication should provide its readers with...
Unlicensed driver from Mexico to be turned over to ICE agents
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement put a hold on a Wildwood man who was arrested for driving with a license. A deputy observed 37-year-old Irvin Silvestre Hernandez Valdez driving a blue Jeep Cherokee in Lady Lake around 10:25 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office....
Central Florida Man Arrested for Driving 102 MPH with Children in Car
A Central Florida man was recently arrested for driving 102 MPH with children in the car. According to law enforcement, the man driving from Tampa to his home in Ormond Beach was arrested during a traffic stop after he was caught going 102 MPH on Interstate-4 in Polk County. The passengers in his vehicle were two...
Belleview man guilty of meth trafficking
A 33-year-old man accused of drug trafficking has been found guilty by a Marion County jury, two years after he sold methamphetamine to an undercover police officer. On Tuesday, jurors found Belleview resident Rafael Then, Jr. guilty of trafficking in methamphetamine. Following the conviction, Then was transported to...
