Ocala woman says leg fractured after nursing home workers dropped her during bed transfer
An Ocala woman claims her leg and ankle were fractured by workers at a skilled nursing home who allegedly dropped her to the floor during a transfer from her bed to a wheelchair. Attorneys representing Brandi Pridgeon filed the lawsuit against 24th Road OPCO, LLC, in the Fifth Judicial Circuit...
Motorcyclist killed on SR 40 in Ocala
A motorcyclist was killed in a fatal accident on East Silver Springs Boulevard/State Road 40 in Ocala on Saturday morning, marking at least the 19th such fatality in Marion County this year. The fatal accident took place in the 4200 block of E Silver Springs Boulevard on Saturday, October 4.
Two men arrested after found at construction site in Leesburg
A pair of Okahumpa men were arrested after trespassing at a construction site to take scrap metal without permission. Officers responded to a possible burglary at a construction site, located at 26909 Quarters Rd., Okahumpka, around 4:25 a.m. Wednesday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police...
AI facial recognition helps track down suspect in 2023 Home Depot theft
A suspect has been tracked down after allegedly attempting to steal a generator at Home Depot. Adora Stanley Strawser, 67, of Summerfield, was arrested this past week on a warrant charging her with grand theft. Strawser was at a Home Depot store in Ocala on Sept. 11, 2023 when she...
Habitual Thief Sentenced after Stealing Gun from Truck in Central Florida
A habitual thief was recently sentenced after stealing a gun from a truck in Central Florida. The career burglar and car thief who single-handedly worsened crime statistics in northern Brevard County was sentenced to life in prison. A jury convicted 43-year-old Wilford E. McCloud Jr. in July of armed car burglary and...
Fatal Vehicle Versus E-Bike Crash in Central Florida
There was a recent fatal vehicle versus e-bike crash in Central Florida and a man was arrested. Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) are investigating the fatal vehicle versus bicycle crash in Gulfport. According to investigators, 22-year-old Xavier Omar Rigby...
Man allegedly strangles fiancé when he runs out of narcotics in hotel room
A Leesburg man was arrested for battery after allegedly strangling his fiancé while lashing out over narcotics. An officer responded to an undisclosed Leesburg hotel around 2:35 a.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Upon arrival, he found the fiancé of 44-year-old Cardell...
Convicted Central Florida Drug Dealer Imported Glock Switches from China
A Central Florida drug dealer who imported Glock Switches from China was convicted of drug distribution, possessing a machinegun, and other firearms offenses. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced that a federal jury found 42-year-old Phillip Michael Valeriani, of Plant City, guilty of possessing cocaine...
Illegal Immigrants Arrested after Man Killed in Hit-and-Run in Central Florida
Six illegal immigrants were arrested after a man was killed in a hit-and-run in Central Florida. Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the six suspects who are in the country illegally from Guatemala after being called to the Willow Oak Mobile Home Park to investigate a death and discovering that the victim had...
Drowning Death at Lake in Central Florida
There was a drowning death recently at a lake in Central Florida after a man went into the water and began screaming in distress until he disappeared. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning of a Frostproof man at Lake Clinch. Deputies responded to the Lake Clinch...
