Ocala FL

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – A Marion County man was arrested Friday after investigators said he used social media platforms to target and exploit children online. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced that Aiden Lucas Page, 20, was taken into custody on Sept. 19 on charges of possession of child sexual...

A new business is taking over a downtown Ocala location where Soleil Bakery recently closed its doors, joining at least a dozen restaurants that have opened in that area since 2019. Night Owl Bakery is currently renovating the space at 56 SE 1st Avenue, replacing Soleil after its multi-year run...

Ocala police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who allegedly burglarized a local thrift shop last month. In a recent social media post, the Ocala Police Department shared a photo of an individual who allegedly broke into the Interfaith Thrift Store located at 718 N Pine Avenue on Sunday,...

A Fruitland Park man was arrested for assault after allegedly pointing a gun at someone’s head and firing it into the ground. Deputies responded to an armed disturbance involving 54-year-old Clay Vereen Williamson at 5451 Catfish Lane, Fruitland Park, around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, according to an arrest report...

The developer of a new Buc-ee’s travel center planned for Ocala is asking the county to waive a topographical survey requirement for the project, saying “no changes have occurred” at the site since the previous survey 12 months ago. The request will be presented to the Marion...

A 66-year-old Florida man was recently convicted and sentenced for drug trafficking. 66-year-old Tyrone Leroy Washington was convicted of two counts of Trafficking in Fentanyl, Trafficking in Cocaine, and Possession with the Intent to Sell within 1000 feet of a School after pleading no contest. He was sentenced to...

Operation Capital City Crack Down arrested 32 suspects for illegal drug trafficking in Central Florida. Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Drug Unit, Organized Crime Unit, and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force worked together in a year-long investigation focusing on a...

A man in the United States illegally was recently arrested for staying in a Central Florida residence illegally. The Mexican national was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office after he was found living in a home in Eloise without permission, and he had even reconnected electrical service to the home illegally.

Marion County health officials have issued a rabies advisory for the area after a local fox was found to be carrying the disease. The Florida Department of Health in Marion County issued an advisory on Friday, September 19, stating they are monitoring rabies among wild animals in the area. The...

A Central Florida man was recently convicted of trafficking meth. 33-year-old Rafael Then Jr. was found guilty by a jury of Trafficking in Methamphetamine. Judge Barbara Kissner-Kwatkosky ordered Then into custody awaiting his sentencing hearing. Then was arrested by agents of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and...