Suspected Walmart shoplifter blames joblessness and drug relapse after arrest
A suspected shoplifter was arrested for theft after walking through self-checkout without paying for $425 in merchandise from Walmart. Loss prevention employees of Walmart, located at 17961 S U.S. Hwy. 441, Summerfield, caught 42-year-old Leslie Robert Jolliffe stealing around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to an...
Ex-Heroin Addict Now Leads Ministry Aimed at Helping Others Recover
There’s a moment in every rock-bottom story when a person decides whether they’re going to die there or fight their way back up. For 45-year-old Jamie Scher, that moment came in a jail cell, alone, ashamed and convinced his life no longer mattered. Jamie grew up on Long Island and describes his younger self without...
Dead grass at deceased Villager’s home could result in fines
Dead grass at a deceased Villager’s home could result in fines. The home of Christine Dolby at 701 Pine Hills Place in the Village of Winifred was the subject of a public hearing this week before the Community Development District 5 Board of Supervisors at SeaBreeze Recreation Center. The...
We need better enforcement of handicap spaces in Ocala
Why doesn’t the Ocala Police Department drive through parking lots in its area when they are patrolling during their shift?. I see so many cars parked in handicap spaces that have no placards or handicap tags on them. It would get the word out that it is illegal to...
SWAT team descends on home in The Villages where woman refuses to surrender
UPDATE: The woman has been taken into custody. We hope to have additional details soon. The SWAT team has descended on a home in The Villages where a woman refused to surrender and come out. The standoff began late Thursday morning in the 2100 block of Broxton Place in the...
Florida Man Faces Life Sentence for Home Invasion and Armed Robbery
Life Sentence Given to Florida Man in Home Invasion and Robbery Case I still remember reading about this case and […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.
Mother dials 911 after uninvited son shows up making threats
A Sarasota man was arrested for assault after following his mother into a friend’s house uninvited and threatening to get a gun. The mother of 42-year-old Joshua Shawn Maxfield came home from visiting her husband in the ICU to find their son in the driveway unannounced on Saturday evening, according to an arrest...
Missing Marion County woman found safe
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – UPDATE: A missing 78-year-old woman has been found safe, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Details about Martha Woods Morris’ recovery have not been released. ORIGINAL STORY:. A statewide Silver Alert was issued on Wednesday night for a 78-year-old Marion County woman,...
Suspected drug dealer tried to make sales through social media
A Fruitland Park woman has been charged with unlawful use of her phone after a warrant revealed she used social media to sell methamphetamine. On Oct. 27, 32-year-old Kylie Evelyn Rae Mertz was arrested for trafficking methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to an arrest report from the...
Michigan man tasered earlier in year in SWAT standoff arrested again in The Villages
A Michigan man tasered earlier this year in a SWAT standoff at a home in The Villages is in trouble again. Darrel Colin Fuson, 47, was taken into custody Tuesday night by Sumter County sheriff’s deputies at a home at 779 Evelynton Loop in the Village of Lynnhaven. He...
