Crime

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods is asking for the public’s help in locating a 47-year-old man who is wanted for two counts of failure to comply with sexual offender registration requirements.

The Ocala Police Department is turning to the community to help identify a man who is suspected of stealing several alcoholic beverages from the Circle K located at 1702 S Pine Avenue.

A 26-year-old Silver Springs man was arrested by the Marion County Sheriff's Office after he admitted to stealing a Ford flatbed pickup truck, Triple Crown trailer, and Polaris Ranger utility task vehicle.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Ocala after he admitted to burglarizing multiple vehicles, vandalizing a law enforcement officer’s patrol car, and fleeing in a pickup truck that was reported stolen.

The Ocala Police Department is turning to the public to help identify three women who are suspected of stealing $18,000 worth of merchandise from the Sunglass Hut located at the Paddock Mall.

A 58-year-old Fort McCoy woman was arrested by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office after she was accused of showing an inmate videos of herself engaging in sexual activity with several dogs.

A 21-year-old Altoona man was arrested by the Belleview Police Department after he admitted to robbing a local bank and making a bomb threat.

A 36-year-old Ocklawaha man was arrested after a female victim accused him of breaking her home's unlocked front door and strangling her. 

On July 21, the Florida Narcotics Officers’ Association recognized the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team as the ‘Statewide Drug Unit of the Year' for the second consecutive year.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has identified the teenage victim who was shot and killed near the 4700 block of W Highway 318 in Citra on Saturday morning.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is seeking more information from the community regarding a fatal shooting that occurred on Saturday morning in Citra.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested by the Ocala Police Department after he admitted to stealing a pickup truck and a firearm that was inside the vehicle.

Major Crimes detectives with the Ocala Police Department are conducting an investigation after skeletal remains were found on Wednesday morning behind a warehouse in Ocala.

A 29-year-old man on felony probation was arrested in Ocala after he was caught driving a sports utility vehicle that had been reported stolen.

A 19-year-old Ocala man was arrested after he admitted to stealing a victim’s weed eater and pawning it at a local store.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is turning to the public to help identify two men who are suspected of breaking into several vehicles at Silver Springs State Park, stealing credit/debit cards belonging to the victims, and using those cards to purchase over $6,000 worth of merchandise from local stores.

The Ocala Police Department arrested a 41-year-old man from Texas over the weekend who is accused of human sex trafficking.

A 43-year-old Ocala man was arrested after he fled from a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy while driving a Nissan sedan that was reported stolen.