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    Robbery suspect slapped pregnant woman as she tried to stop him

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    A career criminal, identified as Frank Heffernan, was arrested on a warrant after he entered a RaceTrac, located at 3674 NW Blitchton Road, and...
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    Iguana caused man to flip over bicycle handle bars

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    Information sought in shooting of child

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    Man smiled, laughed after crashing into packed church, setting it on fire

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    COVID-19 update for Marion County

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    Robbery suspect slapped pregnant woman as she tried to stop him

    Ocala Post - 31
    A career criminal, identified as Frank Heffernan, was arrested on a warrant after he entered a RaceTrac, located at 3674 NW Blitchton Road, and...
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    Man smiled, laughed after crashing into packed church, setting it on fire

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    COVID-19 update for Marion County

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    Mayor is correct, DBPR would first receive a complaint on a bar, not law enforcement

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    Police will not respond to fireworks noise complaints due to Senate Bill 140

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    Florida

    Florida

    Iguana caused man to flip over bicycle handle bars

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    The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said a man suffered several injuries after he ran over an iguana that darted into path. Deputies said the...
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    Crime

    Information sought in shooting of child

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    Citrus County -- The Citrus County Sheriff's Office is asking for the community's assistance in locating the person(s) responsible for events leading up to...
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    Jogger finds human head on side of road

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    Florida — St. Petersburg Police shut down the intersection of 38th Avenue South and 31st Street South after a human head was found on...

    Bars must immediately cease alcohol sales

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    Shortly after Florida reported nearly 9,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation ordered all bars...

    DeSantis signs bill to increase salaries for teachers

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    At a press conference Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will provide $500 million in funds to raise teachers starting salaries...

    UF bans “Gator Bait” cheer, use of jail inmates for farm labor

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    In what many are citing as a ridiculous move, UF President Kent Fuchs announced Thursday that the university will stop using the Gator Bait cheer...

    Obituaries

    Patricia Pollitz Kirschner

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    Patricia (Patti) Nina Pollitz Kirschner, 76, of Ocala, Florida, passed away on May 10, 2020.  She was born on July 10, 1943, the daughter...
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    Scott Andrew Kessler

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    Scott Andrew Kessler Scott Kessler, 58, passed away on April 13, 2020 after suffering a massive heart attack. Originally from Cherry Hill, NJ, born to...
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    Frederick Lawton Cox

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    It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the passing of my father, Col. Frederick Lawton Cox.  Dad passed peacefully, in...
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    Business

    Cancel culture? Aunt Jemima products will be no more

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    After 131 years, PepsiCo’s Quaker Oats seemingly caved to the cancel culture and announced the company would do away with the Aunt Jemima branding...
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    Police shot, killed innocent EMT, no-knock warrants now ban

    Crime Ocala Post - 13

    LEGO pulls back advertising on police-related LEGO sets

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    Need more reasons to eat chocolate? Here you go, doctor’s orders

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    Pier 1 going out of business, closing all stores

    Business Ocala Post - 65
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    43,000 students to be provided with a “Grab & Go” meal

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    Per a directive from the Florida Department of Education, all public schools in Florida will be closed through April 15. This is primarily due to...
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    COVID-19

    Food for students and families who otherwise would not eat

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    MARION COUNTY – To support this backpack nutrition program while campuses are closed, Marion County Public Schools encourages local residents to “share what they...
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    Landfills could be on the horizon in the City limits, residents furious

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    Ocala -- Ocala residents are furious over an ordinance that would allow for the expansion of Friends Recycling, located at 2350 NW 27th Ave. Currently,...
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    Ocala & OFR to donate firefighting apparatus to Bahamian community

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    The City of Ocala and Ocala Fire Rescue will be donating Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) apparatus to Marsh Harbour, Abaco Island, Bahamas. In...
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    Weird News

    Iguana caused man to flip over bicycle handle bars

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    The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said a man suffered several injuries after he ran over an iguana that darted into path. Deputies said the...
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    X-ray revealed drugs in woman’s vagina

    Local News Ocala Post - 47
    Two people were arrested and booked into the Marion County Jail on Halloween following an October 30, pursuit. The two suspects, Andrew William Wiggins, 20,...
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    New information in camel story that is just nuts, woman “camel toed,” sat on

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      The Florida couple, Edmond and Gloria Lancaster, who visited a truck top petting zoo have been charged with Criminal Trespassing and Violation of Leash...
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    This story is nuts: Florida man drops the ball during failed castration

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    Florida -- On Sunday, August 18, just before midnight, a deputy responded to a home on Orday Road in Sebring after a 911 hang-up. The...
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    Events

    Outdoors

    Recreational Red Snapper Season begins soon

    Florida Ocala Post - 1
    Recreational Red Snapper Season will begin June 11 in Gulf state and federal waters and remain open through July 25, closing July 26. For-hire operations...
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    June 1 saltwater fishing season-opening/closures

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    Starting June 1, the following saltwater fisheries will open or close to harvest: Gag grouper opens for recreational harvest in most state Gulf of...
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    FWC will help find home for your unwanted exotic pets

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    Exotic Pet Amnesty Days are events held periodically around the state to provide the opportunity for people to surrender their exotic pets free of...
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    Tuesday’s “supermoon” will be the largest and brightest full Moon this year

    Outdoors Ocala Post - 8
    NASA wants to encourage everyone to take a peek at Tuesday's (April 7) "supermoon." The next full Moon is the Pink Moon, Sprouting Grass Moon,...
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    2020 Lionfish Festival May 16-17 in Destin; vendors and divers wanted

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    The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is excited to announce the 6th annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Festival May 16 and 17...
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    Faces of Meth

    Cops and Crime

    Crime

    Police shot, killed innocent EMT, no-knock warrants now ban

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    On June 11, 2020,  The Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Council unanimously passed Breonna's Law -- named in honor of police-shooting victim Breonna Taylor -- outlawing...
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    Florida trooper arrested, had sexual relationship with minor

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    A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was arrested Thursday after investigators learned that he had been having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old female. Trooper Christopher...

    VIDEO: Florida corrections officer accused of molesting child, arrested

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    Volusia sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Daytona Beach correctional officer with Tomoka Correctional Institution following accusations that he molested a child. and charged him with...

    Two Polk County deputies under review after video clip surfaces

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    See full video below, courtesy of Facebook user Unique Occenna Two Polk County sheriff's deputies, whose names have not yet been released, are under review...

    Teachers and Crime

    Florida

    Teacher arrested for sexual relationship with student

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    A former New Smyrna Beach High School teacher was arrested Thursday and charged with Unlawful Sexual Activity with a Minor. The student is a 16-year-old...
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    Lake Weir High School teacher arrested, had sex with student

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    A Lake Weir High School teacher was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a teenage girl. Jason Michael Tarlton, 30,...

    Teacher arrested after touching girl inappropriately

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      Dunnellon, Florida -- A Dunnellon High School teacher is under arrest after a 15-year-old female said he touched her breast during class. The teen came...

    Evergreen Elementary dean of students exposes penis

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    // Ocala, Florida -- Evergreen Elementary dean of students Patrick Sasnett was arrested following allegations that he exposed himself to a grandmother. Sasnett...

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    US News

    Major controversy after police pulled over a firefighter

    Ocala Post - 26
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- A major fire is raging after police in Pennsylvania conducted a traffic stop on a man who claimed to be a...
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    Local News

    Man beats woman after she referred to him as a “CHOMO”

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    Ocklawaha, Florida -- An Ocklawaha man is behind bars after he repeatedly struck a woman who referred to him as a "CHOMO." "CHOMO" is prison...
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    US News

    Police officer makes strong video against other officers who violate the Constitution

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    UPDATE: Officer Anderson made a follow-up video. The link is at the bottom of this article. Port of Seattle Police Officer Greg Anderson said he...
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    US News

    Entire county board arrested following citizens arrest by 2 military veterans

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    Clark County, Illinois -- Sometimes citizens can be so frustrated with county board members they wish someone could just place them under arrest. Well,...
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    Local News

    Woman shares story of abuse at hands of Marion County firefighter

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    UPDATE: Domestic violence victim Nicole Leinas said it was hard to come out with her story because of victim shaming. Leinas said that she was...
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    Local News

    Lawsuit filed against Marion County Sheriff, Billy Woods

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    UPDATE: On July 2, 2020, at approximately 8 a.m., less than 24 hours after this article was published, Judge Anthony Tatti signed an Order...
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    Local News

    Bodycam video shows guardian was calm during arrest

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    Marion County -- Bodycam video shows just how calm former guardian Rebecca Lee Fierle-Santoian was while being served an arrest warrant. The Florida Department of...
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    Florida

    Boy saved mom’s life as she was being suffocated by boyfriend

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    A fast-thinking 12-year-old boy saved his mom's life by alerting neighbors to the fact that his mom was being battered by her boyfriend. According to...
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    Local News

    FHP: MCSO Sgt. charged with careless driving following crash

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    On Sunday, Marion County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Paul Bloom, 47, was driving east on County Road 464 when he rear-ended 65-year-old Hilroy Browne who...
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    Florida

    New information in camel story that is just nuts, woman “camel toed,” sat on

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      The Florida couple, Edmond and Gloria Lancaster, who visited a truck top petting zoo have been charged with Criminal Trespassing and Violation of Leash...
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    Florida

    Killer grandmother said, “I was fed up with him.”

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    // Tallahassee, Florida -- On August, 5, 2014, a grandmother was charged with murdering her 7-year-old grandson while she was babysitting...
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    Local News

    Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy fired, arrested

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    A Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy, who was allegedly in the FTO program, was fired after he was arrested for domestic battery. Jaime Lopez, 22,...
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