Tag: drugs
Marion County, Florida --Florida Department of Corrections Officer Rayschella A. Forbes, 25, was arrested in Marion County on December 11, 2013.
Forbes was hired by the DOC in September of 2009 and she worked at the Marion Correctional Institution, according...
Ocala, Florida -- The Marion County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in finding Samuel Bing, 25, of Reddick. Bing is accused of beating a 66-year-old elderly man in the face, breaking multiple facial bones.
The victim is also mentally...
Ocala, Florida -- Detective Fernandez has continued to investigate the shooting homicide of Samuel Washington, 28, that occurred on November 14, 2013. During the investigation, Detective Fernandez arrested two suspects for related charges -- Howard Lee Hill, 20, and Laquan...
Ocala, Florida -- One man is dead after being shot to death following an argument at 513 SW 12th Avenue, Ocala.
Jarrett Davis, 25, of Ocala, shot and killed Ramone Mike, 27, also of Ocala, Saturday, November 23, 2013.
When Ocala...
Florida – DEA and other federal officials announced that U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, 37, pled guilty yesterday in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to a misdemeanor charge of possession of cocaine.
Radel, who represents the 19th Congressional...
Ocala, Florida -- Detective Jorge Fernandez and fellow detectives from the Ocala Police Department have been continuing to investigate the homicide of Samuel Washington, which occurred on November 14, 2013.
In the course of their investigation they have been able...
Ocala, Florida -- Despite more than a dozen complaints from parents and employees, former Polliwog owner Michael Tarver was approved by the Board of Dentistry to have his Dentistry License reinstated.
Complaints were made to the Ocala Police Department as...
Ocala, Florida -- As if Ocala residents would not notice, Polliwog Dental has changed its name; Polliwog is now Churchill Dentistry.
Michael Tarver is not the registered owner of Churchill Dentistry. A quick search of "Churchill Dentistry" reveals it is...
Brooklyn, New York -- Angel Gregorio Liriano Cruz was arraigned yesterday afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Roanne L. Mann, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, on heroin and cocaine trafficking charges. Liriano Cruz is alleged to...
Citrus County, Florida -- After a year of investigations, detectives with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Impact Unit along with agents from FDLE launched search warrants in three smoke shops Thursday which have been selling illegal synthetic cannabis...
Washington – The American people have again responded in droves to the most recent DEA-led National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Last Saturday citizens turned in 647,211 pounds (324 tons) of expired and unwanted medications for safe and proper disposal...
Washington - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today applauded the announcement by the U.S. Department of State of a new reward offering under the Narcotics Reward Program for the arrest and/or conviction of Rafael Caro-Quintero. The Department...
Ocala, Florida -- Michael Tarver, the owner of Polliwog Dental, LLC., is hoping to have his license reinstated this month.
Tarver, who practices pediatric dentistry, got his medical license suspended in early September 2013, after serious allegations of child endangerment...
Manhattan, New York - On October 25, 2013 Brian R. Crowell, the Special Agent in Charge for the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of...
Ocala, Florida -- The Marion County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Ocala Police Department, and in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), will participate in the National Pill Take Back Day planned for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,...
Food Stamp recipient benefits will decrease on November 1,2013. Food Assistant benefits will decrease due to the ending of SNAP increases from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (also known as the Stimulus Plan).
Although federal funds...
Ocala Police responded to the Kangaroo Express located at 3873 SW College Road, regarding a woman sleeping inside her van with an infant child inside.
An employee of the convenience store, Rebecca Kiefer, 24, called police stating that there was...
Dunnellon, Florida -- Two men have been arrested in Dunnellon after a traffic stop turns up a large amount of drugs.
21-year-old Stefano Squartino and 20-year-old Marcelo Mesa, both of whom are from Marion County were arrested Tuesday, September 23,...
Ocala, Florida -- On September 18, 2013 the Orange County Sheriff's located a package that contained cocaine. The cocaine had been placed in a steel picture frame that had been welded and turned into artwork. It was being shipped...
DeLand, Florida -- DeLand Police Officer James Harris was fired from his job after he accidentally ran over Marlon Robert Brown as he was fleeing from officers.
FHP spokesperson, Sgt. Kim Montes, says 38-year old Marlon Robert Brown “failed to...