Tag: Parent of The Year
A Dunnellon woman who was released from state prison in 2017 after being sentenced to more than two years following drug charges in Marion County, was arrested after it was determined that she was selling heroin and methamphetamine from...
A Crystal River woman was arrested after deputies say she abused her child.
A witness told the responding deputy that, while inside the residence, she witnessed the Jessica Erin Wilson, 38, pick her daughter up off of the floor by...
Homer Justice Bishop Tuzo, 20, is accused of causing multiple fractures to his 6-week-old daughter after he became annoyed that the baby was crying.
On January 17, Tuzo was watching the baby when she began to cry and wouldn't stop....
Ocala — A Lake City woman says she attempted to kill her four children -- ages 6 to 13 -- because her husband "put a hex" on her.
Ocala Fire Rescue Engine 7, Rescue 2, Tower 1, a safety officer...
Ocala, Florida -- Three men were arrested at Ocala Place Apartments after a caller reported seeing the men walking to a grey pickup truck while carrying multiple firearms.
When police arrived, they saw Vincent Williams Jr., 28, Larry Williams, 25, and...
Ocala, Florida -- A 31-year-old mother was arrested early Thursday morning after she left a 2-year-old locked in a vehicle while she shopped in Wal-Mart, located at 2600 Southwest 19th Avenue.
The Ocala Police Department received a call at approximately...
Ocala, Florida -- A 32-year-old man accused of beating his 4-month-old daughter was released from Jail Friday on a $10,000 bond.
Investigators with the Ocala Police Department were notified by the Department of Children and Families after UF Health Shands...
A report released by officials Monday detailed the grizzly events that lead to a 14-year-old's suicide.
The teen, Naika Venant, streamed her suicide live on Facebook on January 22, 2017. She was in state custody and living in a foster...
Ocala, Florida -- A Good Samaritan saved a 4-year-old child Friday from being hit by a car.
The Good Samaritan was driving in 3100 block of Southeast 95th Street, when she saw the child running in the roadway.
The witness said...
Marion Oaks -- The Marion County Sheriff's Office arrested a former MCSO patrol volunteer on accusation of child abuse for the second time in 45 days.
Ocala Post first reported that Joshua R. Hoff, 34, had been arrested and charged...
A mother and her boyfriend were arrested Wednesday when they were caught stealing merchandise from Wal-Mart.
Police said the mother, Irone Evette Dobson, 49, and her boyfriend, Patrick O. Collins, 46, used a juvenile to help them conceal the stolen...
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Ocala, Florida -- A man arrested for DUI is now facing a Department of Children and Families investigation.
Denver D. Patterson, 29, was stopped by a Marion County sheriff's deputy after he crossed over the...
Ocala, Florida -- Two people were arrested for their involvement in the shooting of another Ocala man on Monday.
It all started when Ocala police responded to 1005 Southwest 2nd Street, after receiving reports that a man had been shot...
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Lakeland, Florida -- A 25-year-old Central Florida woman is behind bars following the murder of her 6-year-old daughter and 50-year-old father.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office released a detailed report of the incident on Monday morning.
On...
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Ocklawaha, Florida -- Marion County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man they say severely beat a 13-month-old toddler.
On May 31, the Marion County Sheriff's Office responded to Munroe Regional Medical Center Children's Emergency Room, in...
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Ocala, Florida -- An allegedly missing and endangered man was arrested Saturday, after it was discovered that he had beaten a 3-year-old child.
On Saturday, the Marion County Sheriff's Office received information that Tayon Alexander, 23,...
Lakeland, Florida -- On Friday, September 19, 2014, Polk County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit detectives arrested 34-year-old Shawn Cross of 5417 Rebecca Lane in Lakeland, and charged him with one count of Possession of Controlled Substance and one...
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Winter Haven, Florida -- “This suspect admitted to smoking a blunt and a half of marijuana, staying up all night then becoming enraged enough to throw a baby across a room just because it was...
MOTHER AND SON FOUND
The alert for Howard Darden, 11, and Angela Darden the mother has been called off. Both were found safe in North Carolina, said Seminole County Sheriff's deputies.
Deputies say someone watching the news reported their location....