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Central Florida sheriffs’ offices pay out millions in legal cases
Read full article: Central Florida sheriffs’ offices pay out millions in legal casesA News 6 investigation combed through legal judgements and settlements paid out over the last seven years by sheriff’s offices across Central Florida.
Pour decision: Woman steals 8 bottles of champagne from liquor store in The Villages
Read full article: Pour decision: Woman steals 8 bottles of champagne from liquor store in The VillagesThe Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating a woman they said lifted 8 bottles of champagne from a Walmart in the Villages.
Sumter detectives looking for man after fight over parking space in The Villages
Read full article: Sumter detectives looking for man after fight over parking space in The VillagesSumter County detectives on Friday asked the public for help as they worked to identify a man they said was a suspect in an alleged battery in The Villages, according to the sheriff’s office’s social media.
Sumter County deputies find missing man with possible medical emergency
Read full article: Sumter County deputies find missing man with possible medical emergencyNote: This story has been updated from previous version saying that deputies were searching for Bruce Rignola. The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has located a missing man who might have a medical emergency. Deputies found 41-year-old Bruce Rignola, who allegedly fled from deputies in the area of State Road 44 and North County Road 470 on Sunday. Deputies said they were attempting to check on Rignola’s well being after receiving a call about a medical emergency, but Rignola fled. Later Sunday evening, Rignola was found, deputies said.
Man arrested after allegedly firing shots on I-75, deputies say
Read full article: Man arrested after allegedly firing shots on I-75, deputies saySUMTER COUNTY A man was arrested Saturday evening after allegedly firing gunshots on I-75 north near mile marker 309 and then fleeing from deputies, according to the Sumter County Sheriffs Office. Miguel Espinoza Navarro, 41, was allegedly waving his gun and shooting at vehicles from a black Ford truck before rear-ending a vehicle, deputies said. Navarro continued driving and then had a standoff with deputies after wrecking his vehicle a second time near mile marker 317, deputies said. After fleeing in his car again, Navarro wrecked his car for a third time and fled on foot, deputies said. No people or deputies were injured during the ordeal, deputies said.