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Marion deputies ask public to help ID person accused of stealing gun from car in Citra
Read full article: Marion deputies ask public to help ID person accused of stealing gun from car in CitraThe Marion County Sheriff’s Office is asking neighbors in Citra to help identify a person accused of stealing from cars, at one point even making away with a gun.
Motorcyclist, 66, dies after Marion County crash with pickup truck
Read full article: Motorcyclist, 66, dies after Marion County crash with pickup truckA 66-year-old motorcyclist died days after a Marion County crash when a pickup truck entered into the bike’s path, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Marion deputies ask for help solving 4 unsolved 2022 homicides
Read full article: Marion deputies ask for help solving 4 unsolved 2022 homicidesMarion deputies are asking the public for help in solving four homicide cases from last year, including a woman who was shot to death, a Gainesville man found dead in Reddick and two 16-year-old boys.
Woman killed, 2-year-old critically hurt in Marion County crash, troopers say
Read full article: Woman killed, 2-year-old critically hurt in Marion County crash, troopers sayA woman was killed and a 2-year-old boy was critically injured in a head-on crash in Marion County Monday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Marion County 6th grader breaking barriers in STEM, science experiment selected to be flown into space
Read full article: Marion County 6th grader breaking barriers in STEM, science experiment selected to be flown into spaceAs Women’s History Month is underway, two teachers are hoping to get results by showcasing one sixth grader’s attempt in making history after she was selected to have her science experiment flown to space.
Missing 14-year-old girl, last seen with unidentified’ man, found safe, deputies say
Read full article: Missing 14-year-old girl, last seen with unidentified’ man, found safe, deputies sayA missing 14-year-old girl considered endangered from Marion County may be heading to Orlando with an “unidentified man,” according to sheriff’s officials.
North Marion High student arrested after bringing loaded gun to campus, deputies say
Read full article: North Marion High student arrested after bringing loaded gun to campus, deputies sayA 17-year-old student at North Marion High School was arrested after bringing a loaded firearm to school, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
Man, 24, arrested in fatal stabbing at Marion County home, deputies say
Read full article: Man, 24, arrested in fatal stabbing at Marion County home, deputies sayA 24-year-old man was arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing that happenedin a Citra home, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
3 young children missing, endangered as parents avoid DCF, Marion deputies say
Read full article: 3 young children missing, endangered as parents avoid DCF, Marion deputies sayDeputies are searching for three young children out of Citra after their parents avoided efforts by the Department of Children and Families to take custody of them, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.
Pilot killed in plane crash near Ocala National Forest
Read full article: Pilot killed in plane crash near Ocala National ForestPublished: October 15, 2020, 8:07 am Updated: October 15, 2020, 9:56 amCITRA, Fla. – A pilot was killed early Wednesday when a single-engine plane crashed in a remote part of Marion County near the Ocala National Forest, officials said. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said its aviation unit located the downed plane near Orange Springs. investigators were able to reach the private plane and discovered the pilot, the sole occupant, dead, sheriff’s officials said. The pilot was identified as John Toole Jr., 65. Investigators believe that Toole may have been trying to land at a nearby private airstrip when the crash occurred.