Crime

Sheriff's 10-43 Show: All Hazards Expo

Law and Order - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 12:00am

Tune into the next edition of the Sheriff's 10-43 Show on Wednesday, May 16, from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on WYKE, Bright House Channel 16 for cable customers.

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Sheriff's Office, county observe Law Enforcement Week

Law and Order - Tue, 05/15/2012 - 4:55pm

The Citrus County commission has set aside May 13 to 19 as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Week

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Grand Opening Slated for DeRosa Fire Station

CCSO News Releases - Fri, 05/11/2012 - 8:59am
News Release Date: 05/08/12
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DCF to renew contract with CCSO for child protective investigations

Law and Order - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 4:16pm

The Citrus County Sheriff's Office has been notified that it will continue providing child protective investigations under a one-year contract with the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF).

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All Hazard Expo on May 19 asks: Are you ready?

Law and Order - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 11:10am

By Gail A. Tierney
CCSO Public
Information Officer

As of early April, Colorado State University's renowned forecast team is predicting that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, will have reduced activity.

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Citrus County fugitive captured in South Carolina

Law and Order - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 5:08pm

A man wanted for the May 3 abduction of his ex-girlfriend and her daughter from Floral City was captured by law enforcement officers today in South Carolina.

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Trio arrested in Homosassa drug bust

Law and Order - Wed, 05/09/2012 - 11:48am

Citrus County Sheriff's Office deputies on Tuesday arrested three people in connection with a drug bust at a Homosassa residence.

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Sheriff's 10-43 Show: Behind the scenes at the CCSO

Law and Order - Tue, 05/08/2012 - 11:09pm

Tune into the next edition of the Sheriff's 10-43 Show on Wednesday, May 2, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on WYKE, channel 16 for cable customers.

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Scott signs no-fault fraud bill, but worries

Law and Order - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 1:05pm

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Need Fingerprints?

CCSO News Releases - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 4:39am
News Release Date: 05/04/12
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Sheriff's Office Sees Decrease in Reported Crime

CCSO News Releases - Mon, 05/07/2012 - 4:37am
News Release Date: 05/03/12
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Suspect in stabbing death charged with manslaughter

Law and Order - Sun, 05/06/2012 - 6:52pm

The Citrus County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man said to have stabbed another at an Inverness home on Saturday night.

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New fingerprinting procedures take effect on May 7

Law and Order - Sat, 05/05/2012 - 12:00am

Do you need to be fingerprinted as part of a state-required background check for employment, to apply for a concealed weapon/firearm license or any other reason where fingerprints are necessary?

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Ex-boyfriend accused of abducting woman, child

Law and Order - Fri, 05/04/2012 - 8:25pm

FLORAL CITY - Shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, Citrus County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers received a call about a possible kidnapping involving a mother and her child.

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Inglis drug raid takes down 12 suspects

Law and Order - Fri, 05/04/2012 - 9:49am

A major drug takedown on Thursday has resulted in the arrest of 12 people.

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State crime report shows county's crime numbers decreasing

Law and Order - Thu, 05/03/2012 - 10:58am

Citrus County's crime statistics for 2011 were released on Monday, and the Sheriff’s Office's said that the numbers showed an overall decrease in crime.

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Sheriff's 10-43 Show: K9s and their handlers

Law and Order - Tue, 05/01/2012 - 1:35pm

Tune into the next edition of the Sheriff's 10-43 Show on Wednesday, May 2, from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on WYKE, Bright House Channel 16 for cable customers.

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Shooting Victim in Stable Condition

CCSO News Releases - Tue, 05/01/2012 - 12:52pm
News Release Date: 05/01/12
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Beverly Hills Woman Injured when Shots Fired at Vehicle

CCSO News Releases - Tue, 05/01/2012 - 12:48pm
News Release Date: 04/30/12
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Local News

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County moves budget workshop to Inverness auditorium...

Figuring that public input at its budget workshop would cramp its regular chambers, the Citrus County Commission on Tuesday moved its discussion of the next fiscal year's budget to the county auditorium in Inverness.

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Sheriff's deputy cleared in February shooting...

A Citrus County Sheriff's Office deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the Feb. 24 shooting of a Beverly Hills man.

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Commissioners sending letter to Gov. Scott to protest Medicaid bill...

During the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, commissioners approved a resolution to send a letter to Gov. Rick Scott expressing their objections to the recent Medicaid Cost Shift Bill (House Bill 5301).

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Homosassa Walmart begins countdown to Grand Opening...

The countdown has begun for Citrus County’s newest Walmart store to open.

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Private company plans Miami-to-Orlando passenger train service...

Florida East Coast Industries is planning a $1 billion project to develop a three-hour Miami-to-Orlando passenger train service by 2014, using a right of way that runs through the downtown areas of S

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... And all for one

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CCSO Banquet

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Helping the helpless

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Floats their boat

Citrus County has christened a new website dedicated to its Port Citrus dream project.