3+ hour, 48+ min ago  (143+ words) A homeless man who was rummaging through a dumpster was arrested at a local ALDI grocery store. A deputy spotted 55-year-old Johnny Ray Billings near the dumpster at about 8: 30 p. m. Thursday on U. S. Hwy. 441 in Lady Lake, according to an arrest report…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (216+ words) A realtor who refused to provide a breath sample has been sentenced in connection with her arrest last year in a crash which occurred after she'd been drinking at Brownwood. Kathleen Patricia Kelly, 32, of Oxford Oaks, pleaded no contest this…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (78+ words) There was a confirmed fatality in a crash that shut down U. S. 301 on the night of Easter Sunday. The Florida Highway Patrol has taken over the investigation into the crash which occurred at 8: 55 p. m. Sunday at U. S. 301 and County Road 462. The crash snarled…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (195+ words) An Ocala woman died after the vehicle in which she was traveling collided with a vehicle driven by a Middleton teen in a crash on the night of Easter Sunday that shut down traffic on U. S. 301. The 46-year-old woman had been…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (321+ words) A man wanted in New Jersey since 1998 was arrested after he was caught speeding in Wildwood. Melvin Francis Mejia, 53, of Ocala, was driving a silver Toyota RAV4 at 7: 45 a. m. Wednesday traveling eastbound on County Road 44 A when he was caught on radar…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (328+ words) A Summerfield woman was arrested on a warrant Wednesday after deputies investigating a sexual battery case discovered a handgun in her purse. On Feb. 25, deputies responded to an alleged sexual battery at a residence on Southeast 42nd Terrace in Summerfield, according…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (225+ words) U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed a hold on an unlicensed driver from Guatemala who was caught speeding. An officer stopped 32-year-old Deivin Tomas Rodriguez for speeding near North Main Street around 6: 45 p. m. , according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (287+ words) Villages-News. com A suspect tried to ditch the methamphetamine he was carrying prior to his arrest in The Villages. Leslie Cummins, 45, of Belleview, was driving a vehicle at about 2: 30 p. m. Tuesday in the area of Devon Drive and Megan Circle in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (397+ words) A sex offender in Wildwood turned himself in on Sunday for failing to update his address in the Florida registry. However, a detective received an email from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Sexual Predator Unit regarding his whereabouts on…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (249+ words) A suspected shoplifter has been arrested in 10 scanning switch-a-roos at Target at Trailwinds Village in Wildwood. Juan Carlos Quevedo Ferrer, 46, of Wildwood, will be turned over to U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following his arrest Sunday by Wildwood police. The arrest…...