1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (425+ words) A Leesburg man was arrested after allegedly battering his girlfriend’s face during an argument. An officer responded to a 911 hang-up call that was later determined to be a battery involving 27-year-old Zakari Jaquan William Kamau at 9:35 a.m. Wednesday, according to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (253+ words) A Minneola woman with a history of theft was arrested after shoplifting $26 worth of clothes from Walmart. An officer responded to Walmart, located at 2501 Citrus Blvd., for a theft involving 65-year-old Cynthia Marie Fuller around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (136+ words) Leesburg-News.com A 32-year-old man has been identified as the suspect shot and killed by Lake County deputies on Thursday in Leesburg. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call came in just before 3 p.m. regarding an armed domestic…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (366+ words) A Fruitland Park man was arrested after jogging into a store to avoid charges for driving with a suspended license and narcotics. An officer on patrol observed 40-year-old Jonathan Patrick Lucas exiting the dirt road off Luda Dare Drive in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (147+ words) Lake County sheriff’s deputies opened fire on an armed suspect Thursday afternoon while responding to a reported domestic battery in Leesburg. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call came in just before 3 p.m. reporting an armed domestic…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (214+ words) A homeless woman camping in Leesburg was arrested with narcotic pipes after being caught stealing from Target. An officer received a call from dispatch regarding 39-year-old Christina Joy Redding shoplifting from Target, located at 17450 U.S. Hwy. 441, around 7:05 p.m. Saturday, according to an…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (172+ words) Leesburg-News.com U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took custody of a man who was stopped without a driver’s license. An officer on patrol observed 50-year-old Jose Nahum Marin driving a red passenger vehicle northbound on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, Aug....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (439+ words) A Clermont man was arrested after allegedly throwing several items at the mother of his children for packing to leave. Deputies responded to a battery involving 33-year-old Nathan Alan Biersack and the mother of his children at their home on…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (114+ words) A 33-year-old Tavares man died at an area hospital following a single-vehicle rollover crash Thursday afternoon in Orange County. The man was driving a 1999 Ford F-350 pickup truck westbound on Jones Avenue approaching Dirt Drive at 5:32 p.m. when he lost control of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (245+ words) Leesburg-News.com A trio of Lake County berry pickers was arrested for illegally harvesting conserved berries in the Ocala National Forest. An officer responded to the Ocala Wildlife Management Area in Ocklawaha regarding multiple people picking saw palmetto berries around…...