Prendergast’s vehicle strikes, kills pedestrian
Shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday,Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast was involved in a vehicle crash in Hernando County. Sheriff…
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County health officials warn of mosquito-borne illness
The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County (DOH-Citrus) today advised residents there has been an increase in mosquito-borne disease…
Former Citrus security officer lands warden job in Nebraska
A former Citrus County Detention Facility security chief has been named warden of the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution in southeast…
CCSO nabs cigarette heist suspects
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the July 20 robbery of a Hernando gas station’s convenience store. Arrested…
Suicide suspect released from hospital, now faces charges
Ocala police today arrested a reported suicidal suspect who on July 19 barricaded himself in a Lecanto home. The Sheriff’s…
New info released in suicidal suspect shooting in Lecanto
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) today released more information in the incident in which a suicidal suspect who was…
Suicidal subject barricades self in Lecanto, later taken into custody
Shortly after 4 p.m. on Friday, patrol units with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office responded out to 1245 West High…
Inverness man convicted on child porn charges
On April 11, 2018, a search warrant was executed at 1132 Stately Oaks Drive in Inverness after Detective Chris Cornell…