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HILLSBOROUGH – A multi-agency pursuit and shootout left one person injured and the suspect dead, in what is described by officials as something out of a Hollywood action film. The incident occurred just before 2:00 a.m. in Hernando County, where officials say a domestic violence incident occurred between a male suspect and a female victim. According to Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco, the victim drove to her mother's house in Wesley Chapel to pick up a child that the suspect...
BROOKSVILLE – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has announced the arrest of a Spring Hill woman, who officials say attempted to accuse another person of producing and transmitting child pornography. According to reports, 42-year-old Ronda Hawkins contacted the FDLE to report that she was contacted by a suspect, not identified in their report, who sent her images depicting sexual abuse of children. She also alleged that the suspect had solicited her to arrange for t...
The parents of Ariana Ptarcinski will be silent no more. They demand answers and want the suspect who killed their daughter to be held accountable. Click here to watch video interview: Ariana Ptarcinski Murder...
BROOKSVILLE – A former Powell Middle School teacher is behind bars, after officials say he had inappropriate communication with a student. 33-year-old George Jeffrey Beall was just about to begin teaching Language Arts at Nature Coast Technical High School, when detectives with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office arrested him on charges of providing harmful information to a 14-year-old victim. Officials say, after reviewing thousands of messages, detectives learned that B...
BROOKSVILLE – The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting the arrests of a Honduran National, after officials say he attempted to smuggle several illegal immigrants into Florida. According to reports, Trooper W. Kelly conducted a traffic stop on a white Chevy van that was traveling at a high rate of speed on I-75 near SR-50. Trooper Kelly made contact with the driver, 37-year-old Eldin Ariel Trejo and noticed five passengers inside the van. Trejo did not possess a valid driver's l...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the suspension of State Attorney Monique Worrell of the 9th Judicial Circuit for neglecting her duty to faithfully prosecute crime in her jurisdiction. Officials say, Worrell's practices and policies have too often allowed violent criminals to escape the full consequences of their criminal conduct, thereby endangering the innocent civilians of Orange and Osceola counties. The Governor has appointed former judge Andrew...
HERNANDO BEACH – Thanks to the quick response of Hernando County Sheriff's Deputies, a distraught man will live to receive the help he needs. On Saturday, R News learned that a burglary attempt was underway at the First Baptist Church of Hernando Beach. According to sources, a representative of the church observed a man jump a fence and climb on the roof of the church building. Deputies were immediately dispatched and arrived on scene within minutes of the call. Upon a...
