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SPRING HILL – A Grand Opening of Hernando County Fire Station #5 was held yesterday, allowing citizens to tour the facility and meet fire officials. The station officially began operations last month, which allowed firefighters to finally move out of an old portable building and into the new state-of-the-art facility. County Commissioners Steve Champion, Jerry Campbell, and Brian Hawkins attended the event, along with Florida State Representatives Jeff Holcomb and County A...
BROOKSVILLE – The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting the arrest of a Riverview woman for possession of stolen Cadillac's, after the driver was stopped for Speeding on I-75. On Wednesday, Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a 2018 Cadillac Escalade that had a dealer's tag attached. The driver, 39-Year-old Yajaira Martinez advised she did not have paperwork for the vehicle, so Troopers ran a check of the VIN numbers to makes sure it matched the tag. Officials say the VIN, w...
SPRING HILL – Detectives with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office have been quite busy over the last few weeks, capturing suspects involved in possessing child pornography. Today, investigators executed a search warrant at 4276 Goldcoast Ave, after receiving several tips earlier this year regarding the distribution of child pornography. According to officials, detectives discovered two child-like sex dolls in the residence that belonged to 51-year-old Greg Houseman. Investiga...
FLORIDA – Since 2018, Law Enforcement and other agencies have been shielded from releasing the identities of crime victims because of Marsy's Law, but all that changed yesterday, when the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled to amend the law. Marsy's Law went into effect five years ago and was intended to protect the identities of law enforcement officers and victims of crime, but the Florida Supreme Court says, "We conclude that Marsy's Law does not guarantee to a v...
BROOKSVILLE – Some interesting news coming out of this week’s Hernando Board of County Commission (BOCC) meeting, after a commissioner proposed two ordinances be considered to protect consumers. During Tuesday’s BOCC meeting, Commissioner Steve Champion asked County Attorney Jon Jouben to research the possibility of passing a cashless prohibition. Champion, who also owns American Gun and Pawn, says some businesses are refusing to accept cash. “You go to a Bucs game, you go...
SPRING HILL – Two men are behind bars after they were arrested on unrelated possession of child pornography charges on the same day. Warning, details of the allegations are extremely graphic and disturbing. According to officials, detectives made contact with 32-year-old Joseph Alexander Jones on November 9th after receiving several tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding child pornography. Detectives interviewed Jones at this r...
IMPORTANT UPDATE: After the release of our report regarding the iPhone Update, we were notified that the feature does not allow the automatic sharing of private information. According to Apple, you still have to acknowledge and approve any request to share your contact information. It is unknown why Law Enforcement agencies, including the Hernando County Sheriff's Office is sharing this errant information with the media. HERNANDO – If you own an iPhone and are preparing to i...
