The Citrus County Sheriff's Office has just concluded an investigation into illegal heroine dealing in the county.
December 22, 2024
Category: Law & Order
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Man arrested after bomb scare at tax collector office
A bomb scare was defused on Monday at the Inverness Tax Collector’s Office with the arrest of a Crystal River man. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the CCSO dispatch center received a call at about 4:15 p.m. about a bomb threat at the tax office at 210 N Apopka Ave. Deputies who responded began to evacuate...
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CCSO releases name of Good Samaritan in Hernando shooting incident
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Monday released the name of the Good Samaritan who engaged a murder suspect after the murder of a Hernando man on Thursday at the Quality Inn motel in Hernando. The man who grabbed his own firearm and exchanged gunfire with murder suspect Salvatore Tirone, 70, of Broward County has...
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Shooter, victim dead after Hernando motel shooting
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday reported that a shooting suspect and his alleged victim are dead after an incident at the Quality Inn parking lot in Hernando. The CCSO was first called to the scene of the shooting at about 9:14 a.m. at the hotel at 350 E. Norvell Bryant Highway, where deputies found...
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Investigation continues into death of Homosassa woman
The Citrus County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate the Nov. 21 shooting death of a Homosassa woman, possibly by an apparently errant bullet
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Normalcy slowly returns as Hurricane Michael effects still felt
A state of normalcy is slowly returning to Citrus County, now that Hurricane Michael has passed. Still to come are flooding effects from that storm remain, however. While county officials deal with road closings and other water-related issues, other day-to-day activities are returning to regular schedules. And the first sign of that is that schools...
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Body found thought to be that of elderly Dunnellon woman
Law enforcement officers are investigating the death of an elderly woman in Dunnellon.
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Homosassa man holds off deputies, hides in secret compartment
A 30-year-old Homosassa man is in jail after holding off deputies for much of the day on Thursday.
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Suicidal subject in custody after 7-hour standoff
SWAT Team members used tear gas to force a man from his truck following a seven-hour standoff
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11 pounds of pot seized during traffic stop
Citrus County deputies on Thursday seized 11 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in Inverness.