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April 9, 2020February 27, 2022Community, County, Government, Public Notices

BOCC meeting date change in April and Important directions for public input

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An arrest warrant was granted today by the State Attorney’s Office for 62-year-old Michael Ball of Beverly Hills. Ball has been arrested and charged with second-degree urder in connection to the shooting that occurred in Beverly Hills on March 25 in which Ball is said to have fatally shot a fellow resident of the neighborhood...

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April 8, 2020February 27, 2022Community, County, Law & Order

Sheriff’s Office investigates human remains found in Crystal River

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On Saturday, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the discovery of human skeletal remains located in a wooded area near West Dunnellon Road between North U.S.  19 and North Citrus Avenue, in Crystal River. Detectives with the CCSO’s Major Crimes Unit and Forensics Unit, along with Medical Examiner’s Office, responded and secured the...

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April 6, 2020February 27, 2022Community, County, Law & Order

Wife charged with murder in Crystal River homicide case

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Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes detectives Monday night arrested 50-year-old Victrina Marie Crites-Worley for the murder of her husband, 77-year-old Lawrence Howard Worley, Sr. On March 30, deputies responded to a residence in Crystal River in reference to a well-being check, where Crites-Worley was located inside the residence and the lifeless body of her...

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April 6, 2020February 27, 2022Community, County, Law & Order

Detective arrest wife for murder in Crystal River case

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The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes detectives on Monday night arrested 50-year-old Victrina Marie Crites-Worley for the murder of her husband, 77-year-old Lawrence Howard Worley, Sr. On March 30, deputies responded to a residence in Crystal River for a well-being check, where Crites-Worley was located inside the residence, and the lifeless body of her...

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April 4, 2020February 27, 2022County, Law & Order

CCSO deputy charged with child sex crimes

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FDLE agents on Friday arrested Charles Robert Wigglesworth on three counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child and two counts of sexual battery of a child. Wigglesworth was a deputy with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, but was terminated immediately upon his arrest. FDLE launched its investigation on March 30, at the request...

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April 3, 2020February 27, 2022Community, County, Government, Health, Law & Order, Public Notices

Citrus County emergency management assisting in COVID-19 response

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Citrus County Emergency Management is assisting our local government and community partners for donations of medical supplies, personal protective equipment (PPE) and disinfectants that can be used to help fight the spread of COVID-19. These supplies will then be distributed, based on need, to critical-care facilities, local hospitals, long-term care facilities, medical offices and first...

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April 1, 2020February 27, 2022County, Law & Order

Sheriff’s Office investigates Crystal River homicide

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The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that may have been the result of a domestic dispute. Deputies responded on Monday to a residence in the area of North Andri Drive in Crystal River in reference to a well-being check. Deputies made contact with an injured 50-year-old woman inside the home. She was...

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March 25, 2020February 27, 2022Community, County, Health

First Citrus County death from COVID-19 announced

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An 80-year-old Citrus County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 passed away today. This is the first COVID-19 death in Citrus County. We are expressing our condolences to the person’s family and will continue to work with the Florida Department of Health (DOH) and our community partners to prevent the spread of COVID-19.