ONE YEAR OLD CHILD DIES AFTER FALLING IN GROUND OPENING AT APARTMENT COMPLEX
MARION COUNTY, FL (August 9, 2015)- Marion County Sheriff’s deputies received a call around 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning in reference to a missing one year old child who had wandered away from his...
View Article31 ARRESTED DURING RETAIL THEFT STING
August 10, 2015— The Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Ocala Police Department arrested and charged 31 people during a two-day retail theft sting on Thursday and Friday (8/6/15 and 8/7/15). Press...
View Article5 ARRESTED IN A STATEWIDE SHOPLIFTING RING
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi and Marion County Sheriff’s Office has arrested five suspects in a massive shoplifting ring targeting North and Central Florida grocery stores. Press Release
View ArticleSHERIFF BLAIR APPOINTED TO CHAIR FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION’S NEW COLD CASE...
Marion County (August 19, 2015) – The Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) has created a new Statewide Cold Case Review Team for reviewing information and evidence from unsolved homicides and selected...
View ArticleSherrif Blair Op-Ed Article from Star-Banner
In May 2011, former Sheriff Ed Dean wrote a letter to the Board of County Commissioners about the Marion County Sheriff’s Office budget in which he warned that “…we have stretched the organization as...
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MCSO PREPARES FOR TROPICAL STORM ERIKA
MARION COUNTY, FL (August 28, 2015) – The Marion County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Division is actively preparing for Tropical Storm Erika, which is tracked to affect many parts of Florida...
View ArticleSUMMERFIELD HOUSE FIRE LEAVES ONE MAN DEAD
MARION COUNTY, FL (September 5, 2015)- Marion County Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Special Investigations detectives and the State Fire Marshal are jointly investigating a mobile home fire that occurred...
View ArticleMCSO SERGEANT NAMED NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR
MARION COUNTY, FL (September 8, 2015)- Marion County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Ben Adams was named the National Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the American Legion on Wednesday, September 2nd at...
View ArticleCOMMERCIAL BURGLARY SUSPECTS APPREHENDED
MARION COUNTY, FL (September 8, 2015)- On Friday, September 4th, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the BP Gas Station located at 9945 SE Highway 42 in Summerfield after receiving a...
View ArticleMCSO VOLUNTEERS HONORED WITH STATE-WIDE RECOGNITION
MARION COUNTY, FL (September 9, 2015)- Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) volunteers were honored by Ms. Janine Rogers from the Florida Department of Elder Affairs on Wednesday, September 9th for...
View ArticleMCSO’S CRIME PREVENTION KIOSKS NOW IN PLACE IN MARION COUNTY WALMARTS
MARION COUNTY, FL (September 22, 2015)- The Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Crime Prevention Kiosk Program will now be featured in every Walmart in Marion County. Press Release
View ArticleSHERIFF CHRIS BLAIR TO LEAD NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL DOMESTIC SECURITY TASK...
MARION COUNTY, FL (September 23, 2015)- Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair has been appointed as a Co-Chair of the Northeast Florida Regional Domestic Security Task Force (RDSTF). Press Release
View ArticleDETECTIVES SEEKING INFORMATION ON OTHER POTENTIAL VICTIMS OF RAPE SUSPECT
MARION COUNTY, FL (September 24, 2015)- On Saturday, September 19th, Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call of a woman who was sexually battered at gunpoint behind a residence at...
View ArticleSHERIFF CHRIS BLAIR ASKS FOR PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE TO NAME NEW PROGRAM
MARION COUNTY, FL (September 29, 2015)- The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the Humane Society of Marion County for our new program, where inmates will be paired with homeless dogs to...
View ArticleMCSO COLD CASE TO BE FEATURED IN “THE ART OF FORENSICS” AT THE UNIVERSITY OF...
MARION COUNTY, FL (October 15, 2015)- One of the oldest cold cases currently being worked by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Cold Case Unit will be featured in “The Art of Forensics: Solving...
View ArticleTWO MCSO DEPUTIES PLACED ON SUSPENSION
MARION COUNTY, FL (October 21, 2015)- On the evening of Wednesday, October 21st, Marion County Sheriff Chris Blair suspended MCSO deputies Joseph Tussey and Edward Tillis with pay after learning about...
View ArticleMISSING ENDANGERED JUVENILE FOUND AS A RESULT OF CITIZEN VIEWING MCSO...
MARION COUNTY, FL (October 22, 2015)- On Tuesday night, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a Summerfield resident saying their 17 year old daughter had left for the bus stop for...
View ArticleTWO MORE ARRESTED IN DEADLY NIGHT CLUB SHOOTING
MARION COUNTY, FL (October 26, 2015)- Since the night of the deadly shooting at the Cloud 9 club on September 13th, 2015, detectives with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Bureau of Special...
View ArticleMan Arrested On Federal Warrant for Arson after a foot chase in the area of...
MARION COUNTY, FL (October 28, 2015)- Members of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Investigations Unit responded to Shepherd’s Landscaping located at 10519 S. Hwy 441 within the City of...
View ArticleELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEAN OF STUDENTS ARRESTED FOR EXPOSURE OF SEXUAL ORGANS
MARION COUNTY, FL (October 29, 2015)- On Monday, October 26th, Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies received a call for service from a 44-year old grandparent of a child currently attending...
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