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Teens arrested after Weeki Wachee retail theft investigation
WEEKI WACHEE GARDENS, Fla. — Two teens were arrested two weeks after unidentified suspects broke into the Weeki Wachee Outpost and stole ice cream and cigarillos. The break-in happened on July 14. The suspects were caught on video surveillance wearing hoodies, pants and ski masks with backpacks on, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
Hernando County deputies arrest suspect accused of attacking man with knife to the face
SPRING HILL, Fla. — Hernando County deputies have arrested a man they say left another man with a severe gash across his face. Officials with the sheriff's office and Hernando County Fire Rescue responded to a home around 2:15 a.m. Saturday in the area of Treehaven Drive and Kimball Court in Spring Hill.
Hernando County deputies say security cameras capture three teens breaking into an abandoned golf clubhouse
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) arrested three teenagers after they were caught on security video trespassing inside an abandoned building. Deputies were dispatched to the shuttered Seven Hills Golf Clubhouse located at 10599 Fairchild Road in Spring Hill after a report of...
Graphic video: Brooksville farm accused by activits of brutally killing animals, including racehorse
A nonprofit group that conducts animal abuse investigations all over the country said they believe the Hernando County Sheriff's Office isn't taking a Brooksville animal abuse case seriously enough.
Inside Florida’s Illegal Horse Meat Trade: Undercover Footage Shows Racehorse Being Shot & Butchered
A heart-wrenching discovery of illegal horse slaughter has emerged, with video footage exposing the tragic killing of a racehorse named ‘Funny Biz,’ who was shot in the head and butchered for meat. The story unfolds as Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) stumbled upon a Craigslist ad showcasing animals and...
Horse meat trade: Activists call for arrests after former racehorse slaughtered at Brooksville unlicensed farm
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - Animal rights activists are calling on the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office to shut down a farm in Brooksville seen selling horse meat on camera. FOX 13 obtained exclusive video of a former racehorse being butchered and first broke this story Tuesday night. On Wednesday, the Animal Recovery Mission (ARM) held a press conference calling for charges.
Pedestrian hit by car, dies in hospital
PASCO COUNTY -- A 66-year-old Zephyrhills woman died in the hospital after she was struck by a vehicle early Wednesday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. At about 5:53 a.m., a Toyota Corolla driven by a 25-year-old Tampa woman was traveling north on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard in the left turn lanes at the intersection of State Road 56.
Hernando sheriff slow to act against illegal horse slaughter ring, nonprofit says
Richard Couto watched as men corralled Funny Biz and tied the retired racehorse to a tree. One man raised a rifle, took aim and shot it point blank in the head. The horse, a descendant of Triple Crown winner Secretariat, didn’t die immediately. It convulsed on the ground until another man finished the job. He took a butcher’s knife and plunged it over and over into the animal’s heart. Still clutching the bloodied blade, the man turned to Couto and a group huddled behind him, who broke into laughter.
Father visits U.S. and stabs son during fight: Hernando Co. Sheriff
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — An elderly father who was visiting his son during a trip to the United States reportedly stabbed him during an altercation between the two. Hernando County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) stated that on Monday at around 3:30 a.m., deputies responded to a stabbing at a home on Florentine Court in Spring Hill.
Elderly Man Stabs His Adult Son
Early Monday morning, July 22, around 3:29 am, Hernando County deputies responded to a stabbing at a home on Florentine Court in Spring Hill. A caller reported that an elderly man had stabbed his adult son during a fight. When deputies arrived, they found an elderly man walking down the...
Search Underway For 13-Year-Old Port Richey Girl: Pasco Sheriff
PORT RICHEY, Fla. – Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are currently searching for Neveah Lamaye, a missing/runaway 13-year-old. Lamaye is 5’4”, around 173 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes. Lamaye was last seen on July 26 at around 9:50 a.m. in the Huckleberry Dr. area of Port...
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