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Audi-driving snowbird gets break after DUI arrest in The Villages
An Audi-driving snowbird has won a break in a drunk driving case in The Villages. Russell Schneider, 73, of Boston, Mass. pleaded no contest this past week in Sumter County Court to a reduced charge of reckless driving. He had been facing a charge of driving under the influence. He has been placed on probation for six months and has been ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.
Study says Sumter County is Florida's oldest. How does Lake rank?
New data has found the oldest and youngest counties in Florida, and the north central county dominated by The Villages retirement community, no surprise, ranks on the elder end of the spectrum. A study by The Schiller Kessler Group analyzed census data from 2013 to 2022, and calculated the median...
'You want me to say the other word?': Florida man arrested after allegedly trying to withdraw 1 cent from bank
"The defendant advised he drove to the Citizens First Bank, but it was closed, so he then drove a few parking lots over to the Chase Bank," an affidavit reads. The post ‘You want me to say the other word?’: Florida man arrested after allegedly trying to withdraw 1 cent from bank first appeared on Law & Crime.
Heat index in the triple digits with a few showers and storms around
ORLANDO, Fla. – Happy Sunday! Scattered clouds are expected with afternoon highs in the mid-to-upper 90s inland and lower 90s along the coast. Orlando could see near-record highs in the upper 90s. Rain chances in the metro area and east of Interstate 4 are between 30-40%. It will feel...
Villager allegedly flips golf cart and flees scene of crash
A Villager was arrested after flipping his golf cart and fleeing the scene of the crash. Gary Steven Breault, 58, who lives at 908 Aloha Way on the Historic Side of The Villages, was found hiding in the bushes after his golf cart flipped over at about 10 a.m. Fourth of July at El Camino Real and Cazares Avenue, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
73-year-old woman arrested after allegedly pulling knife during argument
A 73-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly pulling a knife during an argument. Hattie Singleton of Wildwood was taken into custody on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Wednesday night by Sumter County sheriff’s deputies. Deputies were called to her home after she allegedly...
Virginia man arrested in alleged attack on female companion
A Virginia man was arrested in an alleged attack on his female traveling companion. A witness told Sumter County sheriff’s deputies that a man, later identified as 60-year-old Ritchie Lee Triplett of Winchester, Va., was choking a woman who had been traveling in a truck with him at about 7 p.m. Tuesday when they pulled into the parking lot of Love’s Travel Stop in Bushnell.
Out-of-staters in speeding SUV nabbed with marijuana and fake IDs
Two out-of-staters in a speeding sport utility vehicle were nabbed with marijuana and fake IDs after a traffic stop on Interstate 75 in Sumter County. Alvin Mack, 23, of Charlotte, N.C., was driving the black Chevy SUV at 91 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday southbound on I-75 near Sumterville, according to an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The SUV accelerated to 120 mph before Mack eventually pulled over.
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