Google fights nosey law enforcement and other government
A surprising move by Google has G-mail users very pleased.
Google is demanding that government officials in the White House reform the Electronic Communications Privacy...
Letter to the editor: I would love for the Sheriff to tell me to...
Note from the editor: This is a perfect example of what Citrus Gazette has been reporting on for years. Not only the corruption within...
Officer who was killed was drunk, speeding, second officer lied to investigators
On September 19, 2019, Ocala Police Department police officer, Daniel Wagner, was killed after he was involved in an off-duty motorcycle crash.
A report released...
Deputy arrested, charged with capital sex crime against a child
Citrus County Sheriff's Office deputy, Charles Wigglesworth, was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and charged with two counts of Capital Sexual...
911 dispatcher berated caller before she drowned
Fort Smith, Arkansas -- Attention continues to grow surrounding the Aug. 24 drowning of Debra Stevens, a Fort Smith newspaper delivery woman, who was...
Woman says Citrus County deputy shot her dog, laughed
Inverness -- Diane Stanley says that May 11 started as a normal day for her and her family, but around dinner time everything turned...
Florida corrections officer suspended following failed jailbreak
Florida -- The Marion County Sheriff's Office says they are taking bids and have set aside over $500,000 to have new fencing and razor...
Florida corrections officers arrested, additional arrests likely
Clermont, Fla. -- In conjunction with a criminal investigation, the Florida Department of Corrections’ (FDC) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced the arrests...
Prendergast refuses to require deputies to use body cameras or dash cams
While most sheriff's offices across the state utilize dash and body cams, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office does not use either. Not one CCSO...
Sheriff’s department detective rapes child, only gets 3 years
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detective Neil Kimball, 45, who pleaded not guilty to raping a child and guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse in...