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Four arrested at Tavares meth lab
Tavares police made four arrests at a methamphetamine lab on East Kentucky Avenue today. A patrol officer suspected a meth lab was in operation at a home at 225 E. Kentucky Ave., city officials said. Police obtained a search warrant and raided the...
Tags: Public Officials, Government, Politics, Police Arrests, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Six arrested during bust of meth lab near Umatilla
The Lake County Sheriff's Office arrested six people during a bust of a methamphetamine lab last night in the Dona Vista neighborhood south of Umatilla. The sheriff's narcotics unit had a tip that Rodney Worthey, a 38-year-old Umatilla man wanted on a...
Tags: Crimes, Police Arrests, Methamphetamine (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Drug Trafficking
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Groveland woman accused of making false report of rape and abduction
A Groveland woman faces felony charges for alleged filing a false claim she was abducted and raped, the Lake County Sheriff's Office said. Amelia Delacruz, 38, was booked on charges of filing a false report to law enforcement and making false official...
Tags: Kidnapping
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Teen killed in crash fleeing NW Indiana police
HOBART, Ind. (AP) — Police in northwestern Indiana say an 18-year-old man died in a crash while he was fleeing from an officer. Lake County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Patti Van Til says a Hobart police officer had tried to stop Christopher...Tags: Accidental Death
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Leesburg enacts new rules to safeguard cash
LEESBURG — City officials have put in place new procedures intended to protect the city against the theft and mishandling of cash. Leesburg commissioners last week adopted the new rules proposed by Finance Director William Spinelli, who...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Umatilla wisely decides to stop questioning juveniles without their parents
Sheila Thornton sat with her husband in the lobby of the Umatilla Police Department on April 10 while officers grilled their son, 13, in a room off the lobby behind a locked door. The Thorntons repeatedly asked to be with their son, but police blocked the...Tags: Crimes, Politics, Assault, Prisons, Trials
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Lake County man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug, gun trafficking
A 25-year-old Lake County man was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for drug and gun trafficking, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Marcus J. Durias, a convicted felon, sold ammunition, two revolvers — including one that previously...
Tags: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Punishment, Theft, Firearms, Prisons
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Four arrested during Eustis meth lab bust
EUSTIS – A drug task force arrested four people last night following the bust of a methamphetamine lab on Chesley Avenue. An investigation found that meth was being sold and manufactured at 205 W. Chesley Ave. and the task force executed a...
Tags: Eustis, Methamphetamine (drug), Drug Trafficking
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Ex-Lake County civic leader Bruce Duncan granted prison furlough to attend mother's funeral
Imprisoned former Lake County civic leader Bruce Duncan was granted a brief prison furlough on Saturday to attend his mother's funeral. Duncan, 50, is serving a 10-year prison sentence for DUI manslaughter. Duncan was released on furlough from...Tags: Tavares, Unemployment, Prisons, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Despite rumors of coverup, Lake Sheriff's officials say investigation into human remains was thorough
Nearly four years after human teeth and bone fragments were found while Clermont city employees were mowing city property, residents in the area still think the investigation that ended without identifying a possible homicide victim was a "coverup."...
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Oops! Wrong phone number sent Florida abuse victims to sex chat line
FloriDUHAhhh, Florida, the state where public service hotlines are hotter than the weather. The Lake County Sheriff's Office found out a number they had been printing on their domestic abuse and sexual assault brochure was a number for a sex chat line,...Tags: Meningitis, Sex Crimes, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Rick Scott
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Lake County sheriff now on Facebook
Special to the TribuneCriminals in unincorporated parts of Lake County might need to look over their shoulders a bit more now that authorities have a new crime-solving tool. The Lake County Sheriff's Office is now on Facebook. Authorities said the idea came from private...Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Social Media, McHenry, Crime, Law and Justice
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