September 16, 2024
September 16, 2024
SPRING HILL, FL – The Hernando County Sheriff's Office has announced the arrest of a Spring Hill man who lured pedophiles into believing they could purchase images of child pornography on a social media site. During a search warrant, Investigators didn't locate child pornography, but they did locate images of sexual activity with animals. According to officials, a tip led detectives to a residence located at 10512 Blythville Road on Wednesday, where they say 34-year-old...
BROOKSVILLE, FL – Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis announced the death of a female Detention Deputy during a County Budget hearing this evening. Nienhuis did not identify or share further details regarding the...
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – The Hernando County School Board has notified parents of a series of threatening statements made against several schools. In a statement to all parents, school officials said, "Local law enforcement agencies, throughout the area, are aware of an individual who is believed to be responsible for personal writings that express homicidal thoughts and includes a broad list of local sites and schools- HCSD schools are listed. The individual makes NO threat...
HERNANDO COUNTY, FL – Today Hernando County Fire Rescue did their part in memorializing the tragic events of 9/11. Chief Hasenmeier and other First Responders gathered to remember the hundreds of responders and thousands of civilian and military personnel who lost their lives on and after 9-11-2001. "It has been 23 years since the event that changed our country forever. Let us never forget the sacrifices countless numbers of people made that day." – A Facebook post from...
BROOKSVILLE, FL – Two people were arrested during a Hernando County Planning and Zoning Committee meeting Monday after a woman blasted committee members over a proposed low-income housing project being considered near Cortez Blvd and Mariner Blvd. Several residents living near the proposed development attended the event to voice opposition of the project but one woman took things to the extreme when she refused to abide by the committee's rules of decorum. CLICK HERE FOR...
RIDGE MANOR – Hernando County Sheriff's Deputies are searching for an armed burglary suspect who fled from the area of Reynolds Street and Dale Anne Drive. Officials say the suspect jumped into the Withlacoochee River in an attempt to reach Pasco County. The suspect is described as a white male, bald, no shirt, jean shorts, and is armed with a...
HUDSON, FL – An arrest has been made in an early morning fatal crash on US-19 that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Inverness man. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Melissa Annette Lopez was traveling northbound on US-19 while the driver of a Kawasaki motorcycle was traveling southbound. At the intersection of Sea Ranch Drive, Lopez turned left under a flashing yellow light into the path of the motorcycle. The impact caused the motorcycle to burst into...
OXFORD, FL – Two people were injured in an early morning crash involving a Sumter County school bus. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a school bus driven by a 50-year-old Wildwood woman was traveling southbound on CR-223, approaching CR-222. A 68-year-old Bushnell woman was traveling eastbound on CR-222, when she failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by the school bus. Both drivers were transported to area hospitals for treatment, with the 68-year-old woman...
HUDSON – An investigation is underway into a robbery that took place earlier this afternoon at Plaza 19 near New York Ave. Sources say a game room was targeted but officials have not released any details into the investigation. Immediately after the robbery, R News learned that Sheriff's Deputies shut down US-19 in all directions to try and search for the suspect who was possibly in a vehicle. There are no injuries...
SPRING HILL – After a months-long vice and narcotics investigation, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office says three people have been charged in connection with the sale of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Hashish. Officials say during a traffic stop on Tuesday, 49-year-old Leonard Hall and 43-year-old Heidi Williams were taken into custody after detectives discovered Cocaine and Fentanyl in their possession. Detectives say Williams was also concealing Crack Cocaine in a body cavity....
HUDSON, FL – An early morning motorcycle crash claimed the life of a Spring Hill man, say officials. According to reports, the 43-year-old driver of a Yamaha motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Peace Blvd around 12:30 a.m. this morning, when he lost control near Jackie Lane and veered off the roadway. The driver collided with a traffic sign and was thrown from the motorcycle, causing fatal injuries. He was transported to a trauma center where he later...
BROOKSVILLE – Sad news to report, after one of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office' (HCSO) retired K9 passed away Friday. K9 Judge worked the streets of Hernando County between 2013 and 2018 when he retired with his handler Lt. Brandon Cox. HCSO has very few working K9 and recently lost one of their handlers. Comparatively, the Pasco Sheriff's Office has over 50 K9 in service at this...
UPDATE: Sheriff Chris Nocco will be going live on Facebook in 15 minutes to provide an update on the deputy-involved shooting that occurred today in the Katherine Dr. and Widgeon Way area of New Port Richey. NEW PORT RICHEY, FL – An investigation is underway into a deputy-involved shooting that occurred earlier this afternoon in the River Ridge area. According to the Pasco Sheriff's Office, deputies who are part of a United States Marshals Task Force were attempting to...
BROOKSVILLE, FL – A near 10-year-old homicide case came to a close last week after the suspect was found guilty on a lesser charge of manslaughter in the death of an 18-year-old Brooksville man. Defense Attorney Debra Tuomey says her client is innocent and that the person responsible for the crime turned State's Witness to avoid being charged. On September 15, 2015, 18-year-old Dylan Thornton's body was discovered in a field near Sunshine Grove Road, after he disappeared...
SPRING HILL, FL – The Hernando County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of a woman who they say caused severe injuries to her infant child. According to reports, Detectives were alerted to a possible child abuse case by the Tampa Police Department, after an infant was airlifted to St. Joseph's Hospital on August 25, 2024. Officials say the child suffered multiple skull fractures, along with fractures to both shins and both femurs and a collarbone fracture. All...
UPDATE 5:30 P.M. - Bjarkman says another parent told him that at least six children were able to escape. He says one child was driving to use the front exit door but fell back inside when the bus began moving again. Bjarkman says he's the Transportation Department is not taking parent's calls. "How can I put my kid back on that bus in the morning and how can the Transportation Department ignore our calls," says Bjarkman. SPRING HILL – There are unconfirmed reports that a...
BROOKSVILLE – A Spring Hill woman died last night after she lost control of her vehicle and struck a utility pole on Commercial Way. According to reports, the 20-year-old driver was traveling northbound on US-19, just north of Cortez Blvd, when she departed the roadway and collided with a utility pole. Transported to a trauma center, the woman later died from her...
