Lake County Sheriff's Office

Authorities: Rumor of student bringing gun to school unfounded

2013-05-24 10:41:14

TAVARES — Additional deputies have been posted today at Tavares Middle School after an unfounded rumor circulated on a social media site that a student planned to bring a gun to school, Lake County Sheriff's Office said this afternoon. Deputies...

Deputies: String of burglaries could be connected

2013-05-24 05:47:28

Lake deputies said today they're looking into a string of burglaries on the north end of the county. About 60 burglaries have been reported in the past several weeks in Lady Lake, Leesburg and the Bassville Park area, according to the Lake County...

Grow house containing 200 marijuana plants discovered in Eustis home

2013-05-24 07:10:00

EUSTIS — An investigation by the Eustis Police Department and Lake County Sheriff's Office led to the discovery of a grow house with almost 200 marijuana plants, police said today. Narcotics division officers and deputy sheriffs executed a...

Lake County loses a top sheriff's officer

2013-05-22 18:23:00

One of the Lake County's highest-ranking police officers has left the sheriff's department amid controversy over his authority. Exactly how Wayne Hunter's employment with the Lake County Sheriff's Office ended is the source of disagreement between...

BRIEF: Forest Service contractor killed by falling tree

2013-05-18 08:24:04

A 59-year-old Wayzata, Minn., man died from injuries suffered Thursday afternoon when a tree he was felling landed on him. The Lake County Sheriff's Office identified him Friday afternoon as Douglas Raymond Harris. The accident occurred on the Birch...

Four arrested at Tavares meth lab

2013-05-15 09:51:00

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...

Six arrested during bust of meth lab near Umatilla

2013-05-10 11:31:00

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...

Groveland woman accused of making false report of rape and abduction

2013-05-07 07:59:29

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...

Leesburg enacts new rules to safeguard cash

2013-04-30 13:33:00

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...

Umatilla wisely decides to stop questioning juveniles without their parents

2013-04-28 00:00:00

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...

Lake County man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for drug, gun trafficking

2013-04-25 13:26:00

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...

TVA mum on Watts Bar Nuclear Plant shooting details

2013-04-25 02:14:02

Mystery still surrounds a TVA security officer's report of a gunfight with an intruder in the middle of the night near Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. Authorities continue to investigate, and the FBI's Ed Galloway, head of this region's investigative office,...

Photo: Lake County Sheriff's Office / March 1, 2013

2013-03-03 05:01:00

The Lake County Sheriff's Office arrested a Chicago woman Tuesday after a month-long prostitution sting, charging her in connection with alleged 'happy ending' massages at a Libertyville spa.

2013-01-09 00:00:00

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Carol Stedronsky, left, and her son Brian Stedronsky are charged with drug-induced homicide. Lake County Sheriff's Department photo

2012-12-06 00:00:00