CRIME & SAFETY
Deputies track down suspect with long history of stealing from Lowe’s
Deputies have tracked down a suspect with a long history of stealing from Lowe’s home improvement stores. Richard Lee McCreary, 56, of Fruitland Park, was taken into custody earlier this month on Sumter County warrants charging him with grand theft and criminal mischief. This past August, McCreary attempted to...
North Port mobile home shooting: Dade City man sentenced to five years in prison
A Dade City man was sentenced to five years in prison following a plea bargain in connection with a shooting in North Port in 2023 that injured one individual, according to Sarasota court records. William Walker, 41, was sentenced on April 17 to five years in prison for possession of...
Man made rants about FDOT before threatening to drive into building, taking his life
TAMPA, Fla. — The man who Tampa police said was involved in a deadly confrontation outside a Florida Department of Transportation office had last year railed against area transportation officials. Florida Department of Law Enforcement identified him as Greg Parsons, who has stated he works as a transportation engineering...
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