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March 30, 2009

Mario Lopez was out of jail for almost a year. A former Miami resident who has served prison terms for grand theft and fraudulent use of a credit card, Lopez, 45, was arrested again today, accused of swindling more than $2,100 and two passports from people who thought they were paying for a trip to Ecuador, Pasco County Sheriff's Office records said. Florida Department of Corrections records show that Lopez, of 7111 Heibner Ave., Hudson, was released from the Hernando County Jail on March 31, 2008, where he was sentenced to 1 year, 10 months for fraudulent use of a credit card. ...more

March 24, 2009

SPRING HILL - A local man was charged with felony aggravated battery after he assaulted his pregnant daughter in front of witnesses, deputies said. ...more

March 17, 2009

Authorities are searching for a suspicious man who sat in his truck Monday and stared at two girls, ages 9 and 8, as they were sunbathing. ...more

March 11, 2009

An aspiring corrections officer found himself in a familiar place when he was arrested on charges of aggravated assault. ...more

March 9, 2009

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February 23, 2009

Hernando County deputies returned today to the Spring Hill home where a 16-year-old boy was beaten and locked in a bathroom and arrested a man they say contributed to the abuse. ...more

February 12, 2009

A sexual harassment suit has been filed against the county jail by a former corrections officer who claims she received a "constant barrage" of lewd comments from her superiors. ...more

January 16, 2009

A suspected drunk driver slammed into a school bus Tuesday afternoon on Mariner Boulevard. ...more

January 15, 2009

A 45-year-old woman ran into a school bus with her minivan, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence and then tried to kick, bite and head-butt Florida Highway Patrol troopers, authorities say. ...more

January 13, 2009