Crime News

UPDATE

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two individuals in connection with the 06-21-2020 shooting on Lincoln Road in Brooksville.

Galvin Bernard Smith DOB/08-09-1975 was arrested Friday during a traffic stop on Deltona Boulevard.

Galvin Smith was charged with a Weapon Offense – Missile into a Dwelling, Attempted Homicide – Attempted Murder in the First Degree (Premeditated), and Possession of a Weapon or Ammunition by a Convicted Felon.

His bond was set at $850,000 during First Appearance.

After thorough investigation HCSO detectives were able to identify a suspect in the armed commercial robbery at Wawa on the morning of 7/7/20.

The Wawa at 20101 Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville was robbed at gunpoint by an individual who had concealed his identity. After the robbery the suspect fled in a waiting vehicle. 

A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will conduct a virtual assessment on all aspects of the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. The assessment will be virtual due to maintaining safe guidelines as stated by the CDC, and has been scheduled for August 25th through August 27th, Sheriff Al Nienhuis announced today. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office must comply with approximately 260 standards in order to receive accredited status.

6/30/2020

During the month of June, a total of six Residential Burglaries were reported by residents living in the Braewood Mobile Home Park in Brooksville.

The residential burglaries were reported between 06-05-2020 to 06-18-2020.

All six residences were unoccupied at the time of the burglaries.

On 06-19-2020, a burglary victim, upon returning home and examining his residence, reported finding various items within the home that did not belong to him. Those items included a cell phone and a bag filled with various narcotics.

On June 1, 2020, Sheriff Al Nienhuis submitted the Hernando County Sheriff's Office’s (HCSO’s)  proposed annual budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021, which funds Law Enforcement, Detention, and Courthouse Security.  The proposed budget of $58,913,360 is 4.67% more than the FY2020 approved budget of $56,287,539.

Nienhuis reports that his expected increase in revenue is to increase by 1.28% for the coming fiscal year ($4,232,978 in 2020 to $4,287,292 in 2021).

On 06-08-2020 at 2:42 a.m., deputies responded to the area of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Twigg Street in Brooksville in reference to a report of a shooting in the area.

Witnesses reported seeing a man driving a red Honda Pilot down Twigg Street shooting a gun out of the driver’s side window.

Upon arrival, deputies quickly located the suspect’s vehicle and attempted to initiate a traffic stop.

The driver, later identified as Kenneth Mason B/M DOB/05-03-1986, proceeded to flee from deputies.

Date:  May 8, 2020

HCSO News Release

On 05-08-20 in the early morning hours, detectives with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office Vice and Narcotics Unit, with assistance from the HCSO SWAT team, executed a Search Warrant at 9226 Dan Lynn Street in Brooksville.

Detectives received information regarding the distribution of illegal narcotics occurring at this residence.

Investigation revealed, the resident, Tommy Owens, was in fact selling illegal narcotics from the residence.

During the execution of the Search Warrant, detectives located the following: