Leesburg Police Department officers will receive a 6% pay increase starting Oct. 1, as the Central Florida city works to attract and retain law enforcement personnel.

A News 6 investigation revealed more than three dozen speeding tickets issued in a Leesburg school zone were to motorists who did not deserve them.

A Mount Dora man turned himself in when his father brought him to the Leesburg Police Department after a fatal shooting.

The Leesburg Police Department is one-upping crooks who try to wipe the contents of a cell phone remotely after a crime.

Leesburg police are looking for a 19-year-old man accused of fatally shooting someone.

A 63-year-old missing Leesburg woman has been safely located, according to the Leesburg Police Department.

A 41-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed in a crash with an SUV, according to Leesburg police.

A motorcyclist was killed in a rear-end crash on U.S. 441 late Thursday in Leesburg, according to police.

A woman found shot to death early Monday at a Leesburg home has been identified, according to the police department.

A man was killed in a crash when his vehicle rolled over several times, according to the Leesburg Police Department.

A Leesburg man went missing after driving away from the store, according to the Leesburg Police Department.

Following the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 18 students and 3 adults, several Central Florida school districts have announced special measures to ensure students safety as the school year wraps up.

A man’s body was found near Leesburg High School early Friday, according to the police department.

A man accused of fatally shooting a 34-year-old man in August was arrested in Ohio Friday, according to the Leesburg Police Department.

A woman wanted as an accessory to a deadly shooting in Leesburg has been arrested in Virginia Beach, but the man who police believe pulled the trigger is still on the run, according to the Leesburg Police Department.

A 34-year-old man is found shot to death in the yard of a Leesburg home, police say.

Two people were killed in a crash involving a tractor trailer Wednesday morning, according to the Leesburg Police Department.

A man driving with a suspended license confessed to a hit-and-run crash once he learned his children told authorities the crash happened, but he said he believed he hit an animal, according to the Leesburg Police Department.

LEESBURG, Fla. – A 54-year-old man was struck and killed while trying to cross a street in Leesburg, police said. The pedestrian, identified by authorities Wednesday as Joseph Meister, was crossing U.S. Highway 27 near Griffin Road around 10 p.m. Monday and walked into the path a 2005 Chevrolet pickup truck, according to the Leesburg Police Department. Meister was taklen to UF Health in Leesburg, where he died from his injuries, according to officials. It’s not known if he faces any charges. Police are asking any witnesses to call 352-787-2121.