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Oct 27, 2026 at 5:20 PM ET
Deputies Increase Patrols Near Spring Hill School
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Hernando County deputies are increasing patrols around Explorer K-8 School after a 14-year-old student reported seeing a man apparently engaging in an indecent act near a construction site on Portillo Road while walking to school Tuesday morning. Detectives are working to identify him; the suspect was seen in a dark four-door pickup, possibly blue, with electrical equipment in the bed.
WHO: Hernando County Sheriff's Office deputies and detectives; a 14-year-old student; an unidentified man
WHAT: Deputies increased patrols near Explorer K-8 School after a student reported an encounter with a man apparently engaging in an indecent act.
WHEN: Reported Oct 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET
WHERE: Portillo Road, Spring Hill, Hernando County, Florida
WHY: The patrols were added after the student reported the encounter, to monitor school commute routes during morning drop-off and afternoon dismissal.
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