A volunteer map and local reporting show dozens of Flock license‑plate readers across Central Florida, prompting privacy concerns and calls for clearer rules. Police say the cameras help investigations, but watchdogs want audits and transparency.

Two men were hospitalized following a Friday-morning stabbing on Avenue A in Ormond Beach; both are in stable condition as deputies investigate.

A Winter Garden Walmart shopper says she caught a man sliding a phone under her skirt; deputies arrested a Davenport man on a video voyeurism charge, according to an affidavit.

A Volusia County father was sentenced to 42 years after a plea in the death of his 18‑month‑old son, who died after being left in a hot truck last June.

A Sumter County detective was arrested after an audit found she allegedly accessed restricted law‑enforcement systems to track a private resident. The sheriff has ordered a wider audit and suspended ALPR access.

Video of a large group of e-bike riders in downtown Orlando prompted a police warning and renewed scrutiny of micromobility rules and enforcement.

A viral TikTok clip appears to show a temporary wall falling onto visitors at a busy Universal Orlando walkway, leaving debris and unanswered safety questions.

ASU Preparatory Academy’s managing director was arrested in Orlando after an arrest report says she left a Target with nearly $970 in unpaid items. ASU says it typically does not comment on personnel legal matters.

Forty‑nine arrests in Operation Icebreaker II capped a months‑long probe that officials say dismantled fentanyl, meth and cocaine networks across five Florida counties.

Police say officers stopped Miguel Ramos downtown on July 11 and seized a loaded firearm, a large bag of cannabis and packets testing positive for fentanyl and cocaine.

A bicyclist was killed Wednesday on East Colonial Drive near Woodbury Road, troopers say. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.

An Orlando man was arrested after a Pine Hills pursuit that deputies say nearly struck a pedestrian and involved a child in the car.

An Orlando man was arrested after investigators say he stalked and threatened a Winter Garden police sergeant, sending roughly 20 emails and making violent threats.