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After years of pressure and legal wrangling, Apopka's commission voted to destroy the sand trailer tied to a 2022 on‑duty death.
A Port Orange man nicknamed 'Tony Montana' was convicted on federal drug and firearm charges and now faces a mandatory 20-year minimum in federal prison.
Police and detectives worked a crime scene in Orlando Thursday after reports of possible gunfire; investigators processed the block and no arrests were immediately announced.
Fresh DNA testing and renewed searches have revived Ocoee police's 2016 investigation into Mary Zosel's killing. Detectives say modern forensics and new interviews have produced leads.
An Orlando man is jailed on first‑degree sexual battery and false‑imprisonment charges after investigators say a 17‑year‑old girl was assaulted over multiple days.
A Port Orange man was arrested after police say he carjacked a woman outside a nail salon and led deputies on a pursuit that ended when OnStar disabled the vehicle.
A Lake County man was extradited to face a first‑degree murder warrant in the 2025 roadside killing of Monica Islam. Investigators point to surveillance, license‑plate and DNA evidence.
A 14-year-old at Santa Fe High was arrested after joking she had a bomb in her backpack. No device was found; police charged the student and warned parents about threats.
Sumter County deputies are searching for 18‑year‑old Quamariyontae Harris after a domestic‑incident shooting near NE 9th Street and County Road 222. Authorities say he may be armed with a long rifle.
Surveillance video and witnesses say an Orlando man carried a woman into his truck outside a Winter Park Wawa on Sunday. The suspect faces kidnapping-related charges.
A toll booth attendant died Monday after a pickup crashed through the Dunlawton Avenue beach ramp into the ocean; the driver was detained and the ramp is closed.
Two Seminole County teenagers were arrested after police say they fired gel‑blaster pellets at pedestrians in Oviedo and Winter Springs, leaving victims with visible welts.
A Leesburg couple found a stranger making coffee in their kitchen while they swam; deputies later arrested a 36-year-old woman who faces burglary and theft charges.
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