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A 2-year-old girl died after ingesting kratom, and police say two adults waited to seek help despite seeing serious symptoms. Both now face manslaughter and child neglect charges.
A CyberTipline investigation led Seminole County detectives to a Winter Park home, where they say they found child sexual abuse material and animal-sex videos.
Surveillance footage released by Titusville police shows a child on a bicycle being struck by a driver investigators say was impaired.
A Georgia man is accused of striking two children during a cruise from Port Canaveral. One child reportedly suffered a bloody lip, while another complained of stomach pain.
Joseph D. Spector, 38, was arrested after a 17-month Flagler County probe that found he allegedly abused two young girls. He’s being held on $150,000 bond.
A 41-year-old man is jailed without bond after UCF police say he exposed himself near a woman’s vehicle in a downtown Orlando garage.
Kerri Rawson, daughter of BTK killer Dennis Rader, lost temporary custody after a January mental-health episode that led to a Baker Act evaluation and a Seminole County injunction.
An emaciated American bulldog died a day after arriving at a Lake County shelter. Deputies say its owner is now facing animal cruelty and abandonment charges.
Two pedestrians were killed in separate Marion County crashes less than three hours apart; Florida Highway Patrol is investigating and local safety data points to lighting and crossings as concerns.
Police say suspects were detained after a shooting outside the Home Depot on West Orange Blossom Trail in Apopka; authorities say there is no ongoing threat.
A 5-year-old died after being found in a Davenport Airbnb pool on Monday; homicide detectives are investigating.
An AMBER Alert for a 13-year-old in Ocala ended Monday after deputies found the girl safe and the suspect was shot during a pursuit and later died. Investigators have the scene closed on U.S. 441.
A former Summerfield caregiver was arrested after an affidavit tied 67 unauthorized debit-card transactions totaling $6,686.99 to purchases across three counties.
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