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‘Potential serial killer’ arrested after bodies of 2 women found in Orange County, sheriff says
Read full article: ‘Potential serial killer’ arrested after bodies of 2 women found in Orange County, sheriff saysA potential “prolific serial killer” was arrested Friday in Orange County after he was connected to the deaths of two women over the last two months, according to Sheriff John Mina.
Police: Florida man kills his estranged wife, tries to kill his ex-girlfriend
Read full article: Police: Florida man kills his estranged wife, tries to kill his ex-girlfriendA 37-year-old Florida mother of four is dead and detectives accused her estranged husband of killing her and hiding her body for over a week.
Police: Man’s Orlando area deadly shooting spree was ‘random’
Read full article: Police: Man’s Orlando area deadly shooting spree was ‘random’Deputies released a body-cam video on Thursday showing deputies arresting a 19-year-old man who had shot and killed a woman before shooting four others Wednesday in Pine Hills, an Orange County community northwest of Orlando, according to deputies.
Gunman kills 3, including child, reporter covering 1st death
Read full article: Gunman kills 3, including child, reporter covering 1st deathA man riding in a car with his cousin shot and killed another passenger then returned to the same neighborhood near Orlando hours later and shot four more people, killing a journalist covering the original shooting and a 9-year-old girl.
2 deputies disciplined after Bob Saget death investigation
Read full article: 2 deputies disciplined after Bob Saget death investigationOfficials say two Florida deputies have each been suspended for about two weeks for leaking news about actor and comedian Bob Saget’s death before his family was alerted.
‘Nazi’ protests held in Florida over weekend condemned
Read full article: ‘Nazi’ protests held in Florida over weekend condemnedMore than a dozen self-proclaimed Nazis yelled antisemitic slogans outside a Florida shopping plaza and waved a swastika flag from a highway overpass before authorities broke them up over the weekend.
Authorities in Orange County believe they have located body of missing college student Miya Marcano
Read full article: Authorities in Orange County believe they have located body of missing college student Miya MarcanoAuthorities have been searching for 19-year-old Miya Marcano, who has not been seen since Friday, Sept. 22.
Sheriff: Deputy shot man after traffic stop confrontation
Read full article: Sheriff: Deputy shot man after traffic stop confrontationORLANDO, Fla. – Officials say a sheriff’s deputy shot a man during a confrontation following a traffic stop Sunday near Orlando. Orange County Sheriff John Mina says the man suffered injuries that aren’t thought to be life-threatening. He says the deputy stopped the man because the motorcycle he was driving had a tag that was curled up and difficult to read. Mina says the deputy thought the man reached for a weapon. He fired once, hitting the man in the leg.
From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings' unlikely path
Read full article: From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings' unlikely pathFILE - In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., gives her opening statement during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. Demings is among the women Joe Biden is considering for his vice presidential running mate. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings' unlikely path
Read full article: From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings' unlikely path(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)ORLANDO, Fla. Val Demings has already been vice president. We created an environment of inclusion, Hartley said, recalling how she and Demings invited white students to join. In sixth grade, she was part of a group of black students bused to a predominantly white school 15 miles from home as part of desegregation. Being the first Blacks to integrate Loretta Elementary School wasnt always the best, most fun experience, Demings said. One lady called my district office and said, Well, why is she trying to dress like a white woman?" Demings said.
Man shot after bringing gun into jail booking room, sheriff says
Read full article: Man shot after bringing gun into jail booking room, sheriff saysORLANDO, Fla. – Sheriff's officials in Orlando say a 25-year-old man was shot in the shoulder after holding several people captive in the booking area of the jail. The incident unfolded Saturday night in the Orange County Jail. Sheriff John Mina said during a news conference that Eric Jefferson Stanley Jr. slipped off his flex cuffs and pulled a gun inside the booking area. He held several people hostage before officers and deputies outside the building shot him in the shoulder, authorities said. Stanley faces multiple charges, including armed kidnapping, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Sheriff: Customs agent kills 3 family members, then himself
Read full article: Sheriff: Customs agent kills 3 family members, then himselfORLANDO, Fla. – A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent killed three family members, including two juveniles, and then himself at his Florida home, authorities said Thursday night. Deputies learned the family members hadn’t been seen since last week, so they entered the home and found the four bodies, he said. Investigators weren’t immediately identifying the victims or the agent, who worked at the Orlando International Airport. Mina said the dead included a woman in her 30s, a middle-school-age boy and a high-school-age boy. Officials didn’t immediately say how the victims were related to the agent.
Florida school deputy who grabbed girl by the head fired
Read full article: Florida school deputy who grabbed girl by the head firedORLANDO, Fla. - A school resource deputy in Florida has been fired after he was caught on video pulling a girl's head back as he took her into custody, authorities said. In body camera footage released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the school deputy approaches the girl, grabbing her arm and putting it behind her back while saying, "You're the one who started this s**t in school. "I'm tired of this s**t," the deputy says as he pulls back the girl's head, which is wrapped with a scarf. "I am extremely upset, disappointed and outraged by the conduct of our deputy sheriff in this instance," Mina told reporters. "I want the community to know that this type of behavior is not going to be tolerated at the Orange County Sheriff's Office."
Federal report sheds new light on OPD's Pulse response
Read full article: Federal report sheds new light on OPD's Pulse responseThe report outlines the timeline of events for that day, including the minutes on Jun. 12 when Pulse shooter Omar Mateen parked his rented car at the Pro Tint & Detailing shop and began walking toward the nightclub. Read: Pulse Victims RememberedThe report released observations and lessons that the agency should learn from, including the initial response in the six minutes before officers entered the club after the attack began. The report also noted that a greater level of coordination was needed at the scene and across the agencies. Their body armor "did not provide sufficient protection against the .223 caliber rounds fired by the suspect," the report outlines.