Crime and Public Safety

DOJ: 6 Volusia men sentenced for trafficking ‘military-grade’ guns to Mexican drug cartels

The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday that six individuals from Volusia County had been sentenced to federal prison for transporting what authorities say ...

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Official records from Amesty’s forgery case disappear from public’s view

Official records from former state Rep. Carolina Amesty’s forgery case have disappeared from the public’s view, just over a week after the 30-year-old Republican ...

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Stephan Sterns admits crimes, sentenced to life for murder in Madeline Soto case

Stephan Sterns pleaded no contest to murder and guilty to sex crimes on Monday in the repeated sexual abuse and death of 13-year-old Madeline ...

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Worrell: Jury ‘got it right’ in Zeigler’s 1976 murder convictions

State Attorney Monique Worrell said in a court document that recent DNA results are not enough to overturn Tommy Zeigler’s murder convictions and release ...

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Lake County 911 call system goes down, restoration time not known

The cause and restoration time of Lake County’s 911 call system outage, which occurred Tuesday afternoon, are yet unknown. According to county spokesperson Jeff ...

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Orlando crash leaves car ablaze on I-4 near Conroy Road

Following a collision that left one automobile engulfed in flames, a portion of Interstate-4 was closed near Conroy Road in Orlando early on Monday ...

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OPD: Man charged with sexual assault, attempted homicide after break-in

On Wednesday, an Orlando lady reported to authorities that a guy had broken into her room while she was asleep, sexually attacked her, and ...

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‘Back to square one’: Estranged wife of Osceola sheriff to remain jailed in racketeering case

A judge decided Thursday that the wife of suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez, who is involved in the racketeering case against him, will ...

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A Cuban dad did time for a marijuana bust 40 years ago. He died in ICE custody Thursday.

Isidro P. Rez lived his entire life by the water, first as a boy in Cuba and then, with his dogs, on a houseboat ...

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2 Florida women arrested after 5-year-olds locked in shed, deputies say

After police responded to a report of two 5-year-old children discovered confined and abandoned inside a shed, two Florida women were taken into custody, ...

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