Crime and Public Safety

Central Florida man admits to harassing disabled kids with sprinkler system

A man from Central Florida is charged with harassing his neighbors who have disabilities. According to a Marion County Sheriff’s Office press release, Antonio ...

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Ethics charge goes forward against judge whose 2024 campaign used fabricated claims criticizing Orlando judiciary

A Broward judge whose campaign for office last year was partly based on false accusations of judicial misconduct in another county is facing an ...

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Rapper Sean Kingston hoped for light sentence in fraud case. Here’s what the judge meted out

After being found guilty of scamming several businesses, rapper Sean Kingston begged a federal judge to be lenient with him. According to a note ...

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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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