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Erratic burglary suspect led cops on wild chase that ended in crash
A man accused of robbing local businesses for cartons of cigarettes led police on a chase Tuesday before crashing a stolen pickup truck into a tree, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies and Orlando police believe Vernon Jeffrey Williams, 47,...
Tags: Theft, Motorvehicle Accidents, Robin Williams, Transportation Accidents, Orlando
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Orlando-area 9-year-old girl flees from possible abductor in white van
A 9-year-old girl told deputies she ran for help after a man in a white van tried to get her inside his vehicle in a southwest Orange County neighborhood on Wednesday, prompting school alerts and a community warning. The man followed the girl as she...
Tags: Kensington, Apopka, Windermere
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FDLE: Crime rates down in Central Florida, across state
Central Florida counties saw lower crime rates in 2012 — mirroring the statewide trend — according to the annual crime report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The overall crime rate in Orange County decreased by 4...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Palm Beach County, Seminole County, Orange County (Florida), Laws
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Arrest made in butcher-knife robbery near Orlando
Deputies have arrested a man they said jumped through a small opening in security glass at a convenience store and robbed a 65-year-old clerk with a butcher knife Saturday. The suspect is Jean Dorival, 28, who was taken into custody in Palm Beach County,...
Tags: Theft, Palm Beach County, Prisons, Orlando, Orange County (Florida)
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Black family finds KKK flier on doorstep; OCSO investigating 'threat'
A KKK flier was left on the doorstep of an African-American family in the midst of large, racially diverse community in east Orange over the weekend. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is now investigating the incident as a threat against the family,...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Christmas, Ku Klux Klan, Holidays
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Shooting victim rushed to ORMC after Pine Hills attack
A man was rushed to Orlando Regional Medical Center on Monday after he was shot during a dispute in Pine Hills. The Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to a call about gunfire around 8:20 p.m. near 5515 Pine Chase Drive and found one victim with...
Tags: Shootings, Pine Hills
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Simulator shows Orange teens the dangers of texting, driving
A close friend of Colonial High School senior Lora Abdulhak was killed by a driver who was texting. But it wasn't until she tried a simulator that imitates the hazards of texting while driving that Abdulhak, 18, vowed to stop doing it herself. The...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Florida Legislature, Buddy Dyer, Labor Day, Memorial Day
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Deputies find missing man
Only a few hours after asking for the public's help in locating a missing man, the Orange County Sheriff's Office has found him. Lee H. Sears, 77, went missing after being seen around 9 a.m. Thursday leaving his home on Tomoka Drive in Orlando,...
Tags: Orlando, Alzheimer's Disease
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Orange County Clerk Lydia Gardner dies after long illness
Praised as a "dynamo" of a public servant who took on adversity with an ever-present smile, Orange County Clerk of Courts Lydia Gardner excelled during a period of great change for clerks in Florida, her peers and family said Thursday. Gardner, 68,...
Tags: Rich Crotty, Seminole County, Breast Cancer, Government, Executive Branch
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House linked to teen's shooting had ties to NFL players, new evidence shows
A house linked to the shooting of a 15-year-old girl in Pine Hills last year has ties to current and recent National Football League athletes, newly available records in the case obtained by the Orlando Sentinel show. One of the players, former...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Crime, Law and Justice, Brandon Marshall
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Apopka man taking out trash hit by bullet during neighborhood shootout
An Apopka man is in the hospital this morning after being caught in the middle of gunfire, according to an Orange County Sheriff's Office report. Around 11 p.m. a man was taking out his trash around Central Avenue and 15th Street when he saw four men...
Tags: Apopka
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Murder by numbers? Not if you're a homicide detective
It seems like it would be so easy: Show up at a murder scene, ask some questions and then solve the crime.
(Hey - just like on TV!)
Except many, many times, it's not.
We wondered, however, what it really is like. And breaking news reporter Bianca...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Political Systems, Politics, Murder, Crimes
May 21, 2013
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