Crime

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Orange County Sheriff's detectives stopped a predator Tuesday before he had the chance to harm a child.

SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford Police School Resource Officers have arrested a 17-year-old student on charges of having a gun on the Seminole High School campus.

SANFORD, Fla. -- On April 3, 2026, an unknown person entered Valvoline, located at 2493 French Ave, and stole two car batteries, valued at more than $300, according to Sanford cops.

LAKE MARY, Fla. -- Sheriff Dennis Lemma has received the 2026 Seminole County Golden Eagle Award from Central Florida Scouting.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — A 34-year-old Holly Hill woman was killed Sunday morning in a crash involving a sports utility vehicle and a sedan.

DAYTONA BEACH – After a three-day trial, a Volusia County jury found Trevon Miller guilty of attempted second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer and aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer. 

DELAND, Fla. -- VSO detectives have arrested a part-time prisoner transport deputy for stalking and tracking his ex with an AirTag.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Two pedestrians were struck by a city public works employee truck while in a crosswalk at the intersection of 27th and South Atlantic avenues, police said, with scant few details in a press release just after 10 a.m. today.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, Fla. -- For better or for worse, these were the Top 100 stories in 2025 in Central Florida in The Year That Was. This segment: Nos. 6-10. Here, it's all about top cops - Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez getting arrested, Volusia Sheriff failing in recruitment hires while trying to show up NYC's new mayor, Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma showing real leadership, and upgrades in Edgewater titles.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- For better or for worse, these were the Top 100 stories in 2025 in Central Florida in The Year That Was. This segment: Nos. 11-15.