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42. Multimedia: Oak Hill woman arrested on animal cruelty charges after throwing ex-boyfriend's crated cat into Intracoastal Waterway to drown, but the feline was rescued

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OAK HILL, Fla. --  A 53-year-old woman was arrested on a felony animal cruelty charge in August for allegedly tossing a crate containing her ex-boyfriend's cat into the Intracoastal Waterway to drown.

41. Multimedia: No takers for Sheriff Mike Chitwood's record-breaking $50,000 reward for info leading to an arrest in the murder of DeLand HS cheerleader Laralee Spears 27 years ago

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Top 100 Stories 2021 / Headline SurferCounting 'em Down: For better or for worse, this is the Headline Surfer countdown of the 2021's Top 100 biggest news stories of Central Florida along the tourism-driven stretch of Interstate 4 (Orlando Attractions and east to I-95 & the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona). Each recap segment is posted with its own headline, culminating with the unveiling of No.

40. Longwood cop fired for harassment after allegedly hugging a co-worker against her will as a means of mocking her fear of COVID

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LONGWOOD, Fla. -- A Longwood cop was fired in early February 2021 following a co-worker’s complaint over the previous summer that he mocked her concerns about the coronavirus and hugged her against her wishes.

39. Daytona Beach cops: Car dealership employee arrested on murder charges after taking vicious swing with metal bat & deliberately striking a co-worker in the head

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- There are few sounds worse than that of a metal baseball bat swing made directly to the head of a human being by another and crushing the skull. 

That brutal scenario occurred for real the night of Nov. 23, 2021, when Steve Tilbury, an employee of Ritchey Autos on North Beville Road, Daytona Beach, retrieved a metal baseball bat from the back of his pick-up truck, walked into the car dealership, and up to a co-worker, 50-year-old Charles G. Cummings, who was seated at his desk doing paperwork. He then took a wild swing with all his might, according to shocked co-workers, connecting the fat end of the bat with the side of Cummings' head - causing the thud sound of the bat cracking the skull as the victim fell to the floor.

38. Daytona Beach cops: Homeless man charged with 2nd-degree murder in bludgeoning of another homeless man; accused later found unfit to stand trial

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Top 100 Stories 2021 / Headline SurferCounting 'em Down: For better or for worse, this is the Headline Surfer countdown of 2021's Top 100 biggest news stories of Central Florida along the tourism-driven stretch of Interstate 4 (Orlando Attractions and east to I-95 & the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona).