Crime

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón agreed in mid-December to pool resources in an effort to take down violent serial rape suspect Leslie Lagrotta, who is wanted in a series of sexual batteries in Orlando and greater Daytona Beach from 1988 to 1998.

PONCE INLET, Fla. -- A husband and wife have been arrested on murder and burglary charges in Wednesday's shooting death of an 89-year-old woman who lived alone in an upscale condo complex.

PONCE INLET, Fla. -- An elderly woman was shot and killed in her home early on this Wednesday morning, Ponce Inlet police said, adding it id being treated as a homicide and that two suspects who were known to the victim were in custody.

SANFORD, Fla -- Residents were wakened shortly after 1:30 in the morning to an argument between two people and then a gunshot sound on tiny dead-end Muddy Lane leading to the arrest of a 26-year old woman whose older boyfriend lay dead in a pool of his own blood from a gunshot wound to the neck.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two Winter Park men were arrested before dawn on this Tuesday morning in an early-morning gas station robbery near Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach cops said. 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Finally, there's a movement afoot to bring accused cop killer Othal Wallace to justice with a capital murder trial now scheduled for April 2023 in the gunshot slaying of Daytona Beach police officer Jason Raynor. 

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

ORLANDO, FL – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced an Orlando man to 50 years in federal prison for producing, distributing, and possessing child sexual abuse material.

The judge Wednesday also ordered Engles to serve a 15-year term of supervised release, register as a sex offender, and forfeit his smartphone.

Engles, 33, pleaded guilty back on Sept. 8.

Here is a synopsis of the crimes committed by Engles, according to court documents and evidence presented during the sentencing hearing:

SANFORD, Fla. -- A real-life horror story brought a bunch of cop cars to a house in the 200 block of Hays Drive just before 9 p.m. Halloween night five years ago while families with kids in costumes were winding down from the fun of trick or treating in the neighborhood.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jury selection is expected to begin this Friday morning for the murder trial of Markeith Loyd shooting death of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton outside a Walmart in 2017 while he was on the run for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dison in December 2016.

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford Police arrested Keldron Leron Waddy, 32, in connection with the domestic shooting incident that occurred on Sept. 15 at the sprawling Village Lakes Apartments complex, 500 W. Airport Blvd.