Crime

BREAKING: Florida DOT revokes all permits for FLOCK cameras on state rights of way

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida has partially banned Flock cameras, ordering their immediate removal from all state highway rights-of-way. The directive, issued on August 31, 2026, revokes current permits and blocks future installations on state-managed roads.

VSO deputies: Lakeland man arrested after firing shots outside the home of a 16-year-old girl just north of DeLand he met on Snapchat

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DELAND, Fla. -- A 27-year-old Lakeland man twice showed up at a home north of DeLand to meet with a 16-year-old girl he met on Snapchat. It didn't go well either time, Volusia deputies said.

BREAKING NEWS: Altamonte Springs cops respond to shooting death of woman; man later charged with murdering her

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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- Altamonte Springs cops responded to the shooting death of woman Sunday afternoon; a man later in the day was arrested and charged with murdering her. charged with murdering her.

Edgewater Police recognize Sgt. Anthony Binz for graduating from FDLE's Florida Leadership Academy

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EDGEWATER, Fla. -- Sgt. Anthony Binz was recognized today by the Edgrwater Police Department today for successful graduation from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Florida Leadership Academy.

Central Florida is hot, but not that hot! New Smyrna Beach cops arrest naked man behind Circle K on SR 44

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Officers with the New Smyrna Beach Police Department arrested 40-year-old Justin Budd Stanley of Edgewater after receiving a report of a suspicious person running around completely naked and actively strange behind a Circle K on State Road 44.

New Smyrna Beach Police: Train vs. pedestrian (girl, 16) crash under investigation

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- The New Smyrna Beach Police Department is investigating a train-versus-pedestrian crash involving a 16-year-old female victim that occurred at approximately 11:48 a.m. Wednesday near the railroad tracks at Eleanor Avenue.

Orlando Cops: 42-year-old man arrested in connection with month's-long child porn probe

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Following a months-long Internet Crimes Against Children investigation, the Orlando Police Department’s Fugitive Unit arrested a 42-year-old man on Tuesday implicated in the alleged crimes.

Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempting to kidnap an 8-year-old Daytona Beach girl while exposing himself to her

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- After a two-day trial, a Volusia County jury found Timmothy Hall guilty as charged to attempted kidnapping of a minor and lewd and lascivious exhibition on a child.