Crime

Special Report: How Safe Are We In East Central Florida?

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Never in his worst nightmare did Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett ever dream he'd make national headlines of his own 3 1/2 years after a jury in Seminole County acquitted George Zimmerman of second-degree murder in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

BREAKING: Circuit judge agrees with Councilwoman Heather Post in issuing 1-year stalking injunction against Deltona man the elected politician alleged was harassing her on Facebook & in person Henry Frederick Thu, 04/25/2019 - 16:52
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DELAND, Fla -- Alvin Mortimer, a Deltona resident with a lengthy criminal record who has repeatedly baited County Councilwoman Heather Post in Facebook rants apparently got too close for comfort in confronting her in an aggressive manner during a break in a recent public meeting that convinced a judge earlier today to slap him with a year-long restraining order.

Winter Park HS band director accused of possessing kiddie porn video of teen boy he allegedly had sex with has bonded out of jail

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WINTER PARK, Fla -- The band director at Winter Park High School, accused of possessing a pornographic video in which he allegedly had sex with an underage teenage boy, has bonded out of the Orange County jail, authorities said.

No April Fool's Joke: Gunman with mummy-like mask robs gas-convenience store outside Sanford city limits

By HENRY FREDERICK
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SANFORD, Fla -- Do you know this guy?

Early Monday around 3 a.m., this masked suspect robbed a Circle K convenience store located on Orange Boulevard in unincorporated Sanford. He was armed with a handgun and had a white t-shirt covering his face that had him looking like a mummy.

A 'few good men and women' sought for Daytona Beach PoliceDepartment's COPs program

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- An active and involved citizenry is vital to the Daytona Beach Police Department's success and there are several ways residents can get more involved with its operations, says the agency's leader.

Daytona Beach Shores cops: Mom to be charged with neglect in near-drowning in hotel hot tub of child left unattended

By HENRY FREDERICK
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 DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla -- The near-drowning of a 3-year-old boy in a hot tub Sunday night at Perry’s Ocean Edge Resort, 2209 South Atlantic Ave., is expected to result in criminal charges of neglect, Daytona Beach Shores cops said.

Apryl Connolly, 36, of Deltona, is expected to be booked on the felony charges and transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail, according to Daytona Beach Shores Police Capt. Mike Fowler.

Breaking News: 11 injured in collision between van & Votran bus in Daytona

Photos for Headline Surfer / The aftermath of a crash between a van and a Votran bus early Tuesday in Daytona Beach resulted in 11 injuries, but no fatalities
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
Headline Surfer 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla -- Eleven people were hurt early this morning when a stolen van crashed into a Votran bus in Daytona Beach, cops said.

A child on the bus was among the injured in the collision in the area of Orange Avenue and Lincoln Street.

Florida Highway Patrol: DUI stop on I-4 in Sanford includes a lemur & other exotic critters

 SANFORD, Fla. --  A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was surprised when he saw a lemur it crawl from a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck that had been stopped for driving erratically and hitting other cars.