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Target Shoplifting Arrest In Davenport Leads To Serial Theft Charges, ICE Hold

Ana Karina Lezama Rodriguez DAVENPORT, Fla. — A 30-year-old woman was arrested last Thursday afternoon...

Davenport, FL · 1d

Attack of the Fanboy

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Woman catches a security guard walking through her yard to inspect her fence. Then she realizes who he is actually working for: ‘Not on my watch’

Talk about crossing the line.

Davenport, FL · 1d

The Ledger

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Haines City man's triple-murder trial begins in 2019 shootings

(This article was revised to correct the spelling of Nicole Guillaume's name, which was incorrect in some earlier media reports and court documents. It also notes that a charge of tampering with physical evidence was deleted in a superseding indictment.) Opening arguments were presented Nov. 9 on the first day of the first-degree murder trial of Ernst Cherizard, accused of fatally shooting three people, including a 6-year-old girl in 2019 in Haines City. Cherizard, 46, of Haines City is charged with killing his girlfriend, Eli Junia Normil, 23; her aunt, Nicole Guillaume, 48; and her daughter, Elizabelle Frenel, 6. Normil and Guillaume died in the volley of bullets at Citrus Ridge Apartments. Elizabelle, a kindergartener at Alta Vista Elementary School, died a day later at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando. Prosecutors with the State Attorney's Office filed an intent to pursue the death penalty against Cherizard if he is found guilty. Since 2019, Cherizard's mental fitness for trial has been an issue, court records show. Jury selection had started on Nov. 4 according to a trial calendar posted to the 10 th Judicial Circuit. Of the potential 25-day trial, jury selection concluded Nov. 6. Defense attorney Debra Tuomey

Haines City, FL · 20h

West Orlando News

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Armed Central Florida Man Arrested after Threats to Kill, Physical Violence

An armed Central Florida man was arrested after making threats to kill and physical violence. The post Armed Central Florida Man Arrested after Threats to Kill, Physical Violence appeared first on West Orlando News .

Davenport, FL · 2d

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Child Holds “HELP US” Sign in Window as Kissimmee Police Respond to Domestic Disturbance, Arrest Suspect

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A frightening domestic disturbance in Kissimmee ended peacefully after children hiding inside a residence were located by police using a drone, including one child who held a handwritten sign against a window pleading, “HELP US.”. According to the Kissimmee Police Department, officers responded to the...

Kissimmee, FL · 5h

Tampa Free Press TFP

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Argument, Smashed Apple Watch And Cocaine Land Fort Meade Man In Polk County Jail

Isaac Macedo (PCSO) FORT MEADE, Fla. — A 27-year-old Fort Meade man faces multiple charges...

Fort Meade, FL · 4h

The Ledger

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Winter Haven group home where man died wasn't licensed | Exclusive

( This article was revised to include Bennett's memorial information). A fatal drowning is raising concerns about a Winter Haven adult home that was operating without a license. Kortney Simmons Johnson of Atlanta said she has a lot of unanswered questions after her uncle Russell Bennett drowned in a pond behind an adult family care home off McKinley Drive in Winter Haven. Bennett, 75, died on Nov. 3. "We have serious concerns about whether this facility was properly licensed, adequately equipped and capable of safely caring for residents with significant cognitive impairments," Simmons Johnson said. Bennett spent roughly the last five years of his life living in Restorations Adult Family Care Home, which is owned and operated by Cayonna Moore-Strodder. It was licensed to provide beds for up to five adults — elderly or with disabilities — by providing housing, meals, supervision, medication management and personal-care assistance. The McKinley Drive home's license to operate expired in March because it did not pass its licensure survey, according to Florida Agency of Health Care Administration. "This location is therefore not authorized to provide personal care services," an AHCA spokesperson told The Ledger. The Ledger was unsuccessful after multiple attempts to reach Moore-Strodder

Winter Haven, FL · 8h

Lakeland Gazette

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Free Thanksgiving Turkeys: Locations and Times for the Polk Sheriff’s Giveaway

Polk Sheriff’s Charities, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization, is sponsoring a free turkey giveaway Saturday, November 21, 2026, at three Polk County locations (see below). “For the 9th year in a row, we are blessed to be able to provide turkeys to our citizens, thanks to the generous...

Polk County, FL · 1d

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Downtown Orlando stabbing suspect won't face charges, state attorney says

ORLANDO, Fla. – The man accused of stabbing another man in downtown Orlando will not face charges, the state attorney’s office announced. The state filed a no information notice on Thursday in the case against Daeveon Jaquan Brown, 28. The filing states the state is not pursuing charges due to “insufficient admissible evidence stemming from a lack of a cooperating victim or witness”.

Orlando, FL · 1d

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Families Come Hungry For The Crispy Fried Catfish At This Old-School Kissimmee Restaurant

Deer heads hang on the walls of this country diner, and nobody seems to mind sharing a booth with them. The real attention goes to the plates, which carry home cooking from breakfast straight through dinner. Florida has plenty of theme park food, but this spot leans the other way....

Kissimmee, FL · 2d

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Villager arrested after leaving woman with Alzheimer’s home alone

A trip out of state landed a 79-year-old man in jail after he allegedly left an Alzheimer’s patient home alone in Florida’s Friendliest Hometown without a phone or any supervision. Gene Trout, a resident of the Village of Poinciana, was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center on...

Poinciana, FL · 18h

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Half-Pound Burgers And Smoked Brisket Keep Hungry Drivers Coming Back To This Lakeland BBQ Dive

A half-pound beef patty topped with smoked brisket sounds like a dare. At one small roadside spot in Florida, it’s simply lunch. The kitchen opens at 7 AM, and breakfast runs all day. That means a brisket omelette is fair game at noon, and a smoked meat burger is fair game at sunrise. I like a menu that refuses to watch the clock.

Lakeland, FL · 1d

FoodWorldNews

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Florida Inspectors Shut 15 Restaurants From Orlando to Tampa Bay in One Week over Roaches, Sewage and Unsafe Storage

Florida inspectors temporarily shut 15 restaurants, food trucks and food businesses from Orlando and Ormond Beach to Tampa Bay during the week of Oct. 19 to 25, citing live roaches, rodent droppings, raw sewage and unsafe food storage, according to state records summarized by News 6 ClickOrlando. Nine of the...

Orlando, FL · 14h

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Man enters plea in fatal shooting of Winter Garden ATV rider

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man accused of fatally shooting an ATV rider outside a Winter Garden apartment complex in February 2025 entered a plea on Monday. Ralph Hensel, 57, pleaded to second-degree murder with a firearm, avoiding a first-degree murder trial in Orange County court. Hensel was originally...

Orange County, FL · 1d

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St. Cloud Middle School Student Arrested After Allegedly Threatening School Shooting on TikTok

ST. CLOUD, Fla. — A 14-year-old St. Cloud Middle School student was arrested Monday after allegedly threatening to shoot up the school during a TikTok livestream, according to the St. Cloud Police Department. Police identified the student as Onix Taromino, who faces two felony charges, including making written or...

St Cloud, FL · 6h

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Polk County seeks public input on potential high-speed rail station

LAKELAND, Fla. — Polk County leaders are looking for public feedback as they study the possibility of adding a high-speed passenger rail station along the I-4 corridor. The Polk County Transportation Planning Organization recently launched an online survey to help determine a potential location for the station and identify the benefits it could bring to the area.

Polk County, FL · 1d

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Airboats, Gators and Wild Birds Wait at This Old Florida Fish Camp on Lake Kissimmee

The airboat ride leaves right from camp, and some passengers have even held a baby gator. That alone made me stop scrolling. Then I learned you can also sleep there, fish there, and roll around the whole place in a rented golf cart. This spot sits on a quiet side...

Lake Wales, FL · 18h

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The cell phone data that helped catch a Florida murder suspect after 15 years

Nearly 15 years after Michelle Parker disappeared, Orlando police say newly analyzed cellphone records helped lead to the arrest of Dale Smith, 55, in connection with her murder. Smith was arrested Oct. 14. He has entered a plea of not guilty to a second-degree murder charge. Parker, an Orlando mother, vanished in 2011 — hours after she and Smith appeared on the TV program The People’s Court. Her body has not been found. According to an arrest affidavit, detectives this year reviewed the original cellular data records obtained in 2011 and discovered additional data that had not been analyzed. “It is likely this data was not readable to detectives in 2011,” the report stated, “This data revealed more precise location and user data, to include messages, for the suspect’s and victims’ phones.”

Orlando, FL · 20h

NewsRadio WFLA

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Major Polk County Data Center Planned for Auburndale

A Texas developer plans to convert two vacant warehouses in Auburndale into a major Polk County data center requiring approximately 350 megawatts of electricity, prompting concerns about utility demand and environmental impacts.

Polk County, FL · 4h

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These 10 Florida Suburbs Are Getting So Expensive That Middle-Class Families Are Being Priced Out

Two neighbors in Florida can own nearly identical houses and pay wildly different property tax bills. Blame the Save Our Homes rule, which caps annual increases in a homesteaded home’s assessed value at 3 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower. Longtime owners get protected. New buyers...

Florida · 1d