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CRIME & SAFETY
17-year-old driver drags, kills Altamonte Springs man collecting trash, FHP says
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A 57-year-old Altamonte Springs man was struck by an SUV and dragged beneath the vehicle while he was collecting bags of garbage at an apartment complex in Seminole County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The fatal crash occurred around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday in the...
Family mourns Orlando man killed in hit-and-run: 'I just want him back'
ORLANDO, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol officials are still looking for the hit-and-run driver that killed an Orlando man walking on the sidewalk. The family of Jonnier Agosto Cortes is mourning his loss. He was killed in a hit-and-run crash Thursday night. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers, he was walking on the sidewalk on Curry Ford Road near Colton Avenue when a driver lost control of their vehicle and hit him.
Orlando police, FHP ID five pro-Palestine protesters arrested over the weekend
The names of the two people arrested at a pro-Palestine rally in downtown Orlando were released Monday, as organizers criticized the police’s handling of what was otherwise a peaceful demonstration calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Kelvin Santos Mulero, 22, and Frankie Pagan, 19, were arrested Saturday on charges of battery on law enforcement, after Orlando police officers shoved through a ...
SUV crashes through building in Altamonte Springs, hurting 3
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – An SUV crashed into a store in Altamonte Springs on Tuesday evening, according to the Seminole County Fire Department. In a release, fire officials said the crash happened at 6:31 p.m. at 650 Douglas Ave. Three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries...
Principal accused of hitting, choking student
The principal of a private Christian school has been arrested, accused of putting a student in a chokehold and beating him. Dontay "Donnie" Prophet, 33, the principal at Destiny Leadership Academy, was arrested Saturday and charged with aggravated child abuse and false imprisonment of a child after the incident that unfolded the day prior on the school's campus, the arrest affidavit said.
Florida family wants justice after 911 call to help loved one ends in death
Joanne Celestin realized right away her brother was not himself. Standing at the front door, he thought strangers were walking into the house he shared with his mom in their gated Florida neighborhood. He demanded Joanne hand over her keys so no one else could get inside. “You are not Joanne,” he yelled after punching […]
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