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Volusia County woman charged with neglect after child found alone on street by deputies: Officials
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - A woman in Volusia County has been charged with neglect after a 5-year-old child was found wandering along the street on Friday, deputies said. The child was found at the intersection of East New York Ave and Crystal Ave in DeLand with a tricycle and no shoes on.
Landscaper accused of ripping off blind Villager back behind bars
A landscaper once accused of ripping off a blind Villager is back behind bars. Santos Perrea Albarran, 73, of Okahumpka, was booked Friday morning at the Sumter County Detention Center on a warrant charging him with failure to appear. Bond was set at $2,000. Albarran had been arrested in 2017...
Clermont police searching for man accused of stealing from Lowe's store
ORLANDO, Fla. - Clermont police are attempting to identify a man accused of stealing merchandise from a Lowe's home improvement store. According to police, around 9:21 a.m. on Monday, a man entered Lowe's store located at 1501 Sandy Grive Ave, stole merchandise, and returned it for a gift card. Police...
The Villages’ Tracy Performing Arts Center Now Offering Professional Performances
The Tracy Performing Arts Center, located at the brand-new Villages Charter High School, has begun offering professional performances. The state-of-the-art performing arts venue is among the most beautiful and modern facilities in all of Lake & Sumter County. The theater has been used for band concerts, plays, and will now be used for musical acts. The first concert will be Spin Doctors on October, 6th.
Homeless man arrested for trespassing at laundromat at shopping center
A homeless man in Leesburg who was arrested for trespassing at a laundromat in the Southside Shopping Center also had meth in his pocket. Officers responded to Spin City Laundry, located at 1321 S. 14th Street, regarding a trespass warning request around 2:49 a.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department.
Speeding unlicensed driver from Mexico jailed on outstanding warrant
A speeding unlicensed driver from Mexico was jailed on an outstanding warrant after he was stopped by a Sumter County sheriff’s deputy. Juan Jose Valenzuela Landero, 51, of Orlando, was driving a black Chevrolet Avalanche at about 2 p.m. Thursday on State Road 471 when he was caught on radar traveling at 65 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone, according to an arrest report.
Search for Patrick Bailey: Man, 83, missing for nearly a week after flight from MCO was canceled
ORLANDO, Fla. - The search is on for a missing 83-year-old man who was supposed to catch a flight out of Orlando on Sunday to Oregon. Orlando police have issued a "missing person's alert" for Patrick Bailey, whose Delta flight was canceled due to a CrowdStrike update that pushed bad data to millions of customer computers, triggering last week’s global tech outage. The outage grounded flights, disrupted TV broadcasts, and affected banks, hospitals, and retailers.
Florida woman left baby trapped in back of crashed car, police say
CLERMONT, Fla. – A Clermont woman was arrested on Thursday after police said she stood by as a baby was trapped in the back of a car she crashed. In an arrest affidavit, police said an officer responded to a crash Thursday afternoon near Hancock and Johns and Johns Lake roads.
Orlando Fire Museum to reopen to public after storm damage repairs
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Randall R. Tuten Orlando Fire Museum is reopening Saturday, about three months after it closed to repair water damage caused by Hurricane Nicole in 2022. Hurricane Nicole caused water damage to the Randall R. Tuten Orlando Fire Museum in 2022. It had to shut its...
Golf cart rally in The Villages part of Harris’ election kickoff in Florida
A golf cart rally in The Villages will be part of Kamala Harris’ election kickoff this weekend in Florida. The Harris campaign has announced that the rally will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at Lake Sumter Landing. The Harris for President campaign will kick off “a massive...
Florida DUI mom left crying baby trapped in flipped Jeep after drunken wreck, told witnesses not to call 911: Police
A mother in Florida is facing child abuse charges after she allegedly flipped her Jeep while driving drunk on a suspended license and then left her child trapped in the vehicle after escaping it herself. The post Florida DUI mom left crying baby trapped in flipped Jeep after drunken wreck, told witnesses not to call 911: Police first appeared on Law & Crime.
Villager’s ‘problem child’ facing felony charge after caught driving
A Villager’s “problem child” landed in jail after she was caught back behind the wheel. Lyn Ellen Kaminski, 61, of the Village of Silver Lake, was arrested at about 11 a.m. Thursday by the Lady Lake Police Department on a third degree felony charge of driving while license suspended. She was booked at the Lake County Jail and released after posting $10,000 bond.
Leesburg Commission Approves Speed Cameras in School Zones, Going Live in August
On Monday, July 22, the Leesburg City Commission unanimously approved the implementation of speed cameras in school zones, a measure aimed at enhancing safety for students and pedestrians. This decision is part of a newly enacted ordinance towards improving traffic safety around schools in the city. They are the second in the county to add this feature.
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