CRIME & SAFETY
Teen found dead on Florida sidewalk
A teenager who had been shot was found dead on a sidewalk in unincorporated Oviedo late Thursday night, authorities said. Seminole County deputies responded near the Mystic Cove apartments on Mystic Lake Drive around 11:45 p.m. for a reported shooting and found the 18-year-old man dead.
Teenager Identified in Fatal Shooting at Mystic Cove Apartments near Oviedo
• An 18-year-old man named Isaiah Anthony Perez was found shot to death at the Mystic Cove Apartments near Oviedo, Florida. • The shooting occurred around 11:45 p.m. in the 2000 block of Mystic Lake Drive.
Weekly Safety Report: Assault, Car Theft Warning, Missing Endangered Man in Seminole County, Florida
This week in Seminole County, Florida, there were three incidents that caught attention. A disgruntled customer at a Wawa in Sanford assaulted a couple after they refused to pay for her wine. Altamonte Springs police reminded residents to be cautious when leaving items in cars, especially during the busy holiday season. The Sanford Police Department launched a search for a missing and endangered 63-year-old man with dementia.
Orlando warehouse fire: Safety changes made
It’s been one year since a massive fire tore through a warehouse in Orange County, killing four people and injuring a fifth. Since then, Magic in the Sky, the company that was storing fireworks in the warehouse, has been facing lawsuits and fines for their alleged negligence in the handling of the fireworks at the facility.
Florida man arrested for quitting job in the middle of transporting prison inmates, deputies say
An Orlando man was arrested after he drove a van full of prison inmates off-course and refused to stop while traveling in North Carolina, deputies said. On Tuesday, around 9 a.m., deputies received a call to be on the lookout for an inmate transport van traveling on I-40 in Statesville, North Carolina.
High-Speed Chase Ends in Arrest: Volusia County Deputies Apprehend Fleeing Suspect
By Ciara Perez, News Reporter | iSkyCreations - News & Media (ISC News) Volusia County, Florida - Last night, a police chase ensued in DeLand after analysts at the Volusia County Crime Center alerted deputies to a vehicle whose owner had felony warrants out of Seminole County. The vehicle, spotted at a local gas station, belonged to 21-year-old Timothy Chiles Jr.
Multiple Tragic Car Accidents Occur Throughout Florida
Over the past several days, there have been a handful of fatal car accidents throughout Florida state. Here's everything you need to know:. In a tragic incident on Friday morning, St. Cloud's police and fire rescue teams swiftly responded to a fatal car crash on Vermont Avenue. The collision, which claimed the life of an 18-year-old, resulted from a vehicle colliding with a tree. The affected stretch, from 3rd Street to 4th Street, remains closed, urging motorists to find alternative routes and steer clear of the accident site.
‘This is just the beginning’: says Shakeira Rucker’s mom after Cory Hill formally charged
Friday, Orange and Osceola Counties State Attorney Andrew Bain officially filed second-degree murder charges against Cory Hill for the murder of his estranged wife and mother of Four Shakeira Rucker.
Repeat offender gets years in federal prison for being a felon with a loaded gun
ORLANDO, Fla. (TND) — A man on probation with active warrants who tried to run from cops has been sentenced to federal prison for being a felon with a gun. Allen Lee Glover will be serving six years and five months, plus give the government “a Glock GMBH Model 19 pistol and associated 9mm ammunition traceable to the offense.”
WATCH: Felony suspect leads Florida deputies on wild chase, surrenders in the woods
DELAND, Fla. (CBS12) — The Volusia County Sheriff's Office (VCSO) said on Thursday night deputies arrested a man with multiple felony warrants after he led them on a wild chase. The entire incident between the man and deputies was captured on video. Dispatch alerted deputies to a car in...
Weekly Safety Report: Deadly Crash and Threats to Church in Deltona, Florida
Two incidents occurred in Deltona, Florida this week. In the first incident, a 25-year-old man died in a crash on Interstate 4. He lost control of his pickup truck, which overturned and he was ejected from the vehicle. The second incident involved an 18-year-old man who was arrested for making threatening comments online about shooting up a church. He praised and supported multiple mass shooters in his posts.
Sheriff's detectives: Winn Dixie employees illegally reduced retail prices for each other
Four employees of a Winn Dixie store in Deltona were accused of stealing from the business by overriding retail prices and selling merchandise to each other and other workers at a lower cost, Volusia County Sheriff's Office investigators said. The store incurred a total loss of $631.57, an arrest report...