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Altamonte officer cleared after Winter Park police chief files complaint about wife’s crash
Read full article: Altamonte officer cleared after Winter Park police chief files complaint about wife’s crashALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – An Altamonte Springs officer was cleared of wrongdoing after the Winter Park police chief filed a complaint about how he handled a crash involving his wife, records show. Video shows Summer Deal didn’t tell the officer that her husband is Michael Deal, the Winter Park Police chief. Toward the end of the video, while still on the phone with Chief Michael Deal, the officer attempts to calm down Summer Deal. Chief Michael Deal has since been cleared of any wrongdoing. Although I am pleased that Chief Deal has been cleared of the allegations, I regret the series of events surrounding this incident.
Woman faces DUI charge after crashing at Publix with child in car, police say
Read full article: Woman faces DUI charge after crashing at Publix with child in car, police sayALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – A woman is facing a DUI charge after crashing into a car at an Altamonte Springs Publix parking lot. Altamonte Springs Police say it was a Publix worker who notified officers about the incident. He told officers he tapped on the driverside window and confronted the driver, Kristina Thompson. She tried to leave again but the witness told her she needed to tell Publix management or leave a note on the car. Thompson told officers she only had one or two glasses of wine that day.