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Driver fatally shot gunman in self-defense during road rage incident in Deltona, deputies say
Read full article: Driver fatally shot gunman in self-defense during road rage incident in Deltona, deputies sayDeputies say a 37-year-old Deltona man was shot to death by another driver in a self-defense road-rage incident in Volusia County.
VIDEO: Man accused of DUI crashes into multiple cars, flees police in Daytona Beach Shores
Read full article: VIDEO: Man accused of DUI crashes into multiple cars, flees police in Daytona Beach ShoresA man accused of DUI crashed into multiple cars while fleeing police in Daytona Beach Shores, according to authorities.
Man accused of ‘recklessly’ circling Orange County fire truck during intersection takeover
Read full article: Man accused of ‘recklessly’ circling Orange County fire truck during intersection takeoverA man faces charges after deputies say he was the driver of a vehicle that surrounded a fire truck and prevented it from responding to an emergency call in April, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
2 killed, 1 seriously injured in single-vehicle crash on I-95 in Brevard, troopers say
Read full article: 2 killed, 1 seriously injured in single-vehicle crash on I-95 in Brevard, troopers sayTwo people were killed and one was seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 95 in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office seeking 2 suspects in carjacking and kidnapping
Read full article: Orange County Sheriff’s Office seeking 2 suspects in carjacking and kidnappingThe Orange County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two men who allegedly conducted a carjacking and subsequent kidnapping of two adults.
‘No remorse:’ Street racers only cared about their cars after crash that killed child, sheriff says
Read full article: ‘No remorse:’ Street racers only cared about their cars after crash that killed child, sheriff saysThe drivers who caused a fatal crash while street racing were more concerned about the damage to their cars than they were about the 11-year-old girl who died and the two women who were seriously injured, according to Osceola County Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez.
11-year-old girl killed in Osceola County street race crash, troopers say
Read full article: 11-year-old girl killed in Osceola County street race crash, troopers sayA car that was involved in a street race Friday night caused a crash that killed an 11-year-old girl, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Video shows homicide suspect’s arrest after traffic stop turns violent, Flagler deputies say
Read full article: Video shows homicide suspect’s arrest after traffic stop turns violent, Flagler deputies sayAs Moore was being patted down, deputies said he repeatedly ignored commands to keep his hands out of his pockets. When deputies tried to place him in handcuffs, Moore tried to get pull away and run, records show. Two deputies managed to hold him on the ground but could not cuff him, according to the incident report. The man claimed he was not trying to run or resist, but rather give the gun — which he said was his uncle’s — to the deputies, records show. Deputies said they then discovered Moore had a warrant for his arrest out of Fulton County Georgia on a homicide charge.
Gunman wearing green mask shot victim outside Florida Mall, deputies say
Read full article: Gunman wearing green mask shot victim outside Florida Mall, deputies sayA man wounded outside the Florida Mall earlier this year was shot by a gunman wearing a green mask, according to an Orange County Sheriff’s Office incident report. A witness said a man wearing a green mask shot another man in the mall parking lot, according to an OCSO incident report. The victim ran into the Florida Mall with an apparent gunshot wound to his upper abdomen, a deputy wrote in the report. The victim was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center in serious condition, deputies said. The victim told a deputy that he did not know who shot him but said the gunman was wearing a green mask, the report stated.
Fatal crash: Dodge Charger slams into wall near I-4 in Seminole County
Read full article: Fatal crash: Dodge Charger slams into wall near I-4 in Seminole CountySEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A fatal crash is under investigation Thursday after the driver of a Dodge Charger crashed into a wall near I-4 in Seminole County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck was reported on the exit ramp from I-4 east to the State Road 46 exit ramp. According to the FHP crash report, the 51-year-old driver of a Dodge Charger drove onto the exit ramp, left the roadway and ran into the wall supporting the overpass. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
Detectives find drugs, gun, cash inside Clermont family’s home
Read full article: Detectives find drugs, gun, cash inside Clermont family’s homeCLERMONT, Fla. – Two people are behind bars after authorities in Lake County found drugs and firearms during a drug bust at a Clermont home. Law enforcement from the Clermont, Eustis, and Leesburg Police Departments worked to serve a search warrant Friday on a suspected drug house. “The investigation began as the result of numerous citizen complaints that drugs were being dealt at the home,” deputies said. “Detectives seized a 2015 custom Dodge Charger, a 2003 Ford van, a 2015 Dodge Durango, and a 2014 custom Ford F-350, as well as the large amount of cash that was located,” detectives said. The Department of Children and Families was brought in to take care of the children living in the home with dangerous drugs including Fentanyl.
Video: Victims cling to car as its stolen with child in back seat, police say
Read full article: Video: Victims cling to car as its stolen with child in back seat, police sayDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. A man and a woman attempted to fight off a carjacker who stole their Dodge Charger while a child was still inside, strapped in a car seat, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department. Police said the man and Akiode started fighting and the man pinned him to the ground until officers arrived. The child who was in a car seat in the back of the Charger was not injured, records show. The man, woman and child were all taken to a hospital, according to authorities. Its estimated that the crash caused $10,000 worth of damage to the Charger and $2,000 worth of damage to the pole.
Orlando Black Lives Matter mural defaced again, this time with tire tracks
Read full article: Orlando Black Lives Matter mural defaced again, this time with tire tracksORLANDO, Fla. – For a second time since the Black Lives Matter mural was painted in downtown Orlando, crews were out cleaning off the street after a driver intentionally left tire tracks over the words. A large painting that read “Black Lives Matter” down Rosalind Avenue was completed on June 26 following a dedication ceremony from Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings and other community leaders. Rosalind Avenue at Washington Avenue was closed for several hours as workers made repairs to the BLM mural. The mural on Rosalind Avenue was the target of vandalism for the first time less than 24 hours after its completion. A Black Lives Matter mural in New York on Fifth Avenue has also been defaced multiple times.
Titusville police looking for armed carjackers who targeted newspaper delivery man
Read full article: Titusville police looking for armed carjackers who targeted newspaper delivery manTITUSVILLE, Fla. Titusville police say theyre looking for four armed men who held a newspaper delivery man at gunpoint and stole his 2020 Dodge Charger. The victim was delivering newspapers around 4:30 a.m. Monday in the Harrison Terrace neighborhood when four men armed with guns approached and demanded his keys, according to a news release. Police said the four culprits, who were in their mid-20s, got away with the victims car, his money and multiple electronic devices. The men are also accusing of battering the victim before they fled westbound on Harrison Street in the stolen Charger. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call the Titusville Police Department at 321-264-7800 or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).
Juvenile shot in the face in Belle Isle, police at scene of barber shop
Read full article: Juvenile shot in the face in Belle Isle, police at scene of barber shopBELLE ISLE, Fla. Officers with the Belle Isle Police Department are at the scene of McCoys Barber Shop on McCoy Road after a juvenile was shot in the face, according to police. Belle Isle Police said he is in stable condition. Investigators said a black Chevy impala and black Dodge Charger were reported to be involved in the incident. Officers said anyone with information on the incident is asked to call 407-836-4357. We will update this story as more information becomes available.
Brevard man lied about carjacking leading to deputy-involved shooting, investigators say
Read full article: Brevard man lied about carjacking leading to deputy-involved shooting, investigators saySheriff’s Office investigators have since determined the report of a carjacking was not true, according to an arrest report. Officials with the Sheriff’s Office said they believe Lightsey wanted to stage a carjacking in order to get out of the rental car payment. After being shot multiple times, Dixon was later booked into the Brevard County Jail, officials said. According to a news release, Ferrante has been a member of the Sheriff’s Office since November 2002. The shooting was the second Brevard County deputy-involved shooting of the year.