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Baby reported missing and endangered out of Sebring triggers statewide alert
Read full article: Baby reported missing and endangered out of Sebring triggers statewide alertA 7-month-old boy reported missing out of Sebring and considered endangered may be in the company of a 22-year-old woman, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Man killed after attacking Florida deputy, burning child ‘possessed by demon’
Read full article: Man killed after attacking Florida deputy, burning child ‘possessed by demon’Investigators explained that Ham pulled the Taser probes from his body and struck a deputy in the head with one of the metal bars.
Boy shot in jaw; Highland County deputies search for accused gunman
Read full article: Boy shot in jaw; Highland County deputies search for accused gunmanDeputies said Domonique Graham fired at a truck with children inside, striking an 11-year-old. However, Sheriff Paul Blackman said that family members have not been helpful in finding Graham.
Alert canceled after 17-year-old girl reported missing of Lake Placid is deemed safe
Read full article: Alert canceled after 17-year-old girl reported missing of Lake Placid is deemed safeThe Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued an alert for a 17-year-old girl missing out of Lake Placid and considered endangered.
FDLE cancels missing child alert after endangered Sebring teens found safe
Read full article: FDLE cancels missing child alert after endangered Sebring teens found safeThe Florida Department of Law Enforcement at 1:48 p.m. Saturday said it cancelled a missing child alert for 14-year-old Jesse “JJ” Begin and 12-year-old Lynette “Nette” Begin, both of Sebring, who the agency said were safe.
Florida wildlife director loses arm in 2nd gator attack within span of a decade
Read full article: Florida wildlife director loses arm in 2nd gator attack within span of a decadeA Florida wildlife director had his arm amputated earlier this month after a routine interaction with one of his park’s large alligators in Highlands County, a Facebook post read.
Law enforcement from 4 Florida counties begin receiving Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Read full article: Law enforcement from 4 Florida counties begin receiving Johnson & Johnson vaccineWINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Florida received its first doses of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine late Thursday and by Friday morning officials were preparing to give out the first shots to law enforcement officers from Polk, Lake, Hardee and Highlands County. [TRENDING: Where school staff, child care workers can get the vaccine| 80th annual Daytona Beach Bike Week starts | When could Orange County could lift its mask mandate]Ad“This will do here 2,000 law enforcement personnel age 50 and up in all those counties,” Gov. “We have statewide about 20,000 sworn law enforcement officers who are 50 or older,” DeSantis said. “So we’re not getting any more Johnson & Johnson for, I think, two more weeks. The FEMA vaccine site in Orlando is also administering the J&J vaccine.