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Eustis man accused of trying to run over children at bus stop, attacking girl, deputies say
Read full article: Eustis man accused of trying to run over children at bus stop, attacking girl, deputies sayArthur James Young, 59, faces charges of aggravated assault, child abuse and kidnapping, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
1 killed, 1 hurt as wrong-way pickup truck hits motorcycle in Lake County, FHP says
Read full article: 1 killed, 1 hurt as wrong-way pickup truck hits motorcycle in Lake County, FHP saysA 20-year-old Umatilla man riding a motorcycle through Lake County was killed when he was hit by a pickup truck that was traveling the wrong way, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Children found hiding in Lake County man’s bathroom after he shot basketball
Read full article: Children found hiding in Lake County man’s bathroom after he shot basketballThe children kept hitting his fence with the ball from the edge of his driveway, so he walked out to confront them, pulling out a handgun and shooting the ball, deputies said.
VIDEO: Close calls and stop sticks as Florida man drives 100 mph in stolen city truck, deputies say
Read full article: VIDEO: Close calls and stop sticks as Florida man drives 100 mph in stolen city truck, deputies sayA man has been arrested after deputies said he stole a pickup truck and nearly caused several head-on crashes while driving at high speed from Lake County to Volusia County.
87-year-old man missing out of Umatilla was last seen in Orlando, police say
Read full article: 87-year-old man missing out of Umatilla was last seen in Orlando, police sayPolice are looking for 87-year-old John Bradley, who was reported missing out of Umatilla on Thursday and was last seen driving through Orlando around noon.
Hit-and-run crash in Marion County kills bicyclist, FHP says
Read full article: Hit-and-run crash in Marion County kills bicyclist, FHP saysA 44-year-old Umatilla man riding a bicycle on U.S. Route 441 in Marion County was fatally struck early Friday in a hit-and-run crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Detectives searching for man who attempted to abduct girl at Umatilla bus stop
Read full article: Detectives searching for man who attempted to abduct girl at Umatilla bus stopMarion County detectives are seeking information on a man who attempted to force a girl into a car at an Umatilla bus stop nearly two weeks ago.
Security guard wounded when gunman opens fire inside Lake County internet café, deputies say
Read full article: Security guard wounded when gunman opens fire inside Lake County internet café, deputies sayAn attempted robbery at a gaming establishment in Dona Vista Wednesday evening ended with one person being taken to the hospital after being shot, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
DeLand man, 64, killed when motorcycle crashes in Umatilla, troopers say
Read full article: DeLand man, 64, killed when motorcycle crashes in Umatilla, troopers sayA 64-year-old DeLand man riding a motorcycle in Umatilla was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Florida Silver Alert canceled after missing 77-year-old Umatilla man with dementia found
Read full article: Florida Silver Alert canceled after missing 77-year-old Umatilla man with dementia foundA Florida Silver Alert was issued Sunday for a missing 77-year-old man out of Umatilla, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Umatilla Elementary students share coronavirus pandemic experiences in new book
Read full article: Umatilla Elementary students share coronavirus pandemic experiences in new bookWhat started out as a first day of school exercise, turned into a month's long project, resulting in a book called, "Through Their Eyes."
Umatilla shooting leaves victim in critical condition, deputies say
Read full article: Umatilla shooting leaves victim in critical condition, deputies sayAuthorities are searching for the gunman behind Wednesday's shooting in Umatilla. (Lake County's Sheriff's Office)LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A person was critically wounded during a shooting in Umatilla Wednesday morning and now deputies are looking for the gunman, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the shooter went to the victim’s residence on Highland Avenue around 11:20 a.m., shot him or her and then fled in a dark-colored sedan with tinted windows. LCSO released a photo of the vehicle that fled the scene, asking for the public’s help in finding it. Detectives are urging anyone with information about the shooting to call the sheriff’s office at 352-343-2101.
Lake County school district upholds firing of teacher over crude TikTok videos
Read full article: Lake County school district upholds firing of teacher over crude TikTok videos(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)UMATILLA, Fla. – A Central Florida school district will not reinstate a middle school teacher who lost his job last year after making “lewd and offensive” TikTok videos that were seen by his students. The Lake County School Board agreed last month to uphold the termination of Todd Erdman's teaching contract, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Telfer heard two days of testimony and then ruled in November that the school district had just cause to fire Erdman, the newspaper reported. “Those TikTok videos contain lewd and offensive material,” he wrote in his Nov. 6 order. “Those TikTok videos made their way into the public sphere, and were viewed by students and parents in the school district, as well as school district personnel.”Erdman was overseeing the middle school’s in-school suspension program when he was removed from his post in 2019.