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Arrest made in bomb threat at Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School, police say
Read full article: Arrest made in bomb threat at Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School, police sayA ‘suspicious incident’ temporarily caused Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School to be evacuated on Tuesday afternoon, according to a news release.
Police: 17-year-old going 94 mph killed man in Palm Bay hit-and-run; teen’s father also arrested
Read full article: Police: 17-year-old going 94 mph killed man in Palm Bay hit-and-run; teen’s father also arrestedA 17-year-old and his father are arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Brevard County.
Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs
Read full article: Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangsAnticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence.
Ocala teen faces DUI charges in fiery crash that killed husband, wife
Read full article: Ocala teen faces DUI charges in fiery crash that killed husband, wifeA 17-year-old faces DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges related to a fiery crash that killed a husband and wife in February, according to Ocala police.
Orlando man accused of crashing into police cruiser while driving drunk in Polk County
Read full article: Orlando man accused of crashing into police cruiser while driving drunk in Polk CountyAn Orlando man was arrested Tuesday morning by Davenport Police following a dangerous collision and charged with three counts of serious traffic violations, according to the Davenport Police Department.
Palm Bay man accused of hitting officer with Stanley cup, causing $10K in damage at church
Read full article: Palm Bay man accused of hitting officer with Stanley cup, causing $10K in damage at churchA Palm Bay man is facing multiple charges after he vandalized a church and attacked an officer, police said.
Spanish police suspect bullet-riddled body may be Russian who defected with army helicopter
Read full article: Spanish police suspect bullet-riddled body may be Russian who defected with army helicopterSpanish police say they suspect the bullet-riddled body of a man found in a town in eastern Spain is that of Russian defector Maksim Kuzminov, who flew a Russian army helicopter on his escape across the Ukrainian front lines last year.
Police search for suspect after shooting leaves 1 hurt at Titusville apartment complex
Read full article: Police search for suspect after shooting leaves 1 hurt at Titusville apartment complexAt least one person was hurt in a shooting at an apartment complex Wednesday afternoon, according to Titusville police.
Ocala police looking for suspect accused of shooting, injuring another man
Read full article: Ocala police looking for suspect accused of shooting, injuring another manOcala police are looking for a 31-year-old man that is accused of shooting and injuring another man on Saturday morning, according to a news release.
Police investigating incidents involving Colorado justices after Trump removed from state's ballot
Read full article: Police investigating incidents involving Colorado justices after Trump removed from state's ballotPolice say they are investigating incidents directed at Colorado Supreme Court justices and providing extra patrols around their homes in Denver following the court’s decision to remove President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot.
Orlando Magic focus on law enforcement, mental health. Here’s how to help
Read full article: Orlando Magic focus on law enforcement, mental health. Here’s how to helpFor the past seven years, Orlando Police Officer Rick Fink has relived his experiences being one of the first on scene at the Pulse Nightclub massacre.
Paris police open fire on a woman who allegedly made death threats in the latest security incident
Read full article: Paris police open fire on a woman who allegedly made death threats in the latest security incidentFrench police have opened fire on a woman who threatened to blow herself up and allegedly made death threats and spoke in support of terrorism on a train heading into Paris.
Orlando names part of Kirkman Road after fallen police officer Kevin Valencia
Read full article: Orlando names part of Kirkman Road after fallen police officer Kevin ValenciaMayor Buddy Dyer announced that the city will soon rename a portion of Kirkman Road as Kevin Valencia Memorial Highway, after the fallen Orlando police officer.
Bangladesh police clash with opposition activists ahead of elections, leaving hundreds injured
Read full article: Bangladesh police clash with opposition activists ahead of elections, leaving hundreds injuredPolice in northeastern Bangladesh have used batons and tear gas to disperse opposition activists amid a political dispute over who will oversee the next election, which is expected to be held in January.
Orlando police officer shot in line of duty released from hospital
Read full article: Orlando police officer shot in line of duty released from hospitalOne of the two Orlando police officers shot during a traffic stop Friday night was released from the hospital on Tuesday afternoon, according to the department.
Your Florida Daily: Police director in critical condition, record water temps in Florida Keys
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: Police director in critical condition, record water temps in Florida KeysMiami's Police director remains in critical condition at the hospital after undergoing surgery on Monday.
Orlando commissioners vote to apply for $2.25M grant aimed at reducing crime
Read full article: Orlando commissioners vote to apply for $2.25M grant aimed at reducing crimeOrlando commissioners voted Monday to allow the city’s police to apply for a $2.25 million federal grant aimed at reducing crime in the area.
Ask Trooper Steve: Here’s how police sirens wail, yelp and pierce
Read full article: Ask Trooper Steve: Here’s how police sirens wail, yelp and pierceNews 6 traffic safety expert Trooper Steve Montiero answers viewer questions about the rules of the road every week, helping Central Florida residents become better drivers by being better educated.
Ask Trooper Steve: Here’s how police sirens wail, yelp and pierce
Read full article: Ask Trooper Steve: Here’s how police sirens wail, yelp and pierceNews 6 traffic safety expert Trooper Steve Montiero answers viewer questions about the rules of the road every week, helping Central Florida residents become better drivers by being better educated.
How women are changing the face of law enforcement
Read full article: How women are changing the face of law enforcementU.S. Census numbers show women make up 51% of the country’s population, but they make up only 12-14% of law enforcement, according to the latest data compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
A timeline of events in Tyre Nichols arrest, death
Read full article: A timeline of events in Tyre Nichols arrest, deathA timeline of events in the Tyre Nichols case, which sparked state and federal investigations into police brutality and led to murder and other charges against the five officers involved in his arrest this month.
‘More questions than answers:’ Woman ID’d after deadly Orlando crash closes I-4 for 12 hours
Read full article: ‘More questions than answers:’ Woman ID’d after deadly Orlando crash closes I-4 for 12 hoursA woman was identified after police said she was found dead near her crashed car on an off-ramp, prompting a 12-hour closure of Interstate 4 in Orlando.
Reprimanded Cocoa Beach officers ‘escalated’ arrest of man sleeping on bench
Read full article: Reprimanded Cocoa Beach officers ‘escalated’ arrest of man sleeping on benchBefore Jonathan Hosmer was pepper sprayed and restrained by his ankles, Cocoa Beach police say Officer Matt LaFleur was right to check on the 30-year-old after he fell asleep on a bench in front of the Tropics bar last summer.
Palm Bay police recorded punching suspect during arrest; chief says officers acted within department policy
Read full article: Palm Bay police recorded punching suspect during arrest; chief says officers acted within department policySurveillance video clips at the Palm Bay Club Condominiums show officers confronting Jacob Mitchell Sunday morning after police said the man called 911 and admitted he lied to dispatchers about seeing some teenagers pointing guns at each other.
How Central Florida law enforcement is adjusting to a changing landscape of policing
Read full article: How Central Florida law enforcement is adjusting to a changing landscape of policingWith everything that’s happened in the last several years — the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, a rash of officer-involved shooting incidents, the Black Lives Matter movement and calls to defund the police — many law enforcement agencies have sought to make changes to their policies.
Nicole forces 15 Daytona Beach Shores condo complexes to evacuate as storm threatens collapse
Read full article: Nicole forces 15 Daytona Beach Shores condo complexes to evacuate as storm threatens collapseDaytona Beach Shores police and Volusia County deputies are going door-to-door inside 12 condo complexes and one hotel along the beach that are under threat of collapse due to the powerful storm surge caused by Tropical Storm Nicole.
Police search for 5 shooters in high school football ambush
Read full article: Police search for 5 shooters in high school football ambushAuthorities have publicly identified the 14-year-old killed in a shooting that also wounded four other teens as they walked away from a Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage, saying they believe he was not the intended target of the shooting.
UCF police say this new tool will help in active shooter situations
Read full article: UCF police say this new tool will help in active shooter situationsWith the fall semester starting next week at University of Central Florida, officers on campus are getting trained on how to breach locked doors in case of an emergency by using a breaching kit.
After record violent crime and gang wars, this police department is finding solutions
Read full article: After record violent crime and gang wars, this police department is finding solutionsIt’s taken years and a lot of work to turn the city around. The solutions they found could work for other cities battling gun violence.
Sri Lanka imposes curfew as cops fire tear gas at protesters
Read full article: Sri Lanka imposes curfew as cops fire tear gas at protestersPolice have imposed a curfew in Sri Lanka’s capital a day before a planned protest demanding the resignations of the country's president and prime minister over the economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential goods.
WATCH: Man arrested after trying to steal 74-year-old woman’s car in Ocala, deputies say
Read full article: WATCH: Man arrested after trying to steal 74-year-old woman’s car in Ocala, deputies sayMarion County deputies said they arrested a man Tuesday who attempted to burglarize an Ocala home and tried to enter multiple vehicles at a nearby intersection.
‘I do feel like I’m making a difference,’ Orlando Police Community Response Team lead trainer says
Read full article: ‘I do feel like I’m making a difference,’ Orlando Police Community Response Team lead trainer saysTeam partners with mental health professionals to get results for community members in crisis
3 men arrested over a month after fatal shooting in Kissimmee parking lot, deputies say
Read full article: 3 men arrested over a month after fatal shooting in Kissimmee parking lot, deputies sayThree men were arrested Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Kissimmee over a month ago, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
Daytona Beach police, fire departments to boost pay, incentives
Read full article: Daytona Beach police, fire departments to boost pay, incentivesThe police department currently has 41 vacancies. Part of city leaders’ plan to fix that are raises starting in July and some proposed incentives that will also go to vote next month.
Report: Israeli police clear officers at reporter's funeral
Read full article: Report: Israeli police clear officers at reporter's funeralAn Israeli newspaper says that a police investigation has found that officers engaged in misconduct during the funeral of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh last month.
National Police Week: Central Florida officials visit DC, pay homage to fallen officers
Read full article: National Police Week: Central Florida officials visit DC, pay homage to fallen officersScores of law enforcement officers from across the country have made the trip to Washington D.C. for observances of National Police Week.
Orlando mayor names Eric Smith city’s new police chief
Read full article: Orlando mayor names Eric Smith city’s new police chiefOrlando Mayor Buddy Dyer announced Deputy Chief Eric Smith is set to take over the leadership of the city’s police department following the announcement of Chief Orlando Rolón’s retirement after serving three years in the position.
Police speak to Scottish leader Sturgeon over mask slip-up
Read full article: Police speak to Scottish leader Sturgeon over mask slip-upPolice said Monday that they spoke to Scotland’s leader to reminder her about sticking to coronavirus mask rules after she was filmed without a face covering indoors, Police Scotland said officers reminded First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of the “importance of wearing a face covering when there is a legal requirement to do so.”.
Florida man arrested after hiding live alligator in his truck, deputies say
Read full article: Florida man arrested after hiding live alligator in his truck, deputies sayDeputies said 31-year-old Michael Marolla had the animal inside an open plastic tub in the bed of the pickup, along with two firearms.
Orlando officer transported to hospital after possible substance exposure during traffic stop
Read full article: Orlando officer transported to hospital after possible substance exposure during traffic stopA police officer was transported to the hospital due to possible substance exposure, according to the Orlando Police Department.
Fake cop who stole merchandise from multiple stores busted in Orange Couny, deputies say
Read full article: Fake cop who stole merchandise from multiple stores busted in Orange Couny, deputies sayA 52-year-old man was arrested in Orange County for multiple crimes including impersonating a law enforcement officer.