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BREAKING NEWS: Suspected cop killer Markeith Loyd taken into custody by Orlando cops

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YouTube download / Raw video of suspected cop killer Markeith Loyd being escorted into the Orange County Jail.
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
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ORLANDO. Fla. -- Markeith Loyd has been captured after a nine-day manhunt, the Orlando Police Department announced on Twitter tonight.

"We've got him! Markeith Loyd in OPD Custody," the OPD tweeted at 7 p.m. "Details to come."

Headline Surfer stands behind Orlando Police Chief John Mina & his cops on a tragic day for law enforcement with the murder of Master Sgt. Debra Clayton

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- This 24/7 award-winning internet-based news outlet serving the I-4 corridor counties of Volusia, Seminole and Orange counties, pledges its ongoing support for Orlando Police Chief John Mina and his cops in their sworn mission to serve and protect the public, even at their own peril as witnessed by the ultimate sacrifice made by Master Sgt. Debra Clayton, shot and killed earlier today by a lone gunman still on the lose.

FDLE: 58-year-old Orlando man arrested on multiple kiddie porn charges; booked into Orange County Jail

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 58-year-old Orlando man was arrested Friday on a warrant after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said its agents found child porn in his home.

ACC football championship to be played in Orlando's Camping World Stadium; hosting WWE's Wrestlemania & NFL's Pro Bowl, too

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference football championship is leaving Charlotte for Orlando's Camping World Stadium, the ACC confirmed today.

And the ACC isn't the only sports entity coming to Orlando's venue. So too is the NFL's Pro Bowl game and the WWE's Wrestlemania. 

Hillary Clinton wins post-conventions poll for president among Daytona Beach-Orlando voters

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Hillary Clinton will win the presidency, Daytona Beach -Orlando voters decided in a Headline Surfer Insta poll that was created within days of the conventions closing and concluding with the first presidential debate.

Orlando Magic acquire guard Jodie Meeks from Detroit Pistons

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Jodie Meeks, shown above, joins the Orlando Magic in a trade engineeered by the front office on June 29. Meeks comes to Orlando from the Dewtroit Pistons in exchange for a future conditional second round pick.

By HENRY FREDERICK
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orlando Magic have acquired guard Jodie Meeks from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a future conditional second round draft pick, General Manager Rob Hennigan announced today.

Orlando cops busy with 2 major crime scenes: gay club mass shooting gunman dead; singer Christina Grimmie's killer commits suicide

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Carnage: 20 dead in what's described as 'act of domestic terrorism' Mass shooting in gay club in Orlando overnight / Headline Surfer®K. Grimmie, trhe young sister shot to death in Orlando after concert / Headline Surfer®

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Orlando police are dealing with two major incidents: A mass shootinmg art a gay club as shown by all the cop cars before dawn and Saturday's slaying of singer Christina Grimmie shown here. Both images are courtesy of the Orlando PD. 

ORLANDO, Fla. -- This is one of those crazy weekends where the carnage is on oh so real and when the cops are clearly on the front lines. 

William 'Bill' Koleszar II of New Smyrna Beach, FL: March 5, 1944 - July 3, 2015

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William "Bill" Koleszar, ex-Orlando police chief & Ne myrna Beach teident, died July 3, 015 / Headline Surfer®Former Orlando police chief

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Bill Koleszar did what few have been able to do: He fought (New Smyrna Beach, FL) City Hall on a September night in 2009, and he won!

William L. (Bill) Koleszar II , a resident of New Smyrna Beach and former Orlando police chief for a couple of years in the early 1980s, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2015, after a lengthy battle with heart disease.

Born in Fairfield, Conn., Mr. Koleszar's candle burned brightly for 71 years across six continents.

From 1975 to 1982, he served as chief of police in Montpelier, Vt, and Arvada, Colo.; and as chief of police in Orlando, Fla, 198-1984. He also served on the cabinet of Colorado Gov. Richard D. Lamm as that state's first director of public safety, from 1984 to 1987.

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