Sanford

Sheriff Dennis Lemma: Seminole County a safe place to live, but 'there's always the exception to the rule'

City
Casselberry
Sanford
Headline Surfer photo and video by Henry Frederick / Seminole Country Sheriff Dennis Lemma is shown in an interview in his office regarding his approach to keeping this Central Florida County a safe place despite the proliferation of guns and the opioid crisis, the latter of which has reached crisis proportions in overdose deaths in neighboring Orange County (Orlando) to the west and and Volusia County (Daytona Beach) to the east along the I-4 corridor.
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
Headline Surfer

BREAKING NEWS: Sanford cops: Alleged gunman sought in Seminole Towne Center Mall parking lot shooting apprehended

City
Sanford
Newspaper Section
Crime

SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford cops apprehended Lewis Thomas Boone tonight for the shooting of another young man that occurred on Tuesday in the parking lot of the Seminole Towne Center Mall.

Half dozen pooches on 'Declared Dangerous Dogs List' in Seminole County
City
Lake Mary
Longwood
Sanford
Winter Springs
Henry Frederick Tue, 10/24/2017 - 01:27
Newspaper Section
Local News Now

SANFORD, Fla. -- Each year Animal Services receives and investigates dozens of complaints about potential dangerous dogs. Some investigations result in a dog being declared a dangerous dog in accordance with the Florida Statutes, Chapter 767, and the Seminole County Code, Chapter 20.
 

Lake Mary HS student & relief aid volunteer Christina Cardona: No quick fix for Puerto Rico
City
Altamonte Springs
Casselberry
Lake Mary
Longwood
Oviedo
Sanford
Winter Springs
Henry Frederick Fri, 10/13/2017 - 07:02
Newspaper Section
Local News Now
School

LAKE MARY, Fla. -- The Seminole County School district has seen a dramatic spike in student enrollment in the past couple of weeks.

Dramatic enough to fill the equivalent of three classrooms, district officials say. The sudden influx comes from families leaving Puerto Rico, many of them to Central Florida since the massive devastation from Hurricane Maria.   

Seminole County School Board Chairwoman Amy Lockhart: 'We're going to do all we can for Puerto Ricans who need to relocate here'
City
Casselberry
Lake Mary
Oviedo
Sanford
Winter Springs
Henry Frederick Wed, 09/27/2017 - 21:02
Newspaper Section
Local News Now
School

SANFORD, Fla. -- School Board Chairwoman Amy Lockhart is all too aware of the suffering of Puerto Ricans with the utter devastation inflicted on the island a week ago by Maria, which made landfall on the commonwealth as a Category 4 hurricane.

BREAKING NEWS: Sanford cops arrest man on gun-related homicide charges after early morning argument over a cigar turns deadly

City
Sanford
Newspaper Section
Crime
Local News Now

SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford Police investigators said they have arrested Joseph A. Irwin for the gunshot-homicide of James Gilson, after an argument over a cigar turned deadly several hours before sunrise today.

Seminole County Sheriff's Office: Man arrested on armed carjacking charges after allegedly pulling large kitchen knife on car salesman during test drive in Sanford

City
Lake Mary
Sanford
Newspaper Section
Crime
Local News Now

SANFORD, Fla. -- Seminole County Sheriff’s investigators arrested Allen Pendergrass for his involvement in an armed carjacking incident  in which a large kitchen knife was used to steal a car during a test drive, but he didn't get vey far. When law enforcement caught up with him he got a ride to jail.

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