Crime

Private viewing Friday for Daytona Beach toddler killed in traffic chasing family dog that escaped from the house

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Tucker Morgan Dockins's funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 9th, at Lohman Funeral Home in Ormond Beach.

OCSO deputies: Osceola County code enforcement officer arrested for allegedly stealing a package in front of a private home in St. Cloud

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ST. CLOUD, Fla. -- An Osceola County code enforcement officer was caught on surveillance camera video stealing a package containing a phone from private property.

Sanford Cops: Former pastor arrested for alleged sex crimes against two girls

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SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford Police investigators have arrested Yersson David Solarte Basto, 33, on charges of sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation, following allegations that he engaged in inappropriate conduct and sexually touched and/or assaulted two underage females.

BREAKING NEWS: Port Orange Cops: Two Walgreens employees shot & wounded inside; gunman found dead out front of self-inflicted gunshot

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PORT ORANGE, Fla. -- Two Walgreens store employees were shot and wounded, and the shooter took his own life in the front parking lot at 1620 before cops arrived.

BREAKING NEWS: Jury recommends death penalty for Troy Victorino & Jerone Hunter in the gruesome Xbox murders in Deltona
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Henry Frederick Wed, 05/07/2025 - 17:43
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DELAND, Fla. -- After a week and a half of a resentencing hearing at the Volusia County Courthouse, a jury voted in favor of the death penalty on all counts for Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter for the deadliest mass murder in the county's history.

Alligator kills woman in Polk County's Lake Kissimmee after canoe tips over 35 miles south of Orlando

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- An 11-foot-long alligator killed a woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, in what investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter.

Multimedia: Sanford Police ask the community for help identifying suspects in newly-released video of 2024 shooting

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SANFORD, Fla. -- Sanford cops are asking for the community’s help in identifying the suspects in a newly released video, which shows the April 2024 shooting of Layla Bennett.

Judge in Orlando orders 20-year-old man jailed without bail on murder charges in the horrific beating death of his 3-month-old baby girl

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 20-year-old Orange County man was ordered held without bail by a judge on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the violent beating death of his 3-month-old daughter, Nova.

GoFundMe account set up for Daytona Beach toddler killed in traffic chasing family dog that escaped from residence

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A GoFundMe account has been set up for a Daytona Beach toddler killed in traffic chasing the family dog that escaped from the residence.