Hotel Standoff Disrupts Monday Morning Breakfast
In Kissimmee, residents of a local motel were rudely awakened and evacuated as a standoff with an aggravated stalking suspect escalated.
Buddy Dyer’s World Class City Named “Most Crime Ridden”
After nearly three terms Mayor Dyer has turned Orlando into one of America’s most crime ridden cities, according to a new report.
Stop the Crime, Violence: Puerto Rican Leadership Council Holds Candlelight Vigil
The Puerto Rican Leadership council will hold a Candle Light Vigil to pray and to share a reflective moment together with religious/community leaders on Tuesday, December 18, 2013.
Uh Oh, Sheriff Demings, Crime Really Is Up in Orange County: FDLE
Crime rose by nearly 3 percent in Orange County during the first half of 2012, but declined in Volusia, Seminole and Osceola County, according to newly released data by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Thursday.
Demings on Crime, Delinquency Challenges in Orange County
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings attributes the recent spate of violent crimes in Orange County to some of the hazards which comes from growing into a big city, even as data shows that violent crime is trending downward.
Florida: 40th Worst Run State in America
Florida is the 40th worst run out of all fifty states when financial health and living standards such as health insurance, employment rate, education and crime are considered. While Gov. Rick Scott touts the state’s AAA credit rating and a low debt per capita because of very little spending relative to its budget, Florida’s lack of expenditure on public welfare has been disastrous for the poor, unemployed and uninsured citizens. And this is likely to even get worsen with the estimated $3 billion deficit in the 2012-2013 budget.
Sheriff Demings Confident About Re-election Chances
Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said Tuesday his re-election bid for a second term is off to a “wonderful” start and he is looking forward to being the Sheriff for a few more years.
Orange County Sheriff Demings Talks Tough
A tough-talking Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said on Wednesday, total crimes, to date, have declined significantly in Orange County, and he expects this trend to continue through to the end of 2010. Demings, who was delivering an update and overview of crime in Orange County, also had good news for the Pine Hills Community, where total crimes are down 14 percent, in line with a similar decline in 2009.
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