Local Stories for March 2012
Stories for Saturday, March 31
Deputy shoots dogs while chasing carjacking suspect
Officials say a deputy was forced to shoot and kill two pitbulls while chasing a carjacking suspect Saturday afternoon. The incident started around 4:00 p.m. when a man called 911 from the Walmart at John Young Parkway and Sandlake Road, and said he had been carjacked by three men who ...
Ex-Apopka H.S. athlete arrested in college campus rape
A former Apopka High School star athlete, along with his college football teammate, were arrested on charges of sexual misconduct, kidnapping and burglary, authorities said. Bobby Henderson, 19, of Orlando, and Caremen Jones, 19, were arrested on Friday night in South Carolina by Lander University police officers for a March ...
Apartments destroyed in two-alarm fire
Several units at the Governor's Manor apartment complex in Orlando were destroyed in a fire that broke out around noon Saturday. Officials say the fire broke out at the apartment complex at 2851 L. B. McLeod Road around 12:10 p.m. The district fire chief says crews got to the scene ...
Man accepts plea deal over bunny deaths
A 35-year-old Winter Haven man has accepted a plea deal for killing three bunnies with his hands during an argument with his wife. Reginald Owen Sear Jr. accepted the plea Friday in Polk County Court. According to The Ledger (http://bit.ly/H3drZ4), Sear could receive about two years in prison ...
Two arrested for child porn in Polk County
Polk County deputies say two men have been arrested for possession of child pornography in separate investigations. One of them is a registered sex offender, according to deputies. A relative of 47-year-old William Martin turned his computer over to police after discovering images of child porn, investigators say. The relative ...
Deputies: Man, woman injured in shooting
Brevard County deputies are investigating a shooting that injured a man and a woman in Mims Friday evening. Deputies and emergency rescue crews responded to the 5100 block of Goldenshores Boulevard around 7:45 p.m. after receiving reports of a disturbance. Once on scene, a man and woman were found with ...
13-year-old hit by car in Brevard County
Melbourne police say a 13-year-old was hit by a car Friday evening. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Babcock Street and Florida Avenue. Police say the 13-year-old boy was crossing the northbound lanes of Babcock Street in the crosswalk when he was hit by the vehicle. ...
Stories for Friday, March 30
Thousands gather at Miami rally for Trayvon Martin
Political leaders, sport stars, entertainers and several thousand people have taken part in a rally in Miami to support the family of an unarmed Florida teenager shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer. Basketball stars Alonzo Mourning and Isaiah Thomas, singers Chaka Khan and Betty Wright, and others joined ...
White supremacist group, biker gang members arrested
Law enforcement officials said they've brought down a major prescription drug operation, involving a biker gang and a white supremacist group FBI agents and local law enforcement said they arrested six alleged members of a group called the "S.S. Kavallerie Brigade, and the Outlaws motorcycle club. Investigators said the two ...
Police: Orlando teen accidentally shoots self in leg
An Orlando teenager is recovering after accidentally shooting himself at a park on Friday. Police said the 16-year-old threw a gun into some bushes at Sheppard Park in Cocoa Beach because he knew he shouldn't have had the weapon. Witness Jason Mayes was playing his guitar when it happened. "A ...
Sanford business owners worry Trayvon Martin rally could hurt business
The cries for justice in the case of slain teen Trayvon Martin was killed continue on Friday. The NAACP has planned another march for Trayvon through part of Sanford on Saturday, and some downtown business owners said they are furious. They told WFTV the rally could scare shoppers away on ...
Man found guilty of killing girlfriend, two others
The jury found Jose Maisonet-Maldonado guilty on Friday for the murder of his girlfriend, 35-year-old Berlitz Alvelo, and guilty of vehicular homicide in the death of two other women, who were in a car he crashed into as he ran from deputies. In court on Friday, Maisonet-Maldonado's attorney did not ...
Officials: Boy, 14, started brush fire that damaged home
A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Friday for starting a brush fire that damaged a home, according to Palm Bay Fire Rescue. Mathew Darren Lusk was arrested on charges of intentional burning of land and arson. Firefighters said they responded to a report of a brush fire in West Oaks ...
Spotting mammograms miss: MBI
BACKGROUND: About one in every eight women in the United States will experience breast cancer in their lifetime. Each year approximately 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and around 40,000 women will die from it. (Source: National Breast Cancer Association) SELF-EXAMINATION: Nearly 70% of all breast cancers are ...
Both directions of Osceola Pkwy reopened after crash involving firefighter
Both directions of Osceola Parkway are reopened after a motorcycle crash shut down the roadway on Friday. Officials with Osceola County Fire Rescue said a firefighter was involved in the crash. The firefighter suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center, according to officials. The crash happened ...
St. Cloud High students back in classes after bomb threat
St. Cloud High School evacuated all of their students to the football field after receiving a bomb threat Friday morning, according to an Osceola County schools spokesperson. The St. Cloud Police Department said they received a call from Crimeline in regards to an anonymous tip of a bomb threat at ...
Sex offenders live near future home of family park
Orange County officials say the location of a future family friendly park will remain unchanged even though WFTV uncovered eight sex offenders live nearby. The eight sex offenders have all been convicted of crimes involving children, and some live within a one-mile radius of the future location of the 27 ...
Man accused of severely abusing boy, held without bond
Volusia County deputies have found and arrested the suspect in a child abuse case. Brian Bouchard, 21, is accused of severely abusing a 14-month-old boy. Bouchard called 911 early Thursday, two hours after he claims the boy fell while in his care. Once deputies and doctors suspected foul play, Bouchard ...
Fire Rescue: Fire sparked at empty home ruled suspicious
A house fire in Orange County is being called suspicious and now the state fire marshal’s office is working to find out what sparked the flames. The fire started inside the home on 19th Street, just east of Orange Blossom Trail, around 10 p.m. Thursday. Fire crews were ...
Teen accused of hammer attack talks to WFTV
A competency hearing was held for Isaiah Cain at the Orange County Courthouse Thursday. Cain is already serving a 20-year sentence for raping a 16-year-old in April 2011. While Cain was awaiting trial in case, prosecutors said he attacked a teenage girl with a hammer. The hearing didn't last long, ...
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