Cops: Man Dragged Woman, 75, By Purse
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:14:04 -0700
Police are crediting two men with finding a man who police claim tried to rob a 75-year-old woman outside a Central Florida store.
Cops: Vacant, foreclosed houses attract homeless squatters
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:24:57 -0700
Police think family members arrested at an Ocoee home this week are part of a network of squatters who live in houses facing foreclosure.
Film festival to host its largest-ever event at West Orange 5
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:28:42 -0700
Whether you are a visual artist hoping to view others work, network and attend seminars, a film buff searching for works that are different and interesting or a person looking for something to do over the long Labor Day weekend, the Central Florida Film Festival is the place to go.
Police: 3 children among family of squatters found in Ocoee home
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:50:21 -0700
House was sold at foreclosure on Tuesday, records show Ocoee's Shirley Johnson has lived between two empty houses for a long time, so when she started to see signs of life at the foreclosure next door, she took notice.
Cops: Trade guns for gift cards
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:24:35 -0700
Annual program encourages citizens to surrender guns, no questions asked A host of Central Florida law enforcement agencies will give away gift cards to citizens who turn in guns Friday during their annual "Kicks 4 Guns" program, hoping to get firearms out of communities.
DCF officials changing the way they assess "failure to protect" cases
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:01:43 -0700
Advocates for battered women praise new direction child welfare agency is taking Valerie Rodriguez told police her husband has choked her unconscious, rammed a gun into her eye, pointed a pistol at her, struck her in the head with the weapon, and most recently, shot their teenage son in the head.