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Bentley driver says shooter fired at car without reason
Deputies have interviewed two people — the driver of a Bentley and its owner — after the driver dropped off a gunshot victim at Dr. P. Phillips Hospital and took off early Thursday. The victim was identified Friday afternoon as Mathew Thomas....
Tags: Winter Garden, Shootings, Hospitals and Clinics
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Father of Chechen shot by FBI says he thinks son was tortured
ReutersGROZNY, Russia (Reuters) - The father of a Chechen immigrant killed during questioning over his links with one of the Boston Marathon bombings suspects said on Thursday he plans to travel to the United States where he thinks his son was tortured and...Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, FBI, Sports, Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions
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REFILE-Father of Chechen shot by FBI says he thinks son was tortured
Reuters(Refiles to make clear in headline and first paragraph father thinks son was tortured) GROZNY, Russia, May 23 (Reuters) - The father of a Chechen immigrant killed during questioning over his links with one of the Boston Marathon bombings suspects said on...Tags: FBI, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sports, Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice
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Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida
ReutersORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent,...Tags: FBI, The New York Times, Shootings, Police Investigations, Law Enforcement
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FBI: Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant was shot to death by authorities while being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case early Wednesday after he lunged at an FBI agent with a knife, officials said. Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old...
Tags: FBI, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, Police Investigations
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Orange schools to do random metal-detector searches of students after gun incidents
The Orange County school district announced Wednesday that it will begin screening students using metal detectors in hopes of preventing "senseless and unsafe behavior" at its 184 schools. The announcement came shortly after a Colonial High School...
Tags: Firearms, Students, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Shootings, Crimes
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Friend: Orlando man killed by FBI agent was questioned in Boston Marathon bombings
An Orlando man who was shot and killed by an agent with the FBI early this morning was friends with the Boston bombings suspects, according to a friend of the victim. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was shot this morning in the 6000 block of Peregrine Avenue in...
Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, FBI, Sports, Police Investigations, Prosecution
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Erratic burglary suspect led cops on wild chase that ended in crash
A man accused of robbing local businesses for cartons of cigarettes led police on a chase Tuesday before crashing a stolen pickup truck into a tree, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies and Orlando police believe Vernon Jeffrey Williams, 47,...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Interstate 4, Transportation Accidents, Orlando, Bank Robbery
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Orlando-area 9-year-old girl flees from possible abductor in white van
A 9-year-old girl told deputies she ran for help after a man in a white van tried to get her inside his vehicle in a southwest Orange County neighborhood on Wednesday, prompting school alerts and a community warning. The man followed the girl as she...Tags: Apopka, Windermere, Kensington
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FDLE: Crime rates down in Central Florida, across state
Central Florida counties saw lower crime rates in 2012 — mirroring the statewide trend — according to the annual crime report released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The overall crime rate in Orange County decreased by 4...
Tags: Orange County (Florida), Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Seminole County
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Arrest made in butcher-knife robbery near Orlando
Deputies have arrested a man they said jumped through a small opening in security glass at a convenience store and robbed a 65-year-old clerk with a butcher knife Saturday. The suspect is Jean Dorival, 28, who was taken into custody in Palm Beach County,...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Miramar, Police Arrests, Orlando, Prisons
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Black family finds KKK flier on doorstep; OCSO investigating 'threat'
A KKK flier was left on the doorstep of an African-American family in the midst of large, racially diverse community in east Orange over the weekend. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is now investigating the incident as a threat against the family,...
Tags: Holidays, Religious Festivals, Ku Klux Klan, Christmas
May 24, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 16, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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