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Felon ripped off Target stores in Central Florida, deputies say
Angel Guillermo Diaz picked an unusual place to hide. "I'm in big trouble,'' a sweaty, out-of-breath Diaz told a worker at a tourist-area TGI Fridays early May 12 after a smash-and-grab at a Kissimmee Target. The felon knew deputies were on their way....Tags: Target, Poinciana, Theft, Kissimmee, Prisons
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Child-porn subscriber charged with having 8 illegal videos, deputies say
A 48-year-old Osceola County man who has been under investigation last summer was charged recently with eight crimes related child pornography, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said today. Matthew Lyndon Johnson of St. Cloud is accused of...Tags: Osceola County, Lyndon B. Johnson, Pornography, St. Cloud
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Can Osceola's tourist strip take back its hotels?
Twice a year, Val and Keith Lupton vacation somewhere along U.S. Highway 192 near Walt Disney World, drawn by the state's famous sunshine and the tourist strip's affordable lodging. For the past eight years or so, the accommodations chosen by the...
Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Lake Buena Vista, Walt Disney World Resort, Tourism and Leisure, Interstate 4
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Osceola man charged with molesting another minor
Brian Shaw of Kenansville faces new charges with molesting another child in rural Osceola County. The latest arrest happened Friday when an unidentified tipster alerted the Osceola County Sheriff's Office about a second sex victim in the ranching...
Tags: Prosecution, Abusive Behavior, Police Arrests, Sex Crimes, Osceola County Jail
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Birthday spat ended in rape, Osceola deputies say
A birthday celebration gone horribly wrong resulted in a Poinciana man being jailed on rape and other charges, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said Thursday. Matthew Ramos said he and a woman got into an argument Wednesday, his 24th birthday, and...Tags: Poinciana, Sex Crimes, Osceola County Jail
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Career criminal gets life for rape, murder of 79-year-old widow
An Osceola County jury took less than two hours Tuesday to find a career burglar guilty of the 1989 rape and first-degree murder of a 79-year-old widow. Circuit Judge Mark Blechman immediately sentenced Johnny Lee Hilton, 54, to two consecutive life...
Tags: Murder, Osceola County, Fractured Rib, Prisons
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Polk County Sheriff's app shows mug shots, sex offenders
The Polk County Sheriff's Office entered the fast-paced and competitive mobile industry by launching a mobile app -- the first of its kind among Central Florida law enforcement agencies. The best parts of the FLPolkSO app, available today for Apple...
Tags: Polk County Sheriff's Office, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Orlando Police Department
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Manager busted for Chipolte burglary; $7,500 missing from safe
FloriDUHResponding deputies arrived at a Chipolte Mexican Grill in Kissimmee and spoke with restaurant's manager who told them security notified them the door had been broken, according to a news release from the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. And more than...Tags: Kissimmee
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Report: Jail guard busted at Walmart for shoplifting | Video
FloriDUHHe got caught — now this jail guard will be sleeping on a cot. Corporal Michael Nikitenko, an Orange County Jail guard became an inmate after video surveillance filmed him removing merchandise from packages at a Kissimmee Walmart and hiding items&...Tags: Orlando, Kissimmee, Prisons, Walmart
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School principal busted on drug charges
FloriDUHIt looks like this Principal lacked principle. After deputies received a complaint of possible drug activity at the home of David Groover, the principal at Partin Settlement Elementary School, they launched an investigation, according to a news release...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Osceola County, Drug Trafficking
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Suspect in St. Cloud AK-47 attack loved Satan, cops say
ST. CLOUD — David Penney was 7 years old when cops first reported he threatened to kill someone.
That was Sept. 28, 2000, at Hickory Tree Elementary School when a school librarian reprimanded him.
"I will bring a gun to school and get her next...Tags: Assault, Cults and Sects, Suicide, Google Inc., Shootings
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