Florida will have 159 new laws starting Tuesday that address various issues, including college tuition, corporate tax credits, abortions and sex offenders. One of the most prevalent laws is one that aims to protect children and others from dangerous sex offenders. The laws are intended to keep the most violent…
Two juveniles linked to a string of house burglaries in Maitland were arrested on Wednesday, according to police reports. Maitland police claim the two are also connected to numerous other break-ins in Orange and Seminole counties. Some stolen items, which included electronics, purses and televisions, were recovered at the suspects’ homes, according…
On Wednesday, New Hampshire’s highest court ruled that the state infringed the free speech rights of a man who wished to have “COPSLIE” on his license plate. The state Supreme Court agreed with the arguments of the man in a unanimous decision. The man said he wanted the vanity plate…
The owner of an Altamonte Mall jewelry store has been arrested on federal charges after his business was raided Wednesday as part of a nationwide sweep on synthetic drugs. According to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official, the jewelry store owner allegedly oversaw a large synthetic drug operation in Central…
The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office announced today that they arrested 26 men in an undercover Internet child sex predator sting dubbed “Operation SafeNet.” All of the men detained are accused of using the Internet to make arrangement for sex with what they believed were children. The men accused, ranging in…
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services arrested three people on Friday in connection with alleged illegal telemarketing operations in central Florida. According to the agency, an investigation into three companies following a series of consumer complaints revealed the businesses were operating illegally. The owners of the three telemarking…
Four women were arrested last month in a prostitution sting at the La Quinta Hotel in Lake Mary. Authorities claim the women were arrested after offering sex for hundreds of dollars at the hotel, which is located just off Interstate 4. Undercover deputies apparently met the woman at the hotel…
An 89-year-old Indiana man and the owner of an Apopka lily nursery pleaded guilty Tuesday in Detroit to transporting more than 1,400 pounds of cocaine to Michigan between 2009 and 2011. The Michigan City, Ind., man is one of the oldest criminal defendants in Detroit’s federal court. He told the…
A Seminole County middle school teacher was arrested at his Volusia County home last month on child pornography charges. The 66-year-old man was arrested by the Volusia County Sheriff’s office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and charged with multiple counts of child pornography, which was allegedly found on…
The Altamonte Springs Police Department netted 11 arrests after conducting a three week undercover drug bust at the Remington Inn and Suites. Detectives claim that multiple, large scale drug purchases were made from various suspects at hotel’s location over the course of the sting operation. Police arrested 11 different people…