Tag: Central Florida News

Orlando mailman robbed in broad daylight, police offering reward for information on suspect Police are offering a reward leading to the arrest of a man accused of robbing an Orlando mail carrier ORLANDO, Fla. – A United States Postal Service letter carrier was threatened and robbed while delivering mail in Orlando in early October. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is now offering up to $50,000 for information leading to the suspect’s arrest and conviction. It is the fifth reported robbery of a mail carrier in Central Florida – and fourth in Orlando – this year, according to a spokesperson for […]

Bodycam footage shows arrest of Georgia fugitive in Central Florida A Georgia fugitive was arrested by police after a 6-hour-long search in Florida FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A fugitive who was wanted out of Georgia was tracked down in Flagler County and now faces more felony charges after stealing from a Florida campground, deputies said.  Deputies arrested 21-year-old Jerrod D. Oats of Jacksonville, along with a female companion, on Monday at 10 p.m. after a lengthy six-hour search. Around 3 p.m. Monday, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office notified the Flagler deputies of a stolen Chevrolet truck with a Georgia plate […]

Florida jewelry thieves create elaborate scheme, stealing $500K worth of merchandise Thieves in Florida executed an elaborate plan to steal $500K in jewelry from a Longwood business in Seminole County LONGWOOD – A jewelry store in Longwood is out nearly half a million dollars after some burglars pulled off a heist that reminded the store owner of “Oceans 11.” Despite the comparisons to a Hollywood movie, however, Albert Pagán says this break-in was very real. “When you think about how many years it took you and how much is taken and when you’re a small brick and mortar business. Gosh, you […]

article (Photo of gun via Volusia Sheriff’s Office) VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A 13-year-old student at Heritage Middle School was arrested Tuesday after he reportedly brought a gun with no magazine to school and showed it to another student, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office. The witness student told a deputy that during third-period class Monday, the boy asked him if he wanted to see something cool and then reached into his backpack and showed him the gun, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Deputies said the parent of the witness student reported the incident. Authorities spoke with the […]

New image from Florida anthropology hopes to crack cold case There is now a face to a cold case, first discovered in the heat of the Florida summer. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly says the anthropology team from the University of South Florida was able to create these images in hopes of identifying a man whose remains were found at a residential construction site in Palm Coast. PALM COAST, Fla. – There is now a face to a cold case, first discovered in the heat of the Florida summer. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly says the anthropology team from the […]