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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 […]

article Jonathan Casanova was arrested in connection with an attack on a canvasser for Sen. Marco Rubio (Hialeah Police Department) HIALEAH, Fla. – Police in Hialeah, Florida, have arrested a second suspect for an alleged assault on a canvasser for Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., that took place Sunday night. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, Jonathan Alexander Casanova joined Javier Lopez in attacking the canvasser. The document also noted that the canvasser told police that Casanova told him he could not pass through the area because he was a Republican. “After tirelessly working to bring justice […]

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies arrested a 17-year-old boy who reportedly shot a 5-year-old after getting into an argument with the child’s parent Tuesday, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the child’s father was driving in the area of Oakcrest and 5th Avenue in Interlachen when he turned around because he believed the suspect was flagging him down. When he drove up to the teenager, deputies said an argument began and the teen pulled out a gun, shooting the child in the car. According to the child’s mother, it appeared the teen was walking away, but then […]