TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed legislation to help Florida prosecutors dismantle organized retail theft rings. During the 2022 Florida Legislative Session, Attorney General Ashley Moody worked with lawmakers to pass Senate Bill 1534 to provide more tools to prosecute members of organized retail theft rings. Prior to the start of session, retail theft…
Read moreORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – Sunday, June 12th marked the sixth anniversary of the nation’s largest mass shooting involving the LGBTQ+ community at Pulse Nightclub here in Orlando. As the families of the 49 “angels,” survivors, first responders, trauma workers, and supporters of the LGBTQ+ community gathered for the ceremony on the site of what will be…
Read more
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade and the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of massacres. The attacker was…
Read more
BUFFALO, N.Y. (NFL) – The Buffalo Bills Foundation and NFL Foundation are taking initial steps to help the Buffalo’s East Side community heal in the wake of Saturday’s targeted attack against the Black community. The foundations are combining to donate $400,000 to support the community in the wake of this horrific hate crime. A combined…
Read more
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (FNN) – Black Lives Matter Restoration Polk, Inc. called for the resignation of Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez during a press conference in Kissimmee Tuesday after the deputy-involved shooting at Target in late April resulting in a death. Pastor Carl Soto, BLMRP co-founder and vice president, slammed Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez in…
Read more
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal agents interviewed the parents of the white 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket and served multiple search warrants, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Sunday. Federal authorities were still working to confirm the authenticity of a 180-page manifesto that was posted online, which…
Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office reports responding to a call to the 2500 block of Egret Shores Drive at 1:37am Monday morning, where deputies found former Orlando Magic player Adreian Payne shot. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. OCSO reports that the shooter, later identified as…
Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN) – After delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer unveiled the signs recognizing Rock Lake and Montclair Manor as the 2020 and 2021 Neighborhood Watches of the Year, respectively. The two neighborhoods saw their crime rates drop the most during their respective years, and they now have the signs…
Read more
