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Orange County Sheriff John Mina to launch LGBTQ Safe Place Initiative, Monday, June 10
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Orange County Sheriff John Mina, along with members of the LGBTQ community, elected officials, business leaders and business owners will launch the OCSO’s LGBTQ Safe Place Initiative, on Monday, June 10.
The kickoff event will be hosted by OCSO’s first business partner in this venture, Mango’s Tropical Café, at 8126 International Drive, Orlando.
The mission of the LGBTQ Safe Place Initiative is to provide the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) community with safe places throughout the city they can turn to if they are the victim of crime or harassment. The message is simple: this is a safe place for the LGBTQ community. Anyone being harassed or threatened can enter this business and it will be a safe haven — they can use the phone to call the police and wait inside if they need to.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has always been committed to the safety of all of our residents and visitors. Through the LGBTQ Safe Place Initiative, our LGBTQ community and visitors will have access to safe places throughout Orange County where they can turn if they are a victim of crime or they feel harassed or threatened.
Through the Safe Place Initiative, OCSO will provide decals to local businesses and other organizations and those entities will clearly post them as a symbol of safety for the victims of LGBTQ crime or harassment.
Anyone who seeks solace in a Safe Place location can be assured that if they are te victim of a crime, deputies will promptly be called. In addition to the 911 law enforcement response to these incidents, OCSO has several LGBTQ liaison deputies who have built partnerships within the LGBTQ community and are a resource for any questions or concerns our residents or visitors might have.
The Safe Place Initiative was started by the City of Seattle Police Department in 2015 and has been adopted by many law enforcement agencies across the nation.
ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN Sports) – Russell Henley wins his first red cardigan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, today, along with $4 million of the $20 million prize pool. The red cardigan was first awarded in 2017, in memory of Arnold Palmer who passed the year before. This is Henley’s fifth win on the PGA Tour.
Russell Henley is greeted by his family on the 18th green after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)
Henley finished at 11 under par for the four day tournament, carding a 70 today. Collin Morikawa finished in second place at 10 under par. API defending champion, Scottie Scheffler, finished today at 4 under par, tied for 11th place.
Scottie Scheffler tees off at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Photo Credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)
This coming week, the top golfers head to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, for The Players Championship. The winner will walk away with $4.5 million of the $25 million up for grabs. This is the PGA Tour’s largest regular season purse. Stay tuned to www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN Sports) – Scottie Scheffler wins his second red cardigan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, today, along with $4 million of the $20 million prize pool. The red cardigan was first awarded in 2017, in memory of Arnold Palmer who passed the year before. Scheffler first won the API in 2022.
Scottie Scheffler wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational. (Photo credit: Mike Brodsky, Florida National News)
The number one ranked golfer in the world, Scheffler finished at 15 under par for the four day tournament, carding a 66 today. Wyndham Clark finished in second place at 10 under par. API defending champion, Kurt Kitayama, did not make the cut, this weekend, finishing 7 over par after the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday.
This coming week, the top golfers head to TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra, for the 50th anniversary of The Players Championship. The winner will walk away with $4.5 million of the $25 million up for grabs. This is the PGA Tour’s largest regular season purse. Stay tuned to www.FloridaNationalNews.com for more.
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