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Newsby Staff WriterJune 29, 2018

Video: Lightning Strike Narrowly Misses Florida Officer

An Apopka (FL) police officer was in the department’s parking lot, placing some equipment in the trunk of his squad car when a bolt of lightning struck a very short distance behind him. The dramatic event was caught on surveillance video.

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Videosby Staff WriterJune 29, 2018

Lightning Strike Narrowly Misses Florida Officer

An Apopka (FL) police officer was in the department’s parking lot, placing some equipment in the trunk of his squad car when a bolt of lightning struck a very short distance behind him. The dramatic event was caught on surveillance video. More here.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2018

Orlando Officer Shot in Standoff Still in Coma But Responsive, Wife Says

Valencia says the doctors are asking her husband to make small gestures, such as giving a thumbs-up or squeezing a hand, and he is responding to those requests.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2018

Orlando Officer Shot in Head Now Breathing on his Own

The shooting of Officer Kevin Valencia began a standoff that ended when the barricaded gunman killed four children before killing himself.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2018

DNA Left on Abandoned Bike Leads to Arrest in Florida Murder Case

Police in Miami Gardens (FL) say that DNA collected from a bicycle abandoned at a murder scene in March led to the arrest of 23-year-old David Jones.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2018

Florida Correctional Officer Struck and Killed by Vehicle

Correctional Officer Tawanna Marin was supervising an inmate work crew in Coconut Creek (FL) on Monday when she was struck and killed by a vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2018

3 Florida Men Accused of Impersonating Police During Shooting

Police said that a victim of the shooting identified 27-year-old Yasmani Morgado, 34-year-old Ceaser Miranda-Vega, and 49-year-old Rene Del Toro as the men who shouted "Police!" and “Get on the ground!” before opening fire with a short-barreled shotgun.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2018

Florida Deputy Talks Suicidal Man Off of Overpass

Orange County (FL) Sheriff’s Deputy Jamie Hoffman talked a man off a ledge on Interstate 4 over the weekend.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2018

2 Florida Men Tried to “Impale” Officers with Tow Truck Boom

An officer wrote in an arrest report that the subjects “intentionally lowered the boom of the tow truck...placed the tow truck in reverse, accelerated at a high rate of speed and struck the police vehicle.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 14, 2018

Officer Wounded, Gunman Killed, in Florida Gunfight

Sergeant Kenneth Toler was responding to a report of a suicidal man — identified as Dillan Ezell — armed with a gun.

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