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A Pulse first responder will receive his final paycheck next Thursday after post-traumatic stress disorder has left him out of work for about a year.
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Orlando police and Pine Hills residents will sit across from each other Wednesday night in an effort to break the ice and build up the community. It is part of the fifth Orlando Speaks, an interactive workshop that brings together trained facilitators, citizens, and officers from the Orlando Police Department.
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Some 200 decals are marking safe places across Orlando. The Safe Place program is designed to give members of the LGBT community a safe place to turn for help.
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The funeral is Saturday for the Orlando police officer who was shot and killed as she tried to apprehend a suspect in the shooting death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend.
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Police have named a suspect in the shooting of an Orlando Police Department officer Monday. Orlando Police say the officer has died, and another Sheriff's Deputy was killed in a traffic accident during the manhunt.
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Just days after a mother was shot at a gas station in Pine Hills, Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings and Orlando Police Chief John Mina are pledging new ways to keep that community safe. The announcement involves targeted crime reduction and collaboration with pastors and other officials. Pine Hills has seen a slight increase in gun violence over the past few weeks. One of the more recent shootings resulted in the death of a pregnant woman.
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Six months after the Pulse nightclub shooting, Orlando officials have launched a network of safe places for the LGBT community. These are businesses where people being threatened or harassed can go for help.
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After recent data from the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice revealed Orange County continues to lead the state in juvenile arrests, local law enforcement agencies are planning to replace handcuffs with civil citations for minors with nonviolent offenses.
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Law enforcement agencies across Orange County are partnering to prevent crime over the holiday season. The effort, called Operation Safe Holiday kicks off Friday with a message from newly re-elected county sheriff Jerry Demings and Orlando Police Chief John Mina to have fun, but stay vigilant. As part of the safety effort agencies plan to work with homeowners associations and private security teams in the area’s retail and tourism industry.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office is looking into excessive force allegations against an Orlando police officer. An Orlando Police Department internal review cleared Officer James Wilson in an alleged assault last year against homeless veteran Terre Johnson in Parramore.