Orlando Crime

Palm Bay Police Department patrol dog dies

Orlando Sentinel — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:54:53 -0400

Kevin P. Connolly, Sentinel Staff Writer Astro, a 12-year-old patrol dog for the Palm Bay Police Department, died this week, officials just announced. The dog, a Dutch Shepherd from Holland assigned to Officer Jeff Nickle, “succumbed to old age and...

Vehicle owners can send a message to crooks

Gary Taylor — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:26:18 -0400

I dropped by the Oviedo Police Department and couldn't help but notice a lobby display of bright yellow rear-view mirror hangers. What really caught me eye was the message: "STOP Thief" screaming at me. If the bad guy stops to...

DNA found in burglary leads to man already behind bars

Willoughby Mariano — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:06:29 -0400

Thanks to the modern miracle of DNA testing, 46-year-old Elvis Funderburk may be dancing to the Jailhouse Rock. Daytona Beach police said he left some behind in the form of blood on July 20 during a burglary at a business...

Cash, handgun seized in Kissimmee drug trafficking arrets

Willoughby Mariano — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:23:17 -0400

Three people were arrested on drug charges today in Kissimmee, officials just announced. Barcari McCarthren, 32, of Orlando, was charged with possession of marijuana, armed trafficking of cocaine and violation of probation/contempt of court. Fletcher Hollinger, 19, of Kissimmee faces...

Woman pistol-whipped at MetroWest Wal-Mart

Walter Pacheco — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:58:42 -0400

A man robbed a woman at gunpoint inside her car and pistol-whipped her at a MetroWest Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot Monday, police said. Teneshia Furlow told Orlando police that she was in the Wal-Mart parking lot at 2500 S. Kirkman...

Volusia deputies find fugitive, meth lab

Greg Miller — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:56:03 -0400

No, the Deltona homeowner told Volusia County deputy sheriffs on Sunday night, the person they wanted -- Jerry Shaw -- wasn’t in his house, despite what a tipster said. Then the owner agreed to let deputies inside his house at...

Another charge for Lake Mary woman accused of sex with teen

Gary Taylor — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:02:36 -0400

A 35-year-old Lake Mary woman, already facing multiple charges of sexual activity with a 17-year-old boy, now faces a charge of lewd and lascivious behavior involving a 14-year-old, the Seminole County Sheriff's Office announced this afternoon. Kristie Lee Mathis was...

DeBary man charged with 3 pharmacy robberies

Gary Taylor — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:23:54 -0400

Yesterday we told you about a robbery at the Medicine Shoppe in downtown DeLand and showed you a photo of the suspect from a surveillance video. The gunman wasn't interested in money. He demanded prescription pain killers. Within hours of...

Caylee Marie case: 'How's the letter coming?'

John A. Cutter — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:16:07 -0400

In the audio below, Casey Anthony and her brother Lee can be heard talking in this call from July 31, which was released by the Orange County Jail today. In it, Lee Anthony asks about a letter, but like other...

Armed man takes drugs from DeLand pharmacy

Gary Taylor — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:44:37 -0400

A man who robbed a DeLand pharmacy of drugs Wednesday may be the same person responsible for two similar robberies in nearby DeBary, police said this morning. The man entered the Medicine Shoppe, 319 S. Woodland Blvd., just after 5...