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Wary of getting too “comfortable,” police chief Demings announces retirement
Today Val Demings, the city of Orlando’s first ever female police chief, made the surprise announcement that she would be retiring from her post effective June 1 of this year. Deputy Chief Paul...
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Copwatch’s John Kurtz emerges from exile for legal battle against OPD
Remember John Kurtz? He’s the 27 year-old activist (and real estate broker, apparently) who exhumed police watchdog group Copwatch from the grave last October under a libertarian banner. Well, here’s...
View ArticleMore footage of Food not Bombs arrests at Lake Eola yesterday
Below are the full videos of yesterday’s arrests taken by yours truly yesterday at Lake Eola Park. The first is the complete version of the video posted (and skillfully annotated) by Billy Manes...
View ArticlePolice, Food Not Bombs cooperate to bring homeless feeding arrests to 15
Yawn. Police arrested three more Food Not Bombs volunteers this morning at Lake Eola Park for violating the city’s recently reinstated Large Group Feeding ordinance. The arrests continued the routine...
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Six more arrested at Food Not Bombs sharing, 21 in two weeks, media yawns
A mix of undercover and uniformed police officers serve a revised trespassing warrant to Food Not Bombs co-founder, Keith McHenry, at right. Six more activists affiliated with the group Food Not Bombs...
View ArticlePlot thickens as lawyer says detention of Food Not Bombs activists may be...
In arresting activists for unpermitted food sharings at Lake Eola Park, Mayor Buddy Dyer, the Orlando Police Department, and city’s Parks Department may be in contempt of a court order, said Shayan...
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Despite lawyer’s warning, OPD carts two more to jail for unpermitted public...
Three people affiliated with the group Orlando Food Not Bombs were arrested yesterday at Lake Eola Park, two charged with violating the city’s Large Group Feeding ordinance, one charged with...
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Update on Lake Eola swan attack
We’re a little behind here (putting out a beer issue turns out to be a lot harder than you’d think), but here’s a quick update on the fatal attack on a Lake Eola swan by a dachshund. The Orlando...
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Police Beat: Orlando Police Department officer’s gun fired by a child
Today, the Orlando Police Department released a statement regarding an incident in which a 9-year-old child shot a loaded gun belonging to an Orlando Police Department officer. The incident took place...
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Updated: Orlando police seek identity of child found on OBT
UPDATE: The guardian of this little girl has been located. She had been left with a babysitter who fell asleep while watching her. Orlando police just sent out a bulletin seeking help identifying this...
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