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<p> Brevard County sheriff's deputies said two women were found dead Monday afternoon in their home and they believe they were mother and daughter.</p><p> Major JJ Woolsey, spokesperson with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office said it's usual but they don't suspect fowl play.</p><p> "It's being looked at as suspicious mainly for that reason, because we have two deceased within the same residence," Major Woolsey said.</p><p> The home is located in the 1800 block Hallum Avenue, just south of State Road 46 in Titusville.</p><p> Deputies said the mother in her 60's and her daugher who was in her 40's had probably been dead for days and the 65-year-old man who lived with them, apparently didn't know. They believe he sufferes from dementia.</p><p> They said he call 911 after he realized they were dead.</p><p> Deputies said the man was taken to the hospital because he had some sort of upper-respiratory condition. They are waiting on his test results. Investigators have ruled out the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning or gas leak.</p><p> Investigators have not released the identities of the women.</p><p> Autopsy and Toxicology results are expected back in two weeks.</p><p> Check back to ClickOrlando.com for more updates.</p>
Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:12:23 GMT
<p> Security cameras are everywhere, on our streets at the ATM and in just about every store or business.</p><p> Police love them because when a crime is caught on camera, they say the odds they'll make an arrest skyrockets.</p><p> In fact, the Orlando Police Department has formed a new tactical squad designed to take advantage of all the crime fighting technology available.</p><p> According to the latest market research, nearly one in four homeowners have or plan to install some sort of home security system. But only a fraction of those systems include video surveillance.</p><p> Orlando Police Chief Paul Rooney told Local 6's Kala Rama that if more homeowners had video cameras, he predicts two things would happen almost immediately.</p><p> There would be fewer break-ins and his officers and detectives would clear more burglary cases.</p><p> "It's the wave of the future," said Rooney. "I would love for every home owner to have it, but realistically in these tough economic times, it's so tough."</p><p> The latest crime statistics show overall crime is down in Orlando, but property crime and burglary are up.</p><p> "We had a slew of burglaries in Delany Park over the summer," Rooney said. "Because of videotape, we got a tag number and identified the suspects."</p><p> Makoto Schoppert is a Central Florida homeowner who has video cameras around his house. He installed them after a number of break-ins in his neighborhood.</p><p> "You don't think something like that is going to happen, you hear about it on TV, it's not going to happen to me, well it can and it did," Schoppert said.</p><p> Schoppert's cameras caught burglars in the act.</p><p> "I think it really paid off in the end, helped put this guy in jail," Schoppert said. "It keeps him off the streets. He had a record of breaking into homes and I'm sure my house wasn't going to be the last one."</p><p> These days, there are lots of video surveillance choices. High end systems with multiple cameras that used to cost thousands are down to just hundreds of dollars to install and monitor. </p><p> There are even "video relay" systems which streams video to your cell phone. After installation, the relay runs about 10 dollars a month.</p><p> "I could never endorse any certain company or whatever," Rooney said. "But it's a very good investigative tool. Video is very valuable."</p><p> Rooney said his department's new technology and forensics unit is a one stop shop for his officers to work any case that involves video. Cases that don't have video, investigators work them hard, but they can be tougher to solve. </p>
Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:11:55 GMT
<p> The Drug Enforcement Administration suspended two Sanford CVS stores and a wholesale distributor from selling certain controlled substances at a press conference Monday afternoon.</p><p> DEA officials said the pharmacies, located at the 3000 block of Orlando Drive and at the 4000 block of West First Street, were each filling prescriptions far in excess of legitimate needs of its customers.</p><p> DEA officials raided the two pharmacies on Saturday after more than a year of investigation.</p><p> 'The amount of Oxycodone by these two pharmacies is in such excess of what is normal that it causes red flags to be raised," said DEA agent Mark Trouville.</p><p> The average pharmacy in the U.S. ordered approximately 69,000 oxycodone pills in 2011, the DEA said. Collectively, the two pharmacies, which are located just over 5 miles apart, ordered 3 million oxycodone pills during the same time period.</p><p> Officials said at the press conference that the CVS pharmacies knew or should have known a large number of prescriptions for oxycodone weren't issued for legitimate purposes.</p><p> The DEA said the illegitimate prescriptions should have been obvious, with in many cases the word "oxycodone" was spelled wrong. In other cases, a group of people would walk in with the same prescription from the same doctor for the same exact problem.</p><p> Also included in the investigation is Cardinal Health, which the DEA said was distributing oxycodone to the two CVS pharmacies in question.</p><p> The DEA said that Cardinal Health, one of the nation's largest prescription drug distributors, should have known there were illegitimate prescriptions at the two CVS pharmacies.</p><p> "DEA does not, has never does not and will not ever target doctors or pharmacists or pharmacies, DEA targets drug dealers." Trouville said.</p><p> Friday’s operation at the Lakeland facility is not DEA’s first visit. According to a release,in December 2007, DEA issued an ISO at the location due to its distribution of hydrocodone to ‘rogue’ internet pharmacies. That action, and similar actions at other Cardinal Health facilities across the United States, resulted in a $34 million fine. $16 million of this amount was paid to the United States Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida.</p><p> Cardinal Health and the two CVS Pharmacy locations will be given an opportunity for an administrative hearing to determine whether the DEA Certificate of Registration at each of the three locations should be revoked, according to a release. </p><p> The final decision will be published in the Federal Register.</p><p> More than seven million Americans abuse prescription drugs, according to the 2010 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health. And every day, on average, 2,500 teens use them to get high for the first time, according to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. </p><p> No arrests have been made in connection to the raids, but the DEA said there could be some in the future.</p>
Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:03:48 GMT
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Published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:49:47 GMT
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Published: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:08:17 GMT
<p> Chris Paul scored 29 points, including 11 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Los Angeles Clippers slipped by the Orlando Magic 107-102 on Monday night.</p><p> Blake Griffin and Chauncey Billups each added 18 points for the Clippers.</p><p> The Clippers have won six of the last seven games and snapped a nine-game losing streak to the Magic. But they may have lost Billups for an extended period after he slipped and left in the fourth quarter with a left Achilles injury.</p><p> Dwight Howard had 33 points and 14 rebounds, and Jason Richardson 20 points for the Magic.</p><p> Orlando's loss ends a three-game win streak. It came as point guard Jameer Nelson returned to the lineup after missing five consecutive games with concussion symptoms, but had 15 points and 12 assists.</p>
Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:07:03 GMT
<p> He may be the happiest man on Earth, and now Eli Manning has visited the happiest place on Earth.</p><p> Manning celebrated the New York Giants Super Bowl victory at the Walt Disney World Resort on Monday.</p><p> After winning the Super Bowl on Sunday, Manning looked into a TV camera and shouted the famous words, "I'm going to Disney World!"</p><p> Disney says it was the 45th time a superstar athlete or celebrity has screamed that line into a camera. It will be part of the now iconic Super Bowl commercial airing nationally over the next several days.</p><p> Manning toasted the team's 21-17 win with a parade down Main Street.</p><p> After the visit, Manning will head home, where the Super Bowl celebrations will continue.</p>
Published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:44:46 GMT
<p> Authorities on Monday released the 911 calls made just minutes after a man was fatally shot in the back at a Super Bowl party in Longwood.</p><p> In the 911 calls, the caller says the suspects came into the house "asking for a lighter and they just started shooting."</p><p> Longwood Police Chief Troy Hickson said 25-year-old Donnie Shepard was shot in the back by a guest Sunday afternoon after the two got into an argument. Hickson was taken to South Seminole Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.</p><p> Neighbor Chris Olsen said the shooting is the last straw and he's moving out of the small apartment complex on Wildmere Avenue near U.S. 17-92.</p><p> "It's out of concern for my son," Olsen said. "We're just packing up. We're leaving because the cops are here quite often."</p><p> Olsen said the fact that the killer is still on the loose is scary.</p><p> "That's why we've got chains and everything locked up. You don't know if they're going to return or not," Olsen said.</p><p> A friend of Shepard said he was an excellent soccer player. Sonny Bunch, who lives down the street from Shepard's apartment, said he often saw him in the neighborhood.</p><p> "It really shocked me because I never saw (Shepard) hanging out with the bad people," Bunch said.</p><p> Angie Boswell lives near 861 Wildmere Ave., and has a different opinion. Boswell said police were called to the complex and that address all too often, and in this case, her 12-year-old son saw the violence firsthand.</p><p> "It's sorry for my little boy to see two criminals just kill somebody go running down the road," Boswell said.</p><p> Longwood police said one of the assailants was a black man, about 20 years old, 6 feet tall and 300 pounds. He had a scruffy beard and braids in his hair. The other was described only as a man of average height and build. He was wearing blue jeans, a plaid shirt and was clean shaven. The duo arrived at the home in a small burgundy, two-door vehicle. Witnesses said the car's paint job was after-market, possibly a dark candy red color.</p><p> Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.</p>
Published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:57:01 GMT
<p> Casey Anthony's latest probation report shows that she doesn't have a job, and she didn't use drugs or alcohol last month.</p><p> Anthony is currently serving probation for a check fraud conviction.</p><p> Her monthly probation report was released on Monday for January.</p><p> The Department of Corrections says that Anthony attended some kind of program last month. But according to the probation report, that could have either been a class, drug or alcohol therapy, mental health therapy or a self-improvement course.</p><p> The report also doesn't show where Anthony is living right now.</p><p> Anthony was found not guilty last year of murder in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found in 2008.</p><p> Watch Local 6 News and ClickOrlando.com for more on this developing story.</p>
Published: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:12:04 GMT
UPDATED DAILY: Here's a look at some of the individuals who have been arrested recently in Central Florida.
Published: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:11:24 GMT
<p> According to a new policy enacted late last year, Volusia County schools will no longer check children for head lice, but many parents were never told of the change.</p><p> Kitchen sink showers have become routine in Joy Kittrell's house ever since her daughter, Amber, came home with head lice. She spent Monday evening shampooing her daughter's hair and combing out the tiny bugs. </p><p> But what gets Kittrell angry is the school district's new policy about head lice, and the fact she says she was never informed of the change. Kittrell learned the district no longer checks children for lice, and there's no policy that forces schools to tell parents about a lice outbreak.</p><p> "They notify you over stupid things, but they can't notify you when your kids got a contagious situation going on that's going to cost each family tons of money," said Kittrell.</p><p> Volusia County Schools spokeswoman Nancy Wait said in an email, "We don't have a policy to notify parents. Some schools did as a practice, others did not. We are more focused on educating parents to routinely check their own children's heads for lice. Head lice is a social issue, not a health threat."</p><p> "I won't be sending her to school tomorrow because I disagree with the policy," said Kittrell, who voluntarily pulled Amber from school because she doesn't want other parents to spend their nights combing for lice.</p><p> "My biggest issue is they should have sent an email or a note home... So that parents could be advocates for their kids and keep an eye out and protect their kids as well as everybody else's," said Kittrell.</p><p> Kittrell said on Monday, her daughter's principal promised to send a letter to parents later this week that explains the policy change and informs them that lice have been in the school. However, Kittrell notes that does not solve the policy problem district-wide.</p><p> Volusia County stopped checking students for lice because it became too expensive, and so parents wonder if other districts might be in the same boat. </p><p> Local 6 is in the process of getting answers to head lice policy questions from all central Florida school districts. </p>
Published: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:03:32 GMT
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