A Casselberry police officer was suspended after his arrest on a charge of battering his wife according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The wife of the 37 year old officer ran to a neighbor’s house with her 4 year old son and said her husband had slammed her head on a kitchen counter. The couple had been apparently arguing over an affair the husband was involved in when the wife called his girlfriend a name. The officer became enraged and carried her from their bedroom to the kitchen where he slammed her head onto a granite counter top. The wife had a lump on her head and a bruise on her biceps according to a deputy. Casselberry police confiscated his police car, gear and gun and his AR-15 rifle.
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The former president of the Central Florida Eagle Youth Sports organization was sentenced to 2 ½ years prison for her part in a embezzlement and theft scheme. Marsha Helmadollar allegedly had access and control over the bank account of the youth organization and deposited over $58,000 of the organization’s money into her personal account from January 2006 through August 2007. In addition, Helmadollar is also accused of defrauding The Title Team, a title insurance company where she worked.
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Over the past ten years, six men have been running a shoplifting scheme in central Florida which has been estimated to have cost Publix millions of dollars. The men, all from central Florida, are mostly in their fifties and used their ages to gain sympathy from the stores allowing them to used motorized carts which facilitated their crimes. They worked with a 22 year old who is the son of one of the suspects. The youngest of this crime ring, he would help to sell the stolen items on Ebay and through local flea markets.
One of the men, Gary Powell, would load his pockets with all types of beauty products. In some instances, the 56 year old man shoplifted as many as 75 packs of Gillette Fusion razor blades each worth about $22.00. Powell hid the stolen items in his clothing or in Publix shopping bags.
It is estimated that the ring of members stealing razors, vitamins and hygiene items were racking up about $60,000 a week in stolen goods. The money however, was used to purchase drugs to support the men’s habits. The case is being handled by the Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.
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A class-action lawsuit was filed claiming Orlando’ red light cameras are unconstitutional and should no longer be used to issue tickets.
The city placed the cameras at seven intersections a year ago but the suit alleges that the real reason for the program was to generate revenue. According to Richard Schuler, an partner with the West Palm Beach law firm that filed the suit against Orlando and several other governments, “It’s a moneymaker.”
City Attorney Maryanne Downs said that Orlando reviewed the legalities before adopting the camera ordinance in December 2007 and is confident it will prevail in court.
Nabeel Ansari, 27, who is the only named plaintiff, had more practical reasons for filing the suit. He racked up 3 tickets from November 29th to June 15th totaling $500.00 in fines. The first offense is $125.00, after that it jumps to $250.00 for the third or subsequent offense in three years.
Though Ansari admitted to running the light, the lawsuit alleges that the cameras are unfair partly because they don’t determine who is driving. It claims the plaintiffs “were presumed guilty by reason of their ownership of the vehicle” and had to prove their innocence which is contrary to legal precedent.
Schuler argues, “you shouldn’t have to prove anything, they should have to prove the case against you.”
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