Tavares Police K9 Bruce Sniffs Out Trafficking Amount of Deadly Drug Early Tuesday Morning

TAVARES, Fla.—Not even a month on the job and Tavares Police Department’s K9 Bruce has his first trafficking arrest under his collar. Around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, a TPD road patrol officer was patrolling the area of Burleigh Boulevard (U.S. Highway 441) and Sinclair Avenue when she spotted a black Dodge Challenger and ran a check on the license plate, according to an arrest affidavit. The license plate came back invalid, and not assigned to a vehicle, giving the officer probable cause for a traffic stop. The officer stopped the car and found the driver, Larry Wallace Taylor, 48, of Apopka, […]

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Social Media Dispute Between Umatilla and Apopka Teens Erupts into Chase, Gun Found

UMATILLA, Fla.— A dispute between teenagers that began over social media erupted into a chase and eventual arrest Thursday after one teen admitted a gun found in a truck was his, according to an arrest affidavit. Law enforcement received information that a large fight was going to occur between Umatilla teens and Apopka teens over a social media dispute. A video showed a teen brandishing a black pistol with an extended magazine from inside what appeared to be a Dodge Ram, according to the affidavit. Umatilla High School Principal Brent Frazier sent out a voice message to parents and guardians

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Apopka Man Accused of Rubbing Up Against 2 Elderly Women in Tavares Saturday

TAVARES, Florida—An Apopka man has been released from the Lake County Jail after two elderly women accused him of rubbing up against them while he was aroused in a Tavares store Saturday, according to an arrest affidavit. Tavares Police Department responded to the area of Banning Beach Road and U.S. Highway 441 Saturday morning on a report of man masturbating at the register of a nearby business. Inside Lake is not naming the business because it may identify one of the victims. A TPD corporal spotted a man fitting the complainant’s description of the suspect and carrying a bag from

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Uniformed Apopka Police Officer Driving Marked Patrol Car Arrested for DUI, Blew Nearly 5 Times the Legal Limit, Police Say

EUSTIS, Florida—An Apopka Police officer is on administrative leave with pay after being arrested for DUI in his marked patrol car, in full uniform and blowing nearly five times the legal limit on Independence Day. Oscar Mayorga, a 5-year veteran of APD, was assigned to the patrol division and was scheduled to work Monday, according to a statement released by APD Sgt. Kim Walsh. Just after 6 p.m. Monday, Eustis Police received a report of a reckless driver from a witness who said a marked Apopka Police car was unable to maintain its lane near U.S. Highway 441 and Donnelly

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