Florida

Off-duty cop boards plane, shouts profanities, hits employee and grabs his son by the neck in booze-fueled disruption: Deputies

 Off-duty cop boards plane, shouts profanities, hits employee and grabs his son by the neck in booze-fueled disruption: Deputies
Police

Authorities in Florida say a fellow law enforcement officer was arrested on suspicion of trespassing and battery for an incident at the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport this week. According to WFLA, Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies arrived at the terminal for Allegiant Airline at about 6:30 p.m. on Friday in response to a disturbance that resulted …

Principal steals $900 from mentally disabled 9-year-old boy who brought cash to school: Police
School Crimes
November 9, 2018

Principal steals $900 from mentally disabled 9-year-old boy who brought cash to school: Police

Authorities in Florida say an elementary school principal stole hundreds of dollars from a mentally disabled boy whose parents’ money had been locked away in the suspect’s office. According to the New York Post, 50-year-old Edward John Abernathy was arrested this week on suspicion of grand theft. Police say teachers at Connerton Elementary School in …

Woman drops baby off at Disney’s Animal Kingdom & walks away: Police
child endangerment
November 5, 2018

Woman drops baby off at Disney’s Animal Kingdom & walks away: Police

Florida authorities are investigating after a woman dropped her baby off at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista and walked away. FOX 35 reports that a woman who claimed she was a guest was standing outside of the resort at around 2 a.m. Sunday morning when a woman walked up to her, handed over …

Airline pilot attempts to board plane with with loaded handgun in suitcase: TSA
Crime at Work
October 28, 2018

Airline pilot attempts to board plane with with loaded handgun in suitcase: TSA

Authorities in Florida have arrested a Minnesota pilot on suspicion of attempting to board a plane with a loaded handgun in his suitcase. According to KNXV, the Lee County Port Authority handled the arrest of 54-year-old Brian Andrew Machtemes at the Southwest Florida International Airport on Friday. As police reports indicate, the suspect, who lives …

Husband DEFENDS wife accused of locking tot son with Down syndrome in dog cage
child endangerment
October 26, 2018

Husband DEFENDS wife accused of locking tot son with Down syndrome in dog cage

A Florida mother is accused of routinely keeping her 3-year-old son with Down syndrome locked in a dog cage while she picked up her daughter from school. Per the Orlando Sentinel, Department of Children and Families received a tip indicating that the boy was left alone and held in a cage. DCF alerted the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, …

Veteran boyfriend fatally shoots girlfriend & her young son after he claims they ‘attacked’ him for changing the TV channel: Report
Murder
October 23, 2018

Veteran boyfriend fatally shoots girlfriend & her young son after he claims they ‘attacked’ him for changing the TV channel: Report

A Florida man who fatally shot his girlfriend and her 10-year-old son on Sunday claimed he carried out the double slaying during an argument over television and football, police said. The Tampa Bay Times reported that Tyron Terell Johnson, 42, called 911 Sunday evening and said he opened fire on two people “because he was being attacked” …