Orange County

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Custody interference
December 20, 2022

Troopers Make Traffic Stop in Missing Child Case, Find 2nd Child Missing Since May

North Carolina state troopers on Monday rescued a 5-year-old girl who had been abducted from her school earlier in the day, only to discover a second child in the vehicle who had been abducted six months earlier. Jovan Orlando Bradshaw, 38, faces two counts of custodial interference in Rock Hill, South Carolina, WRAL reports, and …

Shooting
November 5, 2022

Kids Hide Under Blankets as Florida Gunman Kills 4, Including a 4-Year-Old

Three women and a 4-year-old girl were found shot to death in a Florida home early Friday morning after another woman — who was wounded — escaped and ran to a neighbor’s home for help. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said two other children, ages 4 and 6, were found hiding under blankets in in …

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Developing
November 4, 2022

4 Shot Dead in Orlando Home Early Friday

Four people were found shot to death Friday morning in an Orlando home after a wounded woman ran to a neighbor’s house for help. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says it received the call at about 4 a.m., WESH reported. The wounded woman, who was taken to the hospital in unknown condition, said she was …

Murder
October 6, 2022

17-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Murders of North Carolina Teens Found Dead on ATV Trail

A 17-year-old boy wanted for the shooting deaths of two North Carolina teens last month has been taken into custody. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office filed a petition for the unnamed boy for the murders of Lyric Woods, 14, and Devin Clark, 18. The bodies of Woods and Clark were found …

Murder
September 20, 2022

17-Year-Old Boy Charged With Killing Teens Found Shot to Death on ATV Trail

A 17-year-old boy is wanted for the murder of two North Carolina teens found shot to death Sunday afternoon on an ATV trail. Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said a juvenile petition of two counts of first degree murder was filed Tuesday for the unnamed teen, WTVD reported. Lyric Woods, 14, and Devin Clark, 18, …

Murder
September 20, 2022

Missing Teens Found SHOT DEAD by ATV Riders

Two North Carolina teens reported missing over the weekend were found shot dead on Sunday in western Orange County. Family members confirmed the bodies were 14-year-old Lyric Woods and 18-year-old Devin Clark, WTVD reported, although the medical examiner has not made an official confirmation. “Although we do not have that confirmation yet, in the absence …

Animal Crimes
May 15, 2022

‘Exceptional Heroism’ of Taiwanese Church Congregants Stops Fatal Shooting

A shooting at a Southern California church Sunday afternoon was stopped by congregants of a Taiwanese church who brought down the suspect and hogtied him with an extension cord. Six people were shot, one fatally, before the churchgoers could stop him, Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock said. Four of the wounded were critically hurt. All …

Mass shooting
May 15, 2022

BREAKING: 1 Dead, 4 Wounded in California Church Shooting

Update: 6:09 p.m.: The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect was detained at the scene. The suspect was detained at the scene. More to follow. El Toro Road is closed between Calle Sonora and Canyon Wren, please avoid the area. We are in Unified Command with @OCFireAuthority. — OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) May 15, …