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Cristóbal Reyes

Cristóbal Reyes is a journalist on the Orlando Sentinel's Justice & Safety team, covering crime, law enforcement, the justice system and breaking news. A graduate of the University of Central Florida, he previously worked for the Palatka Daily News.

Suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell said Wednesday her successor is pursuing many of the "exact same" policies as she did, in a rebuttal press conference to his 100-day update.

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Suspended state attorney Worrell rebuts successor’s ‘100-day update’

November 15, 2023 at 1:53 p.m.

Suspended State Attorney Monique Worrell said Wednesday her successor is pursuing many of the "exact same" policies as she did, in a rebuttal press conference to his 100-day update.

Winter Springs woman ‘may be in danger’ after going missing, police say

November 14, 2023 at 3:44 p.m.

Winter Springs police are seeking the public's help after a woman was reported missing earlier this week in the company of her estranged husband. Shakeira Rucker, 37, was last seen...

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State Attorney Bain touts new prosecutors, return of diversion programs in 100-day update

November 13, 2023 at 5:25 p.m.

Orange-Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain touted the hiring of new prosecutors and a return of previously nixed civil citation programs as part of his 100-day update since his predecessor was...

3 tied to deadly fentanyl overdose indicted for murder, Seminole sheriff says

November 9, 2023 at 4:14 p.m.

Three men were indicted for murder after investigators tied them to the sale of fentanyl-laced pills that led to a fatal overdose in Seminole County earlier this year, Sheriff Dennis...

Overdoses are becoming more common, driven by fentanyl, a drug up to 50 times stronger than heroin that is increasingly being mixed with drugs like MDMA, cocaine, and pills.

Electric Daisy Carnival returns with music, art and risk of fentanyl overdose

November 9, 2023 at 12:04 p.m.

Overdoses are becoming more common, driven by fentanyl, a drug up to 50 times stronger than heroin that is increasingly being mixed with drugs like MDMA, cocaine, and pills.

Worrell responds to DeSantis claim to Supreme Court her suspension ‘political question’

November 8, 2023 at 4:28 p.m.

Suspended Orange-Osceola state attorney Monique Worrell reiterated her call Tuesday evening to be reinstated by the Florida Supreme Court, pushing back against Gov. Ron DeSantis' claim that the Florida Senate...

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Orange deputies investigate deadly Lockhart shooting

November 7, 2023 at 2:22 p.m.

Orange County deputy sheriffs are investigating after a man was killed Monday night during a shooting in Lockhart. Deputies responded to the 6300 block of North Orange Blossom Trail, where...

The First Baptist Church of Orlando was accused of failing to protect a student at its private school after a teacher allegedly groomed and sexually abused her between 2014 and 2016, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.

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Christian private school, First Baptist of Orlando sued after teacher accused of sexually abusing student

November 6, 2023 at 6:31 p.m.

The First Baptist Church of Orlando was accused of failing to protect a student at its private school after a teacher allegedly groomed and sexually abused her between 2014 and...

Sherry Fitzpatrick, accused in the 2021 shooting death of her husband in their Casselberry home, has offered a guilty plea to second-degree murder in court on Friday.

Casselberry woman on trial for killing husband pleads guilty to murder: report

November 3, 2023 at 2:48 p.m.

Sherry Fitzpatrick, accused in the 2021 shooting death of her husband in their Casselberry home, has offered a guilty plea to second-degree murder in court on Friday.

A retired Siemens Energy executive from Winter Park was criminally charged in federal court last week, accused of being part of a 2019 conspiracy to steal trade secrets from General Electric and Mitsubishi.

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Former Siemens executive from Winter Park charged with stealing GE, Mitsubishi trade secrets

November 1, 2023 at 6:11 p.m.

A retired Siemens Energy executive from Winter Park was criminally charged in federal court last week, accused of being part of a 2019 conspiracy to steal trade secrets from General Electric and Mitsubishi.

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