Volusia County detectives arrest Georgia woman over jury call scheme
Read full article: Volusia County detectives arrest Georgia woman over jury call scheme47-year-old Lakesha Heard was extradited to Florida from her home in Atlanta after detectives say she tricked a Volusia woman into depositing $9,300 into a Bitcoin ATM.
Beware of phone calls claiming missed jury duty and money owed. Here’s what to know
Read full article: Beware of phone calls claiming missed jury duty and money owed. Here’s what to knowLaw enforcement agencies across Central Florida are warning residents about fraudulent phone calls saying you missed jury duty and there is now a warrant for your arrest.
‘Small but powerful gesture:’ Mile-long Orlando heel walk supports domestic violence survivors
Read full article: ‘Small but powerful gesture:’ Mile-long Orlando heel walk supports domestic violence survivorsSlipping into their finest stilettos, dozens of men and women strutted down Orange Avenue in downtown Orlando Thursday night to send a message: they will walk side by side with survivors of domestic violence.
Missing money? Orange County may have unclaimed checks for you
Read full article: Missing money? Orange County may have unclaimed checks for youThe list of 11,924 checks includes residents, business and organizations whose unclaimed vendor payments, refunds, restitution and cash bonds were mailed but never cashed.
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Orange County’s first elected African-American clerk of courts wants to inspire others
Read full article: Orange County’s first elected African-American clerk of courts wants to inspire othersORANGE COUNTY, Fla – As the first elected African American Clerk of Courts in Orange County, Tiffany Moore Russell said her mission is to inspire others to dream big - all while she’s humbly serving in a position where no one has looked like her before. Her win in 2014 also allowed her to break barriers as the first African-American female Clerk elected in the state of Florida. Russell was recently re-elected in Orange County after running unopposed. She was also the youngest member of the Orange County Commission when she was elected back in 2006 where she served two terms. Russell was first elected as the Clerk of Courts in 2014 (Copyright 2021 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)
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Hundreds apply for Orange County eviction diversion program as portal opens
Read full article: Hundreds apply for Orange County eviction diversion program as portal opensORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Within hours of the Orange County eviction diversion program portal opening, more than a thousand tenants had applied for housing assistance. Earlier in the summer when Orange County offered rent assistance, the portal would close within minutes due to an influx of applicants. The goal of the COVID-19 eviction diversion program is to help stabilize residents who are in imminent danger of being evicted due to the coronavirus. Though landlords and tenants both need to agree to participate, they dont need to both apply at the same time. DuBois said so far this month, 471 evictions have been filed in Orange County compared to 1,061 in August 2019.
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Orange County residents: You could have unclaimed checks
Read full article: Orange County residents: You could have unclaimed checksORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Checks ranging in amount from 2 cents to $7,000 are sitting idle and waiting to be claimed. The Orange County Clerk of Courts issued a news release Wednesday reminding residents that it has a cache of unclaimed checks that will be forfeited if theyre not collected by Sept. 1. That is why every year we go above and beyond to spread the word about our unclaimed checks list.The 3,700 checks on the list include jury payments, vendor payments, refunds, restitution and cash bonds for both individuals and businesses. Generally, checks go unclaimed because the recipient moved and did not leave a forwarding address or because the recipient simply forgot about it. The full list of checks is available here and organized alphabetically by first name.