At Wednesday’s meeting of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, the board voted unanimously to start discussions about transitioning away from using the Orlando Police Department and instead creating an in-house airport police department.

Lovetta Quinn-Henry was officially sworn in Thursday as Apopka’s new chief of police — the first woman to ever lead the department.

The 33rd annual Biketoberfest starts Thursday in Daytona Beach. In nearby Flagler County, law enforcement is preparing for the traffic influx.

Newly obtained video shows the Orlando Police Department SWAT team evacuating guests from a theme park area hotel in 2023 before fatally shooting a fugitive who was hiding out in one of the rooms.

The family of Salaythis Melvin, who was shot and killed by an Orange County sheriff’s agent as he ran away across a parking lot at the Florida Mall in 2020, will get $1 million and a personal apology letter in a settlement reached with the sheriff’s office.

Orange County’s government website notes Horizon West is the fastest-growing community in unincorporated Orange County. To keep up with the demand, Kimberly Buffkin, Division Chief for Orange County Fire Rescue, said first responders are stepping up.

The Kissimmee Fire Department has activated a new Fire Station Alerting (FSA) system designed to significantly improve emergency response times and enhance firefighter safety.

The New Smyrna Beach city commission is set to discuss its budget Tuesday night that will include a big pay raise for the city's fire fighters.

Osceola County Sheriff Chris Blackmon says you should expect to see more people carrying guns openly in public. Here’s where you can and cannot openly carry firearms in Florida.

An Orange County sheriff’s deputy is on paid leave after accidentally shooting the victim of a home invasion.

DeLand city leaders are tackling what they call a growing problem with teens and e-bikes. City commissioners tell News 6 a new ordinance is coming that could regulate how and where riders can use e-bikes.

Osceola County joined the growing list of law enforcement agencies to activate speed cameras in school zones after a new state law took effect in 2023.

Starting Aug. 13, drivers caught speeding in one of three school zones in Mount Dora will receive a warning. After the 45-day warning period, those warnings could lead to a $100 fine.

Body-camera video and documents show a Longwood police officer who resigned earlier this month was being investigated for violating the agency’s use-of-force policy. Longwood police say the investigation into Officer Virgel Quintal found 10 policy violations related to use-of-force and conduct.

Volusia County is joining law enforcement agencies across the Southeast United States for Operation Southern Slow Down, a crackdown on reckless drivers. They say a new law that lets them arrest "super speeders" will make that more efficient.

Deltona fire officials want to cut fire emergency response times, but say that could take tens of millions of dollars in upgrades. The city is looking to renovate existing fire stations and build several new ones to keep up with rapid population growth.

After a widespread 911 outage, officials are sharing which contingencies helped ensure calls didn’t go unanswered. The outage started in Lake County and impacted several other counties, including Marion, Citrus, and Osceola.

Residents are urged to use text-to-911 for emergency contact until the phone system is fully restored.

A man and a woman were found shot at an Orange County apartment complex Saturday afternoon, prompting a large sheriff’s office presence.

A law firm has sent a letter to Seminole County demanding officials end a contract with Flock Group, Inc., a technology company that installs and operates license plate readers, a tool that's growing among law enforcement agencies in the area.

With continued growth across Central Florida comes the need for more police officers and sheriff’s deputies, according to law enforcement officials. News 6 reached out to county sheriff’s offices to ask how much they pay deputies.

Orange County leaders say the opening of a new public safety training facility is critical. With the county’s rapid growth, public safety agencies are seeing increased call volumes and more complex emergencies.

The Kissimmee Police Department will make changes in the wake of a months-long independent investigation into the conduct of some of the city’s police officers surrounding a 2023 use of force case.

The mystery of a diver who disappeared nearly 20 years ago has been solved in Volusia County with the help of DNA testing and the diving expertise of the county’s medical examiner.

As St. Cloud continues to grow, the city is focusing on improving its infrastructure and public safety.

On June 2, SCSO sent a letter to the Bushnell City Manager and Assistant City Manager saying that it would terminate its contract with the city by March 31, 2026, due to budget cuts and increased calls for service.

Winter Park's police department now has a Homeless Advocacy Response Team to help people living on the street find resources. Our media collaborative partners at Winter Park Voice followed the team to learn what they are seeing.

With a national lifeguard shortage affecting Volusia, the county's beach safety teams are also putting in extra effort to recruit new lifeguards and keep Volusia’s 47 miles of beach safe.

Videos released by Orlando police on Monday show a confrontation between two people that led to a man firing a shot into the air in Downtown Orlando last month, and officers subsequently shooting and killing him.

A sergeant with the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office who had once been fired from the agency for speeding in his patrol vehicle was pulled over in February for driving his personal car too fast, News 6 has learned.

Earlier this year News 6 discovered the Florida Department of Corrections does much more than just operate the country’s third-large state prison system. FDOC has been operating a quick-reaction force created to respond to problems or complaints centered around convicted criminals living in society.

This week, Orange County commissioners learned how many people were being held on ICE detainers in the jail, increasing the size of the jail's population. Here's what we know about the inmates.

UCF’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) also offers crisis support and mental health services through appointments, walk-ins, and a 24/7 crisis hotline at 407-823-2811.

Video shows just how close an SUV came to hitting a Volusia County sheriff’s deputy and a Florida Highway Patrol trooper over the weekend on I-95.

Citing a backlog of more than 13,000 non-arrest cases, State Attorney Monique Worrell implemented a new policy this month, limiting the types of non-arrest cases her office would accept from law enforcement.

Monique Worrell, the state attorney for Orange and Osceola counties, implemented a new policy this week that prohibits law enforcement agencies from forwarding certain criminal cases to her office that lack enough admissible evidence to justify an arrest.

Piles of trash and other sketchy activity have been going on for years at a house on Seneca Drive in Melbourne, where neighbors say squatters moved in. Florida law says that to kick them off the property, authorities need permission from the homeowner, but in this case, the homeowner’s dead.

For years, News 6 has reported on the issues on the street. Speeding cars, numerous bus stops, and lack of crosswalks for most of the street make it a potentially hazardous area for pedestrians. A public meeting on new safety plans is tonight in Kissimmee.

Hundreds of high school seniors are flocking to the beach Thursday for “Senior Skip Day,” but this year, law enforcement is stepping in to keep things under control.

New statistics released by Orlando Police last month show that shots-fired calls and overall shootings fell by more than half since 2022. The department has made several changes to achieve this goal.

New Smyrna Beach police say the parents of teenage spring breakers caught violating could face punishments or fines. Police are planning other extra measures as well, after a rowdy President's Day weekend.

Tri-Marea Charles' death is now the subject of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) investigation, but very few details have been publicly released, fueling the anger in the community.

A bill signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis Thursday will appropriate $298.8 million for immigration enforcement. A newly created State Board of Immigration Enforcement will get most of the money – approximately $250.7 million.

In the days since an alleged drunk driver was arrested for killing a six-year-old boy who was riding his bike in an Apopka mobile home park, the residents of that community have grown increasingly vocal about safety concerns on their roads.

As contract negotiations stay deadlocked between Brevard County and its low-earning firefighters, a new county commissioner proposed a workshop to address the low pay.

Volusia County schools have a new way to detect weapons on campuses: a weapons-detecting dog. K9 Maverick just started his job as an extra layer of security.

Deputies in Volusia County have now had a new 911 technology for a year in their vehicles and Sheriff Mike Chitwood said it has been a game-changer for their response times.

Monique Worrell beat incumbent Andrew Bain to retake her position as Ninth Circuit state attorney in the November election.

A News 6 investigation found since 2015 at least 32 pedestrians have been killed in Pine Hills and another 88 people have incapacitating injuries. What the county is doing about it.

Three days after Monique Worrell won back her job at the ballot box, a federal judge rejected a lawsuit over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ controversial 2023 decision to suspend her as state attorney in Orange and Osceola counties.

Orlando is gearing up for a busy weekend after a mass shooting prompted city leaders to make changes to curb violence.

Lithium-ion battery fires can be especially dangerous because they give off toxic gases and burn extremely fast. It's important for people to be aware of the dangers of these batteries since many have them in their homes without realizing it.

Downtown Orlando businesses will be able to serve alcohol after midnight again starting tonight, according to a release from city officials Thursday.

Orlando first responders got hands-on special training at Orlando Health's Jewett Orthopedic Institute.

Have you ever noticed those blue reflectors in the roadway? Well, they play an important role in safety. They’re placed by fire hydrants so firefighters can find them easily at night. But over time many become cracked, broken or even come off the pavement altogether. That was the case in the Town of Melbourne Beach.

It's big. It's modern. It's a new police station the city of Melbourne says has been needed for a very long time.

Deputies in Flagler County have a new drug detection device aimed at keeping them safe and helping them catch criminals quickly.

When a law enforcement officer who has been accused of untruthfulness or other misconduct is preparing to testify at a criminal trial, prosecutors have a constitutional duty to notify the defendant about the officer's background.

A woman and a teenager were injured in separate shark incidents and now a Florida Panhandle County has closed its beaches to the public

The city of Orlando has quietly implemented new parking garage rules for the downtown area in the latest step to crack down on nighttime safety issues, a spokesperson told News 6.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is investigating fake emergency calls that prompted a law enforcement response to two schools.

Six months after voters resoundingly rejected Oviedo’s request to tear down the city’s 3-decade-old police department headquarters and rebuild it almost quadruple the size for $47 million, the city is revealing Plan B – and five other smaller, less-expensive options.

Vincent Ogburn Sr., who has been serving as acting police chief ever since his predecessor was fired last year, will now take over the role permanently, the city announced Thursday.

New data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives shows that 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren’t required to perform background checks over a five year report.

In a five to two vote, the Volusia County Council Tuesday approved to adjust its current sex offender and predator ordinance so that those individuals will now have to live further from places like schools, churches, and playgrounds.

When convicted felons are released from state prison, they must provide the Florida Department of Corrections with an address where they intend to live and then must register with the sheriff's office in that county. But that's it. In Flagler County however, Sheriff Rick Staly goes beyond that requirement.

The new Sunshine Skyway Bridge, which opened in 1987, was built with safety in mind, with features meant to make navigating in and out of Tampa Bay easier for large ships and to lower the risk that the bridge will get hit or suffer catastrophic damage.

In the City of Winter Springs, more than a thousand fire hydrants have not been inspected in almost three years and the city can’t guarantee they’ll work when needed.

A new gunshot detection system is helping Volusia deputies respond to shootings faster. Sheriff Mike Chitwood said his office started using the Raven gunshot detection system in November and already has the stats to show it's working.

Burglars have hit more homes in Winter Park, less than a month after police issued a crime alert for eight burglaries.

The Flagler County administrator this week told the school district that the county wants to pull out of its 50-50 agreement to pay for deputies on campus.

The White House this past week held a graduation ceremony for leaders across the United States in hopes of teaching tactics to prevent violent crimes.

A fake 911 call led Volusia deputies to surround a Deltona home over the weekend. The sheriff called it a scary moment for homeowners and deputies in a trend called "swatting" that is becoming more and more common.

Orange County Fire Rescue dispatchers have a new tool when it comes to 911 calls.

If you have a Ring Doorbell, who can access your footage will be changing. Amazon, the company that owns the video doorbell system, is going to stop allowing police departments to request video from users.

State law enforcement officials are investigating after a Sumter County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a woman during a service call where they were trying to determine if she was in mental distress, and she then allegedly pulled a knife.

Officials with the city of Sanford say they have no choice but to close the restrooms at Coastline Park because of repeated vandalism.

A year ago, Raysean Brown was hired by the City of Orlando's Children and Families Division to start up a program that has been tried and tested in major cities around the country: Community Violence Initiative (CVI).

A man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter after a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed was sentenced to probation, instead of prison, Monday.

Students at Bethune-Cookman University, like many other schools across the country, are taking part in homecoming this week. While it’s usually a time of celebration and seeing old friends, safety is a priority this year.

A month into the job, the governor-appointed Ninth Circuit state attorney announced a policy change regarding use of force cases.

A popular Daytona Beach nightclub that’s been the grounds of several recent crimes will be allowed to keep its extended hours permit.

Orlando city commissioners voted Monday to extend the city’s ban on new bars and nightclubs downtown.

Much needed updates are coming to the streets surround the University of Central Florida to make them safer for pedestrians.

The Orange County Citizens Safety Task Force met for the fourth and final time on Wednesday.

The sheriff in Osceola County is launching a new program to get more women to consider becoming deputies.

Three days after gunfire erupted at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama, victims’ relatives and officials are expressing hope that investigators may be nearing an arrest.

The city of Tavares is getting a new police chief, officials said Thursday.

During the fifth annual Children’s Safety Village Community Heroes event, first responders from Seminole and Orange counties came together to honor the efforts of their colleagues and people in the community who are impacting the lives of children through safety.

The Orlando Police Dept. trains for nearly the exact scenario with their virtual training simulator: an armed suicidal person headed for a crowded building.

A seashell shop in Fruitland Park went up in flames early Tuesday.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office believes there may be more victims.

Orlando police and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office are looking for Leslie Lagrotta for seven rape cases over a 10-year period.

Anthony Woods is accused of approaching a driver with a gun, saying "you almost hit me and I'm a police officer/firefighter."

John Hagins, 19, is currently being held without bond on charges of written threats to injure or kill, terrorism and attempted first-degree homicide.

Cocoa police said Suzanna Norris, 49, was driving drunk when she allegedly killed a woman who was walking -- Passion Lucas, a mother of six.

A Rockledge man is accused of violently attacking and trying to kill his girlfriend, telling her that she was going to dig her own grave.

Police shared a timeline of events on campus the night of the armed disturbance.

Windows have been smashed and statues toppled at churches in DeLand during a rash of vandalism, according to police.

A DeBary man is now facing three stalking charges as of Friday, with possibly more to come, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.