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<p> Melbourne police officers shot and killed a man Monday night after being called to an apartment complex about a suicidal man who possibly had a gun, authorities said.</p><p> Police said Ryan Radar, 37, was shot around 10:20 p.m. on Charlesmont Drive at the Beach Club Luxury Condominiums in Melbourne.</p><p> According to police, several officers approached Radar's apartment and he entered a breezeway to confront them.</p><p> Police said Radar brandished a gun and three officers fired their weapons, striking him. Radar was pronounced dead on the scene.</p><p> No one else was injured.</p><p> The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.</p><p> Watch Local 6 for more on this story.</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:19:44 GMT
<p> When a frightened 12-year-old who was left home alone to care for her toddler brother called 911 about intruders, deputies arrested her father after they said he came home drunk.</p><p> The deputy's report said Michael Henry and his wife were at an American Legion in DeLand, when deputies called to say their daughter was frightened about possible intruders lurking in her back yard. Instead of rushing to their daughter's aide, the report said it took the parents an hour to get home from the bar that is only two miles down the road.</p><p> "There are three cars in my backyard and I don't know who they are and my parents aren't home," said the 12-year-old to the 911 dispatcher. "They're coming in my backyard and they're just sitting there!"</p><p> The frightened girl called deputies when strangers drove up and walked around her backyard while she watched over her 2-year-old brother. The police report said, "her parents were 'out at the bar' like they usually are in the evenings" and that "she is scared of being left home alone with her brother, and it has occurred many times in the past."</p><p> "That really concerns me because you hear about all these reports of child abductors, people sneaking into houses taking kids," said one concerned mother nearby who asked to not be named. "I can only imagine how the kids were terrified."</p><p> Michael Henry had nothing to say to Local 6 about why he left his children home alone while deputies think he and his wife drank. When they finally got home, deputies charged Henry with D.U.I and cocaine possession.</p><p> It's still unclear who those strangers were in the child's backyard or what they were doing.</p><p> The Department of Children and Families is investigating.</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:45:35 GMT
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Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT
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Published: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:17:21 GMT
<p> Most people in Central Florida were talking about the cold on Monday, but Tuesday is a different story.</p><p> After starting out in the 20s and 30s on Monday, the 40s and 50s were a welcome change Tuesday morning. In fact, some areas were 15 to 20 degrees warmer Tuesday morning than Monday morning.</p><p> The warming trend will continue, with temperatures warming to 80 degrees on Wednesday and 82 on Thursday and Friday.</p><p> Rain chances return to 30 percent into the weekend.</p><p> Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:21:09 GMT
<p> A 19-year-old Melbourne supermodel is the new cover girl for the 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.</p><p> Kate Upton was born in Michigan but grew up in Florida and considers Melbourne her hometown.</p><p> The new cover was unveiled last night on The Late Show with David Letterman.</p><p> "That was one of the first photos from the first shoot. It was my favorite swimsuit. … I felt sexy in it, but confident," Upton told Local 6 News partner Florida Today, referring to the cover shot.</p><p> Upton was chosen as the "rookie of the year" in last year's edition.</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:04:42 GMT
<p> A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot himself Monday morning at a UPS Store in Ocoee, police told Local 6.</p><p> The shooting happened at 13750 W. Colonial Dr.</p><p> The boy, who's the grandson of the store's owner, grabbed the pistol from the top of a counter and shot himself in the arm, according to police. His injuries were not life-threatening. </p><p> The boy's father was in the store at the time, and rushed his son to the hospital in his own car.</p><p> After the shooting, a customer flagged down a Florida Highway Patrol trooper.</p><p> The grandfather told police he keeps the loaded gun in his store for personal security.</p><p> It's not known if charges will be filed in the case.</p><p> Watch Local 6 for more on this story. </p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:59:37 GMT
<p> Orange County sheriff's deputies are searching for a missing man they say has dementia and diabetes.</p><p> Deputies said Eusebio Pagan disappeared around 5 p.m Monday.</p><p> Pagan was last seen near the 3800 block of Econlockhatchee Trail wearing a brown hoodie and black vest with beige pants. He was carrying a red lunch box.</p><p> He's about 5 foot 3 inches and 180 pounds, according to a missing persons report.</p><p> Deputies ask that if you see Pagan to call the Sheriff's Office at 407-254-7237.</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:50:54 GMT
<p> Orlando police said a man pistol-whipped another man inside an Orange County Walmart after an argument.</p><p> The store in the 3800 block of South Semoran Boulevard was closed for about two hours.</p><p> Around 5:30 p.m. Monday, a fight started near the pharmacy, police said.</p><p> Two men in their late teens or early 20s started beating up a 46-year-old man, police said. The older man then pulled out a gun and hit one of the younger men in the head, causing him to bleed, police said.</p><p> A witness told Local 6 that she started screaming that someone had a gun and the store was evacuated.</p><p> Police said members of the SWAT team searched for the men inside the store but didn't find them. Surveillance video shows all three leaving the store. After the incident, police said they got a call from the 46-year-old man who admitted he had the gun inside the store. They said he was acting in self-defense and that the gun did not go off.</p><p> Police said the man claimed he did not know the other two younger men and they started fighting with him for an unknown reason.</p><p> Police took the man's gun for evidence but said he does have a conceal and carry permit.</p><p> Police are searching for the other two men involved. They said they left on foot, which means they could possibly live nearby.</p>
Published: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:43:43 GMT
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Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:29:49 GMT
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Published: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:11:24 GMT
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