Osceola Deputies Locate Missing Disabled 35-Year-Old Man

Osceola County *Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies located Israel Domenech last night in Kissimmee. He is at home with his family.
Background:
Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies need the public’s help in locating a missing 35-year-old disabled man. Israel Domenech (DOB 3/22/73) was reported missing from his Eagle Isle Circle residence in Poinciana by his family today. [...]

Openings for May 5 Self-Defense Awareness Program for Women

Osceola County - The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office has openings for a new self-defense awareness program for women scheduled for May 5, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. Self Defense Awareness Familiarization Exchange or SAFE is designed to educate women on how to protect themselves if they should become a victim. The 2-hour class teaches that [...]

Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department Participates in Free Cone Day to Benefit Cystic Fibrosis

Osceola County * The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Osceola County Fire Rescue Department will participate in Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day, April 29 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Annually, Ben & Jerry’s hosts Free Cone Day as a thank you to customers. Local franchise stores invite community [...]

Update to missing Poinciana women

eputies Locate 27-Year-Old Woman
Osceola County * Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies have located Arlene Michelle David. Yesterday afternoon she was found safe in the Kissimmee area and is back with her family.
Background:
Arlene Michelle David (DOB 12/30/80) was reported missing by her family on April 16, 2008. Her family told deputies she is pregnant. [...]

Poinciana Residents vs. Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center

Friends of the Greater Poinciana Area Hospital are continuing to give Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center heartburn.
More than 200 met Thursday night to get an update from their lawyer and object to how long and how slow the process of getting permits for a new hospital is. One of the most active, Annette Brown, [...]

Detectives Looking for Suspect in Suspicious Incident Involving Child

Osceola County *On April 18 at approximately 9:00 a.m., a
13-year-old boy was approached by an unknown man in the area of Peabody
Road in Poinciana. The boy had missed his school bus and was walking
home when a Hispanic man approached him in a metallic or “chameleon”
purple/green colored older style minivan. The man asked the boy [...]

Justice Department Settles Voting Rights Suit Against the Osceola County, Florida School Board

  WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Justice Department
announced today that it has settled a Voting Rights Act lawsuit against the
Osceola County, Fla., School Board. The Justice Department simultaneously
filed a complaint and consent decree today settling the suit in the U.S.
District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Orlando.
The Department’s lawsuit alleges that the [...]

Deputies Looking for 27-Year-Old Woman

Osceola County * Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies need the public’s help in locating a 27-year-old female who was last seen on April 8, 2008, at approximately 6 p.m. at her residence on Lake Villa Way in Kissimmee. Arlene Michelle David (DOB 12/30/80) was reported missing by her family on April 16, 2008. Her [...]

Two Killed In Poinciana Blvd. Accident

A collision between two SUVs caused the deaths of both drivers in Osceola County Saturday morning. The Florida Highway Patrol said that one of the vehicles was speeding.
Just after 3am a Toyota SUV was traveling south on Poinciana Blvd and lost control when coming to a curve at Doral Point Drive.
According to the FHP, [...]

Osceola County Manager Appoints New Fire Chief

Osceola County, Florida – Osceola County Manager Mike Freilinger announced that he has offered the position of Fire Chief to Richard Collins, current interim fire chief for the county. Collins has accepted the offer and begins his new duties immediately.
“Rich Collins is well qualified and is the right man for the job. [...]