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Staff ReportsAugust 23, 2017

Gov. Rick Scott has ordered flags at half-staff for two Kissimmee Police officers slain in the line of duty. Last Friday, Officer Matthew Baxter and Sgt. Richard “Sam” Howard of the Kissimmee Police Department were shot when a suspect fired at them during a scuffle while they were on patrol. Both succumbed from their injuries. The alleged […]

Associated PressAugust 21, 2017

A suspect in the fatal shooting of two police officers in Florida will be staying in jail after a judge denied him bond Sunday, saying there was probable cause for his first-degree murder charge Everett Miller wore handcuffs and shackles during a first-appearance hearing that lasted a minute and a half. When it was over, […]

Associated PressAugust 19, 2017

A police officer in Florida died from his injuries Saturday, a day after his colleague was killed when a suspect fired at them during a scuffle while they were on patrol. The suspect was later arrested at a bar. Sgt. Sam Howard died Saturday afternoon at a hospital where he had been taken following Friday […]

Tag: Kissimmee Police Department

Rick Scott: Flags at half-staff for Kissimmee officers

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