Copyright 2023 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. She said, I lost my car key and I need to call my husband, but my phone needs charging, could I come in and charge my phone? Frank Blair said. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a deceased man and woman. After several minutes, it became apparent LLN was going to once again be ignored by MDPD and LLN left the scene. Copyright 2023 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. The Mount Dora police chief has sent a directive to his officers, following a 9 Investigates report. Mount Dora Police has seen half its staff turn over in the last two years, and are recruiting for new officers right now. READ: Mount Dora police chief fired after investigation into racially insensitive comments. T&N Market is on sale, once a community store is now the site of a painful reminder of a double homicide that took place last year. Mount Dora police investigate suspicious death of couple at senior living community Police are not releasing any details at this time. Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved. The lawsuit further alleges Bell made it clear Howell-Gonzalez would never return to the community relations unit because of her objections to what Howell-Gonzalez refers to as Severances theft of time. Severance later made a list of villains and Howell-Gonzalez was included as Lady Tremaine, Cinderellas evil stepmother, the lawsuit states. An investigation is ongoing, but law enforcement are confident the case will be solved. Gibson said he believes the murders were a random act. The Mount Dora Police Department said officers responded to the Waterman Village senior living complex on Dec. 31 and found the couple stabbed to death inside their home. 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Newly-released documents are sharing new details and information into the murders of two older residents at a senior living facility on New Year's Eve in Mount Dora, Florida, including how the couple may have died and how authorities were able to track down the alleged suspect in Georgia. Police in Mount Dora are investigating the deaths of a man and woman at a senior living community. LLN has also been tipped off that Bell is just weeks away from retirement, following command staff complaints (including by Fewless), which informed Hayes of the unrest and hostile work environment in the department, created by Bell. Get todays headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily: Copyright 2023 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved. Police and security responded and checked the area and found nothing. In a press conference on Sunday, police said the couples deaths are suspicious and they will investigate the case as a homicide. A woman has been taken into custody as a person of interest in the murders of a Florida husband and wife at a senior living community over New Year's weekend, police announced during a news conference Tuesday afternoon. According to her lawsuit, Howell-Gonzalez asked that this activity cease immediately and that her concerns be immediately investigated. MDPD allegedly ignored her request, and inexplicably, Howell[-Gonzalez] was instead told that the IA investigation into Severance must first be completed.. Police arrested the driver, who is the person of interest, on a charge of vehicle theft. Please utilize our website regularly and follow us on Facebook, Nextdoor, Ring, Twitter, and Instagram to stay informed. The Mount Dora Police Department was the first law enforcement agency in the nation to receive full accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Vickie At press time, LLN was awaiting numerous public records to confirm these allegations. Read the full statement from Anthony MOUNT DORA Police late Monday still had not publicly identified the elderly couple found slain in their home Saturday at Waterman Village Lakeside Community. He wrote in the affidavit of probable cause that he spotted Stevens cutting in front of several vehicles on Highway 441, near Donnelly Street. Her professional career began at the Daily Commercial in 2004 where she covered cops and courts the majority of her time there until she left in 2009. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. Since a medical emergency kept the couple from attending, the chief allowed a Hispanic officer to accept the award on their behalf. [TRENDING: Tropical wave could bring heavy rain to parts of Florida for weekend | She shouldnt have hit my momma: Witnesses describe girl, 10, accused of fatally shooting Orlando woman | Become a News 6 Insider (its free!)]. We went to City Hall today, to ask the City Manager about his plans to have an outside against investigate this and other incidents 9-investigates has exposed. Howell-Gonzalez is represented by Christopher Pace of Jill S. Schwartz & Associates in Winter Park. According to interim police Chief Mike Gibson, a woman later identified as Williams was escorted from the complex by security the day before New Years Eve, though she was seen entering again that night. Officials in Mount Dora held a news conference Tuesday afternoon to give an update on the homicide investigation of a married couple found dead inside a senior living 0:22. According to police, the woman in custody who was "dressed in a particular way" was escorted off the Waterman property by security on Friday, Dec. 30. around 3 p.m. More than an hour later, she was captured on a security camera on Lake Margaret Circle wearing the same outfit, which Gibson referred to as "very unique.". Mount Dora Police has seen half its staff turn over in the last two years, and are recruiting for new officers right now. Following the discussion, LLN inquired if there were any updates on either the murder or the double shooting and Fewless took LLN to the office of Capt. On Saturday, officers responded to a report of potentially suspicious activity in the Senior Living Community, Waterman Village, located at 150 Waterman Avenue. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. More than 600 citizens participated in the assessment process. Williams is currently being held on no bond at the Lake County jail. WebHaving a blast helping out fellow TEGNA news station ABC24 WATN Memphis for the next few days!! "Thats concerning," Mount Dora resident Jane Bloom said. Mount Dora police said a security guard had called 911 to report the suspicious activity. Brenda Argueta is a digital journalist who joined ClickOrlando.com in March 2021. !#TeamTEGNA #ABC24 Liked by Steve Darrell, B.S./M.F.A ShoPros Live Event Service On The Road This Week! Video: Report notes toxic environment at Mount Dora PD: Whats being done to change that. We will provide updates as we move through this process.. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. In May, LLN was on scene the only media on scene of a murder at Lowes, 18795 U.S. Highway 441, Mount Dora attempting to get information from MDPD officers investigating the crime. Florida prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty against Vickie Williams, the woman accused of violently killing an older couple inside their home in a retirement community in Mount Dora. LLN departed the meeting confident that a clear path had been forged to build communication between MDPD and the media. Police Chief Brett Meade resigned last week over what he described as differences with the city manager, who wanted an outside investigator to review an incident caught on video showing a Mount Dora police officer, without reading a suspected drunk driver his rights, suddenly slamming his head into a car window while arresting him. 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Police are investigating the death of a man and woman at a Senior Living Community apartment in Mount Dora. If you need help with the Public File, call 407-291-6000. Howell-Gonzalez took her complaints to a lieutenant in the department three times in April 2019 and Severances alleged behavior continued. Sheriff: 4 found dead, including child, at Brevard County home, Governor requests information from state attorneys office on accused Pine Hills shooters record, All aboard: Ride SunRail for free this Saturday, West Virginia could pay former residents $25,000 to come back, Breeze Airways adds 4 new routes from Orlando International Airport. Born and raised in Lake County, she is a graduate of Umatilla High School and Lake-Sumter State College. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. 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