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Claire Elise holds a painting of George Floyd. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE
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Art of Justice, the Coalition of 100 Black Women Central Florida and other organizations under The Movement Coalition will honor George Floyd in Orlando one year after his murder.
Lawanna Gelzer, President of the Coalition of 100 Black Women Central Florida, said even though Floyd’s killer was convicted, the fight is long from over.
Dog returns home after being shot at Norman dog park Share Updated: 5:56 PM CDT Apr 4, 2021 Share Updated: 5:56 PM CDT Apr 4, 2021
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Show Transcript ABOUT THE DOG S CONDITION. REPORTER: THAT S RIGHT. I CAN TELL YOU HE DID PICK UP HIS DOG FROM THE VET THIS AFTERNOON. HE SAYS THIS IS A HUGE RELIEF FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY AFTER A LONG DAY YESTERDAY. THIS IS 7-YEAR-OLD JAX. HE WAS MY MOM S DOG TO BEGIN WITH. REPORTER: A SIBERIAN HUSKY. THAT WAS HER DOG HER THERAPY DOG. REPORTER: NARVELL MCWILLIAMS SAYS HE TOOK HIM IN AFTER HIS MOM DIED IN FEBURARY. AND ONCE SHE DIED, WE WERE LIKE WELL, YOU RE STILL FAMILY THAT S LIKE THE LAST THING WE HAVE LEFT OF OUR MOTHER SO HE MEANS A LOT TO US AND EVERYTHING. SO IF HE WOULDN T HAVE PULLED THROUGH, IT D PROBABLY BE DEVASTATING FOR OUR FAMILY. REPORTER: BUT UNTIL JUST A FEW HOURS AGO NARVELL S FAMILY WAS ON EDGE. THAT S BECAUSE SATURDAY AFTERNOON JAX WAS SHOT BY A MAN WHO CLAIMED JAX WAS BEING AGG
Chad Engel Visser, 44, faces two charges of second degree theft.
At 1:40 p.m. on November 4th, officers responded to the report of a vehicle theft in the 300 block of East Robinson Street, where a GMC Envoy was reported as missing. The vehicle was found later that afternoon abandoned in the 500 block of Highway 14, just north of the mile-long bridge. A witness described a man removing a green tote from the Envoy and placing it into a tan Chevy Trailblazer.
At 9:25 that evening, officers responded to a vehicle theft report at the Knoxville Walmart parking lot. An officer spoke to a juvenile female, who reported that her Pontiac Grand Prix had been stolen within the last 10 minutes. The officer viewed security camera footage and viewed a male exit the same Trailblazer identified earlier in the day and steal the victim’s vehicle. The driver of the Trailblazer was still present, and police spoke to him. The driver identified the man stealing the vehicles as Visser, and provided the o