Monthly Archives: June 2017
Kissimmee Firefighter Arrested for Second DUI While her Child Was in the car
In early May, a Kissimmee firefighter was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) with a child in the car. Samantha Lopez, 37, was stopped by a police officer after that officer witnessed her nearly causing multiple accidents on Eudora Road prior to pulling into a Walmart parking lot. According to initial reports, Lopez… Read More »
When The Police Can Pull You Over: Understanding Reasonable Suspicion
Somedays it feels like police officers have all of the power. It can seem like they have the ability to stop and question you whenever they like. However, this is not true. You have essential Constitutional rights that officers cannot violate without serious consequences. Because of your Constitutional rights to privacy and to be… Read More »
Last “Cocaine Cowboy” Arrested Near Kissimmee
One of the last of the men known as Miami’s “Cocaine Cowboys” has been arrested near Kissimmee, Florida, and jailed in Miami. The term Cocaine Cowboys refers to drug traffickers and dealers from a period of time beginning in the last 1970s and ending in the early 1990s, during which Colombian drug traffickers become… Read More »
How You Teach Your Teen to Drive Can Have Major Consequences
A 14-year-old was practicing his driving with his family in the car when he caused a one-vehicle accident on Interstate-4 in mid-April. The teen was driving a 2000 Ford Explorer with six other individuals in the vehicle when he attempted to change lanes, over-corrected to avoid a collision, lost control of the vehicle and… Read More »