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Zechariah Cartledge: A hero’s hero - American Police Beat Magazine Nine-year-old Zechariah Cartledge is much like other boys his age. He enjoys video games, school sports and being with friends and family. But how many 9-year-olds raise thousands of dollars and make their way to New York City to run the Tunnel to Towers 5K with cops, firefighters, military personne...

CFPBA is looking forward to seeing you all this weekend for this event. Stay Safe out there!

Join us and 103.1 The Wolf Orlando, this Saturday in Freedom Park, Ocoee, for BBQ 4 The Blue.

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CFPBA would like to wish all First Responders and their families a magical and joyous holiday season. Stay safe out there.

CFPBA would like to wish all First Responders and their families a Happy Thanksgiving. To all that are working, Stay Safe out there.

If anyone is interest, this is one of the best Tournaments around and the proceeds go to a great cause.

Great work!

Task Force 4 update. We have had very busy days of rescue work. The team has been working sun up to sun down conducting search and rescue missions in beacon hill and mexico beach. We have extracted numerous victims. The only available comms in the county were those established by marc 5, our central florida marc unit (from winter park) assigned with Task Force 4. Ambulance strike team 501, from central florida, has transported numerous patients to the closest operational hospital which is 3 hours away. The ambulance strike team is running the county's 911 calls as they come in. We have a landing zone established at our base of operations and medevac choppers are flying in and out of here around the clock. The army comms unit has joined us at our base. We established our water purification system to have drinking water and clean water for showers. We are happy to report on day 4, the team has finally gotten to take showers. As of tomorrow, we will begin to work north and east conducting search and rescue operations, as our air recon missions have found large amounts of damage in those areas. Today, our medical manager alex ralls and his squad, treated a pt they found while flying drones. The squad bosses bill zielonka and jeff hansen called for a chopper and for nearly an hour in the field, while awaiting a medevac chopper, the team successfully extracted the victim, provided ALS care and drug administration, all while landing their own bird at the forward operating area. Florida Task Force 4 was the first boots on the ground in Port St. Joe , beacon hill and east mexico beach. We still have several days of search and rescue missions to clear the port st. Joe area. Our search canines and their handlers Marsha Hall and Susan Wesley are working piles to help us locate victims. We miss our families but the necessity of our work keeps us driving on. Thank you, for your support. We will update as comms permit.

RIP Brother

In Memoriam:
Today, we mourn the loss of Deputy Hunter Rothell who passed away October 10th, after a short illness.
He was only 29 years old.
Deputy Rothell was born in Winter Park and was a graduate of Winter Park High School and Florida State University.
During college, he worked as a civilian safety officer at FSU. Following graduation, Deputy Rothell worked for Florida Highway Patrol, Metro Transit Police in Washington, DC and in 2015, he joined the OCSO.
Hunter was assigned as a new Deputy Sheriff to Sector I midnights.
He was widely regarded as an intelligent, capable and a hardworking Deputy Sheriff who was known to get along with everyone. He later worked in Sector 2 helping the Robbery Unit.
Hunter was eager to learn new things and experience new opportunities.
An avid pilot, he aspired to learn to fly helicopters and work in the Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit.
He had a deep enduring love for his beautiful wife Mariana and they were blessed with two wonderful children. Deputy Rothell is survived by his loving wife Mariana, children Aiden and Savannah, parents Doug and Helene, brother Trey, and many, many friends and co-workers whose lives he touched.
Deputy Rothell will be deeply missed.
Florida State University Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy Winter Park HS OCPS

Thank you and be safe...

Our hearts and thoughts are with our fellow Floridians affected by Hurricane Michael.
We stand ready to help.
Sheriff Jerry L. Demings is sending 46 OCSO personnel assist with the devastation from Hurricane Michael.
It is all part of the Florida Sheriffs Association mutual aid agreement.
The 46 deputies will be assigned to Panama City.
Included in the deployment team will be 20 members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT), a chain-saw team, Marine Unit members with airboats and other vessels, and two members of our Fleet team to assist with any mechanical repairs.
The OCSO personnel will be 100% self-sufficient with food, RVs and supplies, as to not take away from the efforts to help those affected by the historic hurricane.
We will be there to provide safety, comfort and relief to the victims.

Lopez for the win!

Orange sheriff candidates discuss mental health, excessive force in Pine Hills Mental health and excessive force were among the topics discussed by candidates for Orange County Sheriff in Pine Hills Thursday evening.