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What happened to Lacey Buenfil? The Florida mom has been missing for more than a decade and her disappearance remains unsolved.

Lake County first responders participate in active shooter training Cindy Peterson CLERMONT — It’s every first responder’s worst nightmare. An active shooter threatens the lives of multiple civilians and it’s their job to strategically apprehend the shooter and protect the citizens. It takes teamwork from every department, from dispatch to EMS, from law enforcement to fire rescue.  Because of the intensity of these situations, first responders from all around Lake County came togeth...

AMVETS raise money for Leesburg, Fruitland Park police K-9s Cindy Peterson LEESBURG — K-9 units are a vital part of a police force. Thats particularly true for the Leesburg Police Department, which currently has four full-service K-9s on roster and for the Fruitland Park Police Department, whose puppy, Droby, just joined the force.  K-9s are also expensive; it costs an estimated $20,000 to purchase, raise and train a K-9 for service.  To help offset the costs, the AMVETS Post 2006 in Le...

It wasn’t just any book, but a “murder book,” he says, on “a very vicious homicide.” The four-inch thick, loose-leaf binder, complete with reports and ghastly color crime scene photos, is the case file on the slaying of 13-year-old Christopher Gutierrez and his uncle, Jesus Hernando-Pantoja. They were found shot to death in the back of Hernando-Pantojas pickup truck on Feb. 1. “It’s pretty horrible, and I’ve investigated a lot of them,” Conlee said. That the 59-year-old has i...