Altamonte Springs

Seminole County leaders have done away with a pet licensing ordinance that previously required pet owners to provide annual proof of rabies vaccination and owner information to reunify pets in the event the pet is lost.

A man was arrested on Wednesday for battery during a fight that broke out behind the Altamonte Springs Police Department according to police.

Altamonte Springs police offices say Zahria Lashawn Keaton stole more than $17,000 worth of perfume from an Ulta store near Crane's Roost Park. Police say store surveillance video showed a man and a woman wearing all black, breaking into the Ulta by smashing a window.

Caught on Camera: Porsche slams into wall on I-4 during rush hour suspected of street racing.

The Altamonte Springs Police Department has released 911 calls reporting a hostage situation at a Hungry Howie's Pizza and a call placed by the suspect.

The owner of a pizza spot in Florida returned to work Tuesday afternoon, just hours after he was allegedly held hostage by a customer inside his restaurant.

Neal Pittard, 43, is being held at the Seminole County Jail without bond.  Investigators say he held the manager of the Hungry Howie’s Pizza in Altamonte Springs hostage for more than seven hours on Monday night while negotiators tried to work with him. 

A man has barricaded himself inside an Altamonte Springs pizza restaurant and is holding an employee hostage, according to investigators.

Monday marked the first morning and evening rush hours for the new I-4 Express Lanes. They are currently open for all drivers and will operate toll-free through March 2. 

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) says it anticipates opening the newly-completed tolled lanes, known as I-4 Express to motorists on Saturday.

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The long-awaited I-4 Express lanes could open by the end of the month, but even the Florida Department of Transportation seems unsure of how much drivers could be paying. FDOT told FOX 35 it is a variable toll and it will ultimately be determined by traffic and demand.

Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs was put on lockdown on Wednesday after students reported seeing an unfamiliar adult on campus. 

One of the suspects received multiple lacerations.

"When I go check it in the mailbox, it’s not there and it’s being sent back. Even my W2s got sent back," said one resident.

Officials say the positivity rate doubled from last Monday to Thursday.

Altamonte Springs City Manager Frank Martz said Saturday that the omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected in a sample of wastewater taken on Thursday.

Susan Perkins was last seen 17 years ago. She was at her friend’s salon in Altamonte Springs, helping her tint a window. Altamonte Police say that’s when a masked gunman with a rifle forced them into Susan’s car and had her drive to a nearby bank.

The video is clear. Police said thieves can be seen breaking into Sassy Sista's Boutique in Altamonte Springs at around 3 a.m. on Monday, December 6.