Update (3/25/14): Orlando Police announced they have fired Officer Janir Sims, who filed the racial profiling complaint against OPD. The firing is “retaliatory in nature,” Sims said. “I’m confident OPD will be exposed.” It looks like the practice of racial profiling is still very real in Orlando. Allegations of racial… [read more]
The City of Orlando will vote today on a proposed plan by the Orlando Magic to build an entertainment complex next to the new Amway Center. The Magic want to buy 7.82 acres of land the city owns which houses the Orlando Police Department Headquarters, a City parking garage, and neighbors… [read more]
In Orlando, many people wonder why the community does not have a strong and positive relationship with the police force locally. First of all, Orlando PD is often used by Mayor Dyer and the local establishment in absurd ways (think arresting people feeding the homeless and needy at Lake Eola,… [read more]