{"id":152931,"date":"2026-02-12T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152931\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:00:07","slug":"orlando-police-chief-holds-news-conference-with-florida-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/152931\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando police chief holds news conference with Florida attorney general"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>News 6 will stream event live<\/p>\n<p>Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier holds news conference with statewide prosecutors, law enforcement (FILE) (Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will hold a news conference Thursday morning at Florida Highway Patrol Troop D along International Drive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Uthmeier will be joined at 10 a.m. by Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith, FHP Col. Gary Howze and Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Jean Almonacy, a news release states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The topic that will be discussed was not shared ahead of time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">News 6 plans to stream the news conference live at the top of this story. <\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorBrandon Hogan headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/team\/84S09D7EB9LJ3P7T45Q2TK6WU5\/\" title=\"View Brandon Hogan&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brandon Hogan<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Brandon, a UCF grad, joined the ClickOrlando team in November 2021. 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