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Florida DOGE is being requested in Cocoa Beach. The city is holding a meeting tonight to discuss how tourism tax dollars are being spent. FOX 35's Esther Bower talks to local commissioners, who say they're not getting enough money, and they bring in the most tourists.

Law enforcement across Central Florida say criminals are stalking people who are leaving a bank or store with money or valuables. Officials are warning people to protect themselves so they don't become victims. In almost all of the cases reported, authorities say suspects target a victim, follow the victim and then steal cash.

Two men are accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of memorabilia from a storage unit along Lake Underhill Road in Orlando. Deputies say they have video of Craig Owens and Javiel Santiago breaking into the unit at the "extra storage space." Officials believe the pair may have hit other storage units in the area.

After deliberation for about and hour, a jury found Nelson Odige to be guilty of raping several women at bus stops in Orange County. Officials said he will be sentenced at a later date.

Prosecutors have announced they will seek the death penalty for Kimberley Mills and her boyfriend, Andre Walker, who are accused of brutally beating and killing 10-year-old Tavares boy Xavier Williams. Xavier Williams died in March after weeks of fighting for his life at the hospital. Both Mills and Walker now face multiple upgraded charges, including first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse.

A Florida man has been arrested after he shot and killed his girlfriend while she slept in bed with their three children, deputies say. The man then allegedly attempted to stage the murder as a home invasion. Authorities say Saun Rainge and his accomplice, Benjamin Garmon, now both face a first-degree murder charge for the death of 30-year-old Porshe Nikita Shanee’ Streeter. None of the children — ages 10, 2 and 1 — were injured in the shooting, officials said.

The State Attorney's Office hosted a news conference on Thursday afternoon to announce the prosecution will be seeking the death penalty for Kimberley Mills and her boyfriend, Andre Walker. Both will also now face upgraded charges for the death of Mills' 10-year-old son, Xavier Williams, including a first-degree murder charge. Xavier died in March of suspected torture and neglect. Xavier's aunt took the podium at the news conference to share her family's thoughts.

The State Attorney's Office has announced it will seek the death penalty for the two suspects involved in the death of Xavier Williams, a 10-year-old Tavares boy, who died from suspected abuse and neglect allegedly at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend. The new development was announced at a news conference Thursday afternoon in Lake County. Xavier's mother, Kimberley Mills, and her boyfriend, Andre Walker, are each facing a murder charge in connection with the death of the Tavares boy who died of suspected torture and neglect, according to police.

Crimeline's Barb Bergin joins FOX 35 to speak about an unsolved homicide in Sumter County. The homicide took lace on March 17 near High Street and County Road 242. During the homicide, one person was killed and two others were shot. Investigators are asking anyone with information concerning the shooting to reach out.

Seminole County officials wants to build a toll road to connect the SR-417 and the Orlando Sanford International Airport, but the proposal is getting some pushback.