CRIME & SAFETY
Volusia County woman charged for shooting death of her child's father in the middle of street: Deputies
DELAND, Fla. - A DeLand woman is accused of shooting and killing the father of her child in the middle of the street back in December 2022, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said. Jasmoray Baugh, 30, was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Korey Woulard, which happened...
Man struck, killed in South Daytona
SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. – A man was struck and killed Sunday night in South Daytona, according to the police department. The crash happened around 10:37 p.m. in the 1900 block of S. Ridgewood Ave. According to the South Daytona Police Department, Tommy L. Cox was hit by a vehicle...
Florida man used cardboard box to hide his face while breaking into Port Orange businesses: Deputies
PORT ORANGE, Fla. - A Port Orange man is behind bars after allegedly taking a piece of cardboard from a garbage can and using it to conceal his identity while he broke into multiple businesses, deputies said. On January 2, deputies were dispatched to a panic alarm that went off...
Body camera video shows shots fired in fatal deputy-involved shooting
Videos from a body camera and helicopter depicted what took place moments before a fatal deputy-involved shooting in Florida back in 2020. It’s a part of a series where we are looking back at viral videos in recent years. The video had more than 31 million views on YouTube at the time this article was published.
Daytona Beach man sentenced for trafficking in fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs
A Daytona Beach man was sentenced Wednesday to another 25 years in prison after he was convicted of drug trafficking and other charges, according to the State Attorney's Office. Arthur Harris III, 35, was found guilty as charged of trafficking in fentanyl 28 grams or more; trafficking in cocaine 28-200...
Deputies charge man with second-degree murder in Deltona park brawl and shooting
A Sunday night shooting at a Deltona park that seriously injured a man happened during a brawl that was part of a planned fight between two men over a woman, Volusia County sheriff's investigators said after making an arrest. Jeremy Castillo Ortiz, 19, of Deltona, was arrested on Monday and charged with attempted...
FEMA holds simulated building collapse training for Volusia County emergency responders
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is in town training Volusia County Emergency personnel with its Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC). Firefighters, police officers, and emergency personnel are all meeting at the Emergency Operations Center in Daytona Beach to undergo this training. The four-day training focuses...
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