His fiancee and her mom turned him in after he robbed a gas station
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – A Daytona Beach armed robber was caught, not by police, but by his mom and his fiance. A suspect in the armed robbery of a Daytona Beach-area gas…
Watch as Florida law enforcement shuts down major drug dealing ring ending in 18 arrests
A drug trafficking organization distributing heroin and fentanyl in Volusia and Lake counties has been dismantled after a 6-month investigation that culminated in a series of arrests and seizures of cash and…
Florida sheriffs say media, judges, politicians ignoring rising rate of violent juvenile crime
VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL – Sheriff Mike Chitwood of Volusia County, Florida this week noted the increase in violent crimes being perpetrated by young children. While it has become a national trend, Chitwood…
Children 12 and 14 open fire at Florida deputies after escaping group home with AK-47
VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL – A 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl who ran away from a children’s group home Tuesday night in Enterprise broke into a house, armed themselves with several of…
Daytona Beach Drug Conspirators Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine, Heroin, And Fentanyl
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger today sentenced Matthew Zachariah Humphrey (26, Daytona Beach) to 11 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and for…
Skeletal remains found in Gemini Springs State Park
VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL – VSO detectives were alerted to the discovery of skeletal remains found over the weekend at Gemini Springs State Park in DeBary. The remains were found Friday night at…
Bystanders jump in to help police officer being attacked in Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – A Volusia County deputy had the tables turned against him while trying to calm a man exhibiting erratic behavior at a traffic stop. As the officer attempted to…
Serial gym locker thief caught after police chase
VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL – A man wanted for a series of gym locker thefts in Volusia County was arrested after attempting to elude police on Saturday. A license plate reader alerted deputies…
Hit and run suspect exited through front windshield left wallet, ID behind
DELTONA, FL – On Tuesday night in Deltona, a white Chevrolet pickup fleeing a minor traffic crash ended up running a red light and slamming into a vehicle in the intersection of…
Scam artist who conned 80-year-old New Smyrna Beach woman captured in Las Vegas
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL – Volusia sheriff’s detectives have identified and charged an online scam artist who tricked an 80-year-old New Smyrna Beach-area woman into sending him $41,000. The victim came forward…
Deltona woman shot man before husband confronted him, he survived
DELTONA, FL – Aimee Peltier, 45, was arrested at her home on the 1600 block of North Page Drive on Sunday afternoon after deputies responded to the shooting. The victim, a 37-year-old…
Judge sentences Daytona Beach drug dealer to 20 years in federal prison
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Maxwell Garvice Johnson (29, Ormond Beach) to 30 years in federal prison for his involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy.…
Traffic crash in Port St. Lucie turned into road-raged stabbing incident
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Port St. Lucie man Wednesday night after he caused a minor vehicle crash that escalated into a fight, which led to the victim…
Murder suspect arrested inside Sanford laundromat
SANFORD, FL – A man wanted out of Volusia County for murder has been captured after being identified inside a laundromat in Sandford. On Wednesday, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Seminole County detectives…
Five Daytona Beach Drug Dealers Arrested
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Five Daytona Beach residents now face felony drug trafficking charges after officers with the Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) executed a search warrant yesterday afternoon at a home…
Daytona Beach drug sweep nets over half-kilo of illegal drugs
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Over half a kilo’s worth of various kinds of illegal drugs – including MDMA, cocaine, heroin, oxycodone and cannabis – is now off the streets of Daytona Beach…
Man charged for dousing girlfriend with gasoline
VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL – Scott Tharp had an active felony warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and felony battery. On Tuesday, Tharp battered and doused his girlfriend with gasoline during…
Surfside Middle School Gun Report was swatting hoax
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL – Police were called to the Surfside Middle School in Panama Beach on Wednesday in reference to a call of a student inside the building with a gun.…
Watch: Two suspects linked to I-4 shooting captured after fleeing police, rolling over car
DELTONA, FL – The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office has reported two suspects are now in custody after a police chase that ended in a wreck. Sheriff Mike Chitwood said the two fled…
Man Arrested Following POP Raid On Beachside House
DAYTONA BEACH, FL – For the fourth time since last December, the Problem Oriented Policing (POP) Unit of the Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) serves a search warrant on a property after…