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U.S. marshals capture Daytona shooting suspect
DAYTONA BEACH — U.S. marshals on Tuesday captured the man accused in a drive-by shooting death in Daytona Beach earlier this month.Michael Henderson, 37, was arrested in an apartment in Douglasville, Georgia. The fatal shooting of Allen Dexter Johnson, 49, came at 7:30 a.m. March 4 on Magnolia Avenue.Johnson was driving with two people in his car when Henderson shot at Johnson and kept going,… → Read More
W. Virginia woman arrested in Ormond-by-the-Sea kidnapping, homicide case
A woman accused of misleading investigators searching for her ex-boyfriend in the kidnapping of his estranged wife from Ormond-by-the-Sea has been → Read More
2 crime-ridden Daytona businesses net 16 arrests on drug, gun charges
DAYTONA BEACH — A car wash a police captain called a "plague" and a gas station that has been the backdrop for drug deals as → Read More
Daytona Beach police, U.S. Marshals hunting for accused drive-by killer
DAYTONA BEACH — The man accused in a drive-by shooting that resulted in a death has been identified and is being sought out by police → Read More
Siblings charged with growing marijuana in Holly Hill trailers
Two Holly Hill brothers have been charged with growing marijuana inside their respective trailers, police said Wednesday.One of the siblings was arrested Tuesday and the other surrendered on Wednesday, said Holly Hill Police Chief Steve Aldrich.Police however, visited Chad and Chris Whiton last June after someone called in a tip about them to Crime Stoppers, reports state. At the time,… → Read More
Rookie South Daytona cop downplays his talk to calm volatile mentally ill suspect
SOUTH DAYTONA — At a time when police agencies around the country are training their troops to de-escalate confrontations with → Read More
Woman falls to death from Daytona Beach balcony
DAYTONA BEACH — A 50-year-old woman fell to her death from a seventh-story beachfront balcony Tuesday after witnesses said they saw her hanging from the side of the building.The unidentified woman fell from balcony on the top floor of the Daytona Beach Club condominium, 800 N. Atlantic Ave., just after 10 a.m., said Deputy Chief Jakari Young. She landed on the pool deck below.Witnesses saw her… → Read More
Crash shuts down part of State Road 472 near DeLand
State Road 472 and East Minnesota Avenue in DeLand were blocked Friday because of a crash with injuries, according to the Florida Highway Patrol's website.The accident occurred at 11:28 a.m. → Read More
Car used to bring awareness to cystic fibrosis stolen in Daytona Beach
DAYTONA BEACH — A car customized to bring awareness to cystic fibrosis that belongs to a couple who just moved here to meet with a specialist has been stolen, police said.The 1995 Acura Integra — painted a metallic green and purple, the colors of the cystic fibrosis campaign — was stolen from the couple's apartment complex at 1401 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. The vehicle has a right-side steering wheel… → Read More
Man struck and killed by train in Holly Hill
HOLLY HILL - An unidentified man was struck and killed by a northbound train Wednesday morning.Officials from the Medical Examiner's Office and Florida East Coast Railway were on the scene and the tracks between Walker and Flomich streets before 9 a.m. The man was struck just after 6:30 a.m., Holly Hill police Chief Steve Aldrich said. Tracks were blocked by the stopped train at Walker and… → Read More
Police: Peeping Tom takes pictures, video of women in Port Orange Wal-Mart dressing rooms
A man who police said was taking pictures and video of women as they changed in the dressing rooms of the Port Orange Wal-Mart has been arrested. Terrence Sicilia, 29, of Holly Hill, was charged with video voyeurism on Monday after Port Orange police investigators arrested him at his residence in Holly Hill, said Port Orange Officer Evan Doyle. Doyle said Sicilia, who has a long criminal history… → Read More
Former Bethune-Cookman public safety supervisor accused of making anti-gay remarks
DAYTONA BEACH — A supervisor with Bethune Cookman-University's public safety department who is also president of the board of the local crime hotline left the college last week following complaints from employees that she made disparaging remarks about homosexuals and white people. Because of the allegations lodged against Cheryl Lawson Young, she was suspended for two weeks without pay earlier… → Read More
Siege on Dallas police angers, saddens Volusia-Flagler law enforcement leaders
Sadness and anger was the mood of law enforcement in Volusia and Flagler counties Friday with the horrific news of 12 Dallas police officers ambushed by a sniper toward the end of a peaceful protest. Top cops and both sheriffs weighed in on the tragedy that left five officer dead, a few expressing fear that Thursday's attack is likely not the last targeting police and that the increasing dangers… → Read More
Majority of unsolved crimes in Daytona last year occurred in specific areas
DAYTONA BEACH — Just after 11 p.m. on Feb. 23, 2015, four young friends talked outside a corner house on Sheridan Road. Suddenly their youthful banter was shattered by gunfire blasting from a slow-rolling car. Each one of the friends — including a 14-year-old — was shot. Blood dotted the front entrance to the small light blue house. Bullets punctured two cars in the driveway, police said. At… → Read More
Culture of Silence: 310 violent crimes in 2015 remain unsolved in Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH — Just after 11 p.m. on Feb. 23, 2015, four young friends talked outside a corner house on Sheridan Road. Suddenly their youthful banter was shattered by gunfire blasting from a slow-rolling car. Each one of the friends — including a 14-year-old — was shot. Blood dotted the front entrance to the small light blue house. Bullets punctured two cars in the driveway, police said. At… → Read More
With Daytona’s violence comes a 'culture of silence'
DAYTONA BEACH — Just after 11 p.m. on Feb. 23, 2015, four young friends talked outside a corner house on Sheridan Road. Suddenly their youthful banter was shattered by gunfire blasting from a slow-rolling car. Each one of the friends — including a 14-year-old — was shot.Blood dotted the front entrance to the small light blue house. Bullets punctured two cars in the driveway, police said. At… → Read More
Most sheriffs' candidates in Volusia, Flagler support gun rights
Following the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where 49 people were killed by a lone gunman, The Daytona Beach News-Journal asked the sheriffs of Volusia and Flagler counties and the candidates running for sheriff: "What are your views on gun control and have they changed since the tragic incident at Pulse?"Not all the candidates who were called… → Read More
BREAKING: Daytona's Ridgewood Ave. shut down in motel standoff
DAYTONA BEACH — A wanted man contacted by police in a traffic stop was holed up Thursday morning in a Daytona Beach motel, closing much of the northern part of North Ridgewood Avenue. A hostage negotiator was on the scene at the Regency Inn, 619 N. Ridgewood, and the street was blocked off from Mason Avenue south to Mullally Street. This story is developing. Check back for updates. → Read More
S. Daytona cheerleading school owner arrested on out-of-state warrant
The owner of a South Daytona cheerleading academy was released from jail this week after his Friday arrest in front of some of the organization's athletes. Brian Furber, who spent five days in jail before an attorney arranged for his release on bail, in a phone interview Wednesday said that he has done nothing wrong. And though he doesn't know for sure, court action over a recreational vehicle… → Read More
Retired Ormond lieutenant's wife faces federal theft, embezzlement charges
Federal prosecutors have charged the wife of a former Ormond Beach police lieutenant with embezzling more than $280,000 from elderly customers at local banks where she once worked.Maria Alana Hayes was charged with theft, embezzlement and misapplication by a bank officer by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Orlando. The 48-year-old already entered a plea of guilty to two counts and is expected to be… → Read More