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Courtesy photo/SDPD. South Daytona Police Chief William is an advocate of online crime mappingfor safer neighborhoods.

SOUTH DAYTONA -- For decades, police tracked crime trends by sticking color-coded push pins into a map, but here in South Daytona, a newly launched on-line crime mapping system brings that practice into the digital age and the public can now access it for free.

WASHINGTON DC -- Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach (FL-24), announced that new, common-sense rules will go into effect today help protect credit card holders from a wide range of unfair practices.

Courtesy photos / Volusia Cty. Gov't / Michelle Coats. "Hot Shot" Aundre Branch of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters visits Samsula Academy in Samula on Monday. At left, fourth-grader Donnie Padgitt with Hot Shot. At right, children see some of Hot Shot's cool basketball-handling tricks.

SAMSULA -- Fourth-grader Donnie Padgitt was among the many children at Samsula Academy on Monday to receive a fast-break visit from "Hot Shot: Aundre Branch, a member of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters.

Courtesy photo/ free share from Wikipedia. Red Hat Society members are invited to a special Red Hatters Art Walk Saturday on NSB's Flagler Avenue.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A "Red Hatters" Art Walk will be held on historic Flagler Avenue 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. Look for the red balloons that will mark the locations of businesses offering specials to Red Hatters.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla -- A couple of young men left plenty of clues for Volusia County Sheriff's deputies to follow when they burst into an 86-year-old woman's home near Ormond Beach Monday night, ransacked the place and finally left with jewelry and credit cards in hand, an agency spokesman said.

Courtesy photo/Julius Bruggeman. A bobcat like this one was reportedly seen earlier this month on the beachside in New  Smyrna Beach.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Some residents like Stan Kapp say they are nervous about walking at nights because of wild bobcats; while others are concerned these felines might get into their houses, which are not very far from the cats.

Courtesy photo/Jail mug. Timothy Woulard Jr. of DeLand, shown here, is wanted on a warrant charging him with first-degree murder in the shooting of a DeLeon Springs man last September.

DELEON SPRINGS -- Volusia County Sheriff's deputies investigating the September 2009 fatal shooting in DeLeon Springs of a 33-year-old man have concluded that the killing was sparked by a drug deal that went bad, an agency spokesman said.

DAYTONA BEACH -- With the heavy traffic that comes with Bike Week, Votran riders should expect numerous delays, interruptions and route deviations. Schedule delays will begin Monday, and continue
through the following Sunday, March 7.

Detours are subject to change without notice. “Votran will make every effort to notify customers as soon as the detours and route deviations are expected,” said Ken Fischer, Votran general manager. “Buses will be rerouted to secondary roads when traffic becomes congested.”