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SOUTH DAYTONA — As part of its Friday evening DUI/Safety Checkpoint, the South Daytona Police Department will also utilize Daytona Beach Police Department’s Automatic License Plate Recognition system to spot stolen vehicles.

The ALPR camera system, which is mounted on a police car, captures license plate information and alerts the officer if the vehicle has been reported stolen. The high tech system is capable of scanning thousands of tags per hour, greatly extending the capability and efficiency of the department, officials said.

SOUTH DAYTONA — The South Daytona Fire Department will begin its annual flu shot program Sept. 1.

Seasonal flu shots will be available at the fire station located at 1672 S. Ridgewood Ave. from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The cost is $25 by cash or check. The fire department will accept Medicare Part B. Medicare participants must present their card. No other insurance will be accepted.

For additional information please contact the fire department at (386) 322-3033.

Coutesy photo. Guy Carlisle, 62, of Port Orange,  a teacher's aide at Pride Elementary School in Deltona, was arrested today on charges of inappropriately touching a 10-year-old girl.

DELTONA -- A teacher's aide from Pride Elementary School in Deltona was arrested early this morning on charges that he inappropriately touched a 10-year-old student under her shirt, the Volusia Country Sheriff's Office said.

DELAND -- Volusia County staff will conduct a public workshop to provide an overview of proposed 09-2 cycle large-scale comprehensive plan amendments to the Volusia County Comprehensive Plan. The workshop will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, in the Volusia Council Chambers on the second floor of the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave.

The items included within the 09-2 cycle large-scale comprehensive plan amendment are:

DELAND -- A Volusia County Sheriff's deputy responding to a neighborhood complaint of possible drug activity got an eyeful when he pulled up to a house on Smith Court near DeLand early Tuesday morning, agency spokesman Gary Davidson said.

Deputies were dispatched to the house after a resident called 911 at 4:34 a.m. to complain about a lot of vehicles coming and going at all hours of the night. The caller suspected illegal drug activity was taking place. As it turned out, the caller was right, Davidson said.

Courtesy photo. Ty Standley, 34, of Deltona, was arrested Wednesday after surveillance cameras caught him using a cell phone to take photos up teen girls' skirts while kneeling down and pretending to look at shoes in the Altamonte Mall, authorities said Saturday.

Courtesy photo. Corey Lynch, 26, of Palm Coast, was arrested early Saturday after firing his gun into the ground outside a Daytona Beach night club, police said.

DAYTONA BEACH -- A 26-year-old Palm Coast man was arrested after firing a gun into the ground outside a nightclub earlier today, which prompted a Daytona Beach police oggicer to fire several warning shots in the air, police said.

ORMOND BEACH -- Burglars took a safe containing $2,000 in cash from Cici's Pizza on West Granada Avenue by breaking through drywall and cement, Ormond Beach police said Friday.

The burglary occurred sometime after closing on Monday night and before opening on Tuesday, police said, noting access was gained through an empty room next to the pizzeria from the rear.

Police said they do not believe the theft was an inside job, but rather a continuation of a rash of burglaries in the area.

DEBARY -- The First Presbyterian Church was destroyed by fire Thursday night with hot spots still flaring Friday morning, a Volusia County spokeswoman said later in the day Friday.

Personnel from Volusia County Fire Services, Orange City Fire Department, DeLand Fire Department and Deltona Fire Rescue responded at approximately 9:40 p.m. Thursday to the report of a fire at First Presbyterian Church, 267 E. Highbanks Road, DeBary, The church was fully involved when crews arrived on scene, said Vickie Pleus, a Volusia County spokeswoman.

DEBARY -- The DeBary Hall Historic Site is displaying a “Women through History” exhibit through Sept. 11.

The museum-quality exhibit, which went on display Aug. 21, was created by two Port Orange girl scouts who are working to earn the Girl
Scout Gold Award, the highest international award in scouting.

The teens, Cheyenne Conrad and Heather Larson, are members of Girl Scout Troop 450 and are juniors at Spruce Creek High School.

Their traveling exhibit, which focuses on women’s achievements, uses Girl Scout memorabilia to illustrate the timeline of women through