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Multimedia: Suspected drug dealer with little boy in tow arrested in Daytona Beach after car pursuit with trafficked amounts of meth, heroin, fentanyl, cocaine & oxycodone seized

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A fleeing driver with a 4-year-old boy and a trafficking amount of fentanyl, meth, and other drugs in his car was tracked down and arrested after abandoning the vehicle in favor of trying to hide in a vacant house Thursday night.

60. Loveable dog 'Midnight' survives being stabbed by DeLand man described as suicidal and Baker-acted; dog recovering from cruel act

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DELAND, Fla. -- A dog whose human owner stabbed her in the side before leaving her at home in DeLand and threatening suicide in Ormond Beach was recovered by Volusia sheriff’s deputies and Volusia County Animal Services officers, who took her in for treatment and put her on the road to recovery.

61. Orlando felon sentenced to seven years plus in federal prison for possessing a short-barreled rifle and aggravated identity theft

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Top 100 Stories 2021 / Headline SurferCounting 'em Down: For better or for worse, this is the Headline Surfer countdown of the 2021's Top 100 biggest news stories of Central Florida along the tourism-driven stretch of Interstate 4 (Orlando Attractions and east to I-95 & the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona). Each recap segment is posted with its own headline, culminating with the unveiling of No.

63. Red dot guns added to Daytona Beach Shores Public Safety's arsenal

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DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – The Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety upgraded its department handguns by adding red dot optical sights -- becoming the first law enforcement agency in Volusia County to adopt the technology for both handguns and rifles for an entire agency.

64. Deltona man arrested on felony fraud charges back in October by arranging for theft of his black 2020 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special in attempt to cash in on $30,000 insurance payout

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Top 100 Stories 2021 / Headline SurferCounting 'em Down: For better or for worse, this is the Headline Surfer countdown of the 2021's Top 100 biggest news stories of Central Florida along the tourism-driven stretch of Interstate 4 (Orlando Attractions and east to I-95 & the World's Most Famous Beach in Daytona). Each recap segment is posted with its own headline, culminating with the unveiling of No.

65. $25,000 reward put up to smoke out alleged Orlando-Daytona serial rapist in hiding for a decade who preyed on women back in the '80s, '90s

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón agreed in mid-December to pool resources in an effort to take down violent serial rape suspect Leslie Lagrotta, who is wanted in a series of sexual batteries in Orlando and greater Daytona Beach from 1988 to 1998.