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By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A resident of an apartment on North Street was arrested for the 2nd time in four months in August for allegedly using her place to sell drugs.
Kelly C. Cooke, 45, was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail on two felony counts of keeping a public nuisance structure for drug activity and possession of fentanyl along with a misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia after DBPD’s Problem Oriented PolicingUnit entered her dwelling at 135 North St., Apt. 2 on Aug. 31.
Based on numerous tips of suspected drug dealing at the residence, cops obtained a search warrant before the raid, which took place at 11:20 a.m. It was the second time in 2021 that investigators have gone that route with her, according to DBPD Capt. Scott Lee.
“Our Special Investigations Unit entered her apartment last May and found a drug distribution operation inside along with over 2 grams of crack cocaine and over $2,000 in cash,” Lee noted. “Clearly, she hasn’t learned her lesson because we found her doing the same thing again. Maybe now it’ll sink in.”
“Our Special Investigations Unit entered her apartment last May and found a drug distribution operation inside along with over 2 grams of crack cocaine and over $2,000 in cash,” DBPD Capt. Scott Lee noted. “Clearly, she hasn’t learned her lesson because we found her doing the same thing again. Maybe now it’ll sink in.”
Cooke bonded out of jail on Oct. 5.
About the Byline Writer: Henry Frederick is a member of the working press and publisher of Headline Surfer, the award-winning 24/7 internet news outlet launched in 2008, that serves greater Daytona Beach, Sanford & Orlando, Florida via HeadlineSurfer.com. Frederick has amassed close to 150 award-winning bylines in print & online. He earned his Master of Arts in New Media Journalism from Full Sail University in 2019. He was a breaking news reporter (metro cops & courts beat) for the Daytona Beach News-Journal for nearly a decade. And Before that worked the same beat for The Journal-News/Gannett Suburban Newspapers in Rockland/Westchester counties, NY, dating back to 1989. Having witnessed the execution of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Florida's death chamber and covering other high profile cases, Frederick has appeared on national crime documentary shows on Discovery ID, Reelz, and the Oxygen Network series "Snapped" for his analysis. • Award-Winning Journalism: Florida Press Club recognizes Headline Surfer for nine stories in 2020 statewide competition. • Award-Winning Journalism of Henry Frederick.