Crime

New Smyrna Beach Cops: Orlando man involved in motor vehicle crash on North Causeway arrested on DUI charges Henry Frederick Sat, 04/19/2025 - 15:45
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- An Orlando man has been charged with driving under the influence and other charges in a hit-and-run crash on the North Causeway, cops said.

Daytona Beach Cops remember one of their own: Retired Police Officer Markeith Williams has died at 57 Henry Frederick Fri, 04/18/2025 - 09:50
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- It is with deep sadness that the Daytona Beach Police Department announces the March 29, 2025, passing of retired Daytona Beach Police Officer Markeith Williams.

Sunbather run over by motorist in Jeep on the beach in Ormond expected to take up to 4 months to recover from injuries Henry Frederick Fri, 04/18/2025 - 08:47
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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- A 33-year-old Ocala sunbather run over by a motorist in a Jeep on April 7 on the beach near the ramp to Cardinal Drive is expected to have a long recovery of at least three to four months.

Daytona Beach Cops: One person shot to death; three others injured by gunfire in the 200 block of Ontario Court early Sunday Henry Frederick Thu, 04/17/2025 - 00:30
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Just around 3:30 a.m. Sunday, officers with the Daytona Beach Police Department responded to the 200 block of Ontario Court following reports of a person shot. Cops found one person dead at the scene and additional 9-1-1 callers reported hearing multiple gunshots in the area.

Man high on meth when he killed a motorcyclist & a good Samaritan on SR 46 in Sanford back in 2021 sentenced to 5 concurrent life sentences behind bars

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SANFORD, Fla. -- A Sanford man who struck and killed a motorcyclist on S.R. 46, then did a U-turn and mowed down a Good Samaritan, has been sentenced to life in prison for the two deaths.

New Smyrna Beach's new top cop now making $165,000; City was silent for 3 days on his pay Henry Frederick Sat, 04/12/2025 - 08:07
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EW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Christopher Kirk, New Smyrna Beach's new top cop, is getting paid $165,000.

Probation officer with Florida's Dept. of Juvenile Justice said to have caused a multi-vehicle crash on the South Causeway in New Smyrna Beach; to be arraigned April 23 in Daytona Henry Frederick Sat, 04/12/2025 - 04:50
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- The motorist who law enforcement said caused a multi-vehicle crash 11 days ago on the South Causeway is recovering from his injuries at Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach.

Ormond Beach motorist cited for careless driving after backing onto sunbather near beach ramp in Ormond; Ocala man, 33, hospitalized with injuries to arm & thigh

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ORMOND BEACH, Fla. -- A beachgoer was injured Saturday after he was run over by a Jeep attempting to back up into a parking spot in Ormond Beach, a Volusia Sheriff's Office spokesperson said.

Habitual criminal gets life in prison after latest failed bank robbery - this time the Bank of America in Edgewater

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- This bad guy played cops and robbers one too many times, and thanks to two Edgewater police detectives, Henry Collier's days of playing games are over.

Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma & others remember Westgate Resorts hotelier David Siegel of Orlando who passed away today at 89

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- David Sigel, the billionaire founder of Westgate Resorts in Orlando who passed away today at 89, is being remembered not only as an influential hotelier but also for his advocacy in memory of his daughter, who succumbed to a drug overdose.