DeLand

VCSO releases name of distraught lawyer shot & killed in DeLand by 2 deputies & a cop; Headline Surfer only media outlet not given head's up by Sheriff Mike Chitwood's PIOs

DELAND, Fla. -- Sheriff Mike Chitwood's personal grudge against the award-winning internet news outlet continued for the 77th day as Headline Surfer was the last media outlet to learn the identity of the distraught attorney who apparently was drinking and suicidal when he fired shots at the law firm he shares with his estranged wife and co-counsel in their law practice on Sunday before fleeing in his Mercedes and engaging in a gunbattle with deputies and a DeLand cop before he was shot to death.

Political elders condemn Sheriff Mike Chitwood's blasting of County Manager Jim Dinneen as a 'lying sack of (expletive)'

By HENRY FREDERICK
Headline Surfer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Sheriff Michael J. Chitwood was universally condemned by five leading former county leaders contacted by Headline Surfer for their reaction to the elected lawman's pointed description of County Manager Jim Dinneen as a "lying sack of (expletive)" in a story published Wednesday in the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Headline Surfer Newsmakers of the Year: Big 3 of Hope Place for homeless families: Forough Hosseini, Mark Geallis & Jim Dinneen

Newsmakers of the Year: Forough Hosseini, Mark Geallis & Jim Dinneen / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer photos & videos / Shown Above, Volusia County Manager Jim Dinneen, Halifax Urban Ministries Executive Director Mark Geallis and ICI Homes   executive & entrepreneur Forough Hosseini, the big 3 movers & shakers behind Hope Place.

Investigative Reports: Sheriff Mike Chitwood's Internal Affairs - implications for morale, public safety & trust

Create: Sun, 01/29/2017 - 04:49
Author: Henry

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Within the next 72 hours, Headline Surfer will begin presenting an in-depth look at Michael Chitwood's first month as the elected top cop of Volusia County's largest law enforcement agency and why things are not as they appear inside the VCSO despite a steady dose of PR.

January comes full circle for Volusia Supervisor of Elections' Lisa Lewis, from swearing-in ceremony to orientation

Create: Sat, 01/28/2017 - 00:40
Author: Henry

DELAND, Fla. -- Lisa Lewis ends the month of January with training as she was among a dozen new supervisors of elections statewide to take part in a symposium and orientation in Orlando.