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A Volusia County judge has issued an arrest warrant for a solar power salesman accused of defrauding an Ormond Beach couple out of tens of thousands of dollars, the sheriff’s office says
A pair of real estate agents behind bars in Flagler County are accused in what Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood called an elaborate scam targeting an Ormond Beach couple looking to sell their properties, leading to one of the victim’s deaths after one of the agents signed a do-not-resuscitate order (DNR) on their behalf.
Deputies in Volusia County have now had a new 911 technology for a year in their vehicles and Sheriff Mike Chitwood said it has been a game-changer for their response times.
Shortly after the shooting happened, investigators announced that the man had fired over 200 rounds at neighbors and deputies before being taken out. But a week later, Sheriff Chitwood provided an updated figure.
Just in the last month, three children with autism drowned in Central Florida after eloping or wandering from their families.
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office body camera video shows some of the efforts deputies made to get a man to stop shooting at homes in an Ormond-by-the-Sea neighborhood Thursday.
A sniper with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team shot and killed a man accused of shooting at condo units and law enforcement near Ormond-By-The-Sea on Thanksgiving, according to Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
Volusia County deputies arrest a man they say was sexually assaulting a woman.
A curfew order is still in place in Volusia County, and Sheriff Mike Chitwood says one of the reasons is the debris from Hurricane Milton makes driving hazardous.
Communities nationwide are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, with emergency notifications and group chat messages sparking parents’ fears their child’s school could be the next Parkland or Uvalde.
A Florida sheriff fed up with a spate of false school shooting threats is taking a new tactic to try get through to students and their parents: he’s posting the mugshot of any offender on social media.
A 13-year-old and a 14-year-old were arrested in Volusia County, accused of posting threats on TikTok and Instagram to commit a shooting at their school, the latest in a string of online threats and rumors across Central Florida in the last few days.
The Volusia Sheriff is asking parents and residents to hit the crosswalks and get involved to keep students safe. It’s for a new School Traffic Safety volunteer program.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 15-year-old boy as the accused second shooter in an attempted robbery that turned fatal in Pierson.
A 17-year-old girl faces murder charges after turning herself in and allegedly confessing to a role in a shooting that left a 17-year-old boy dead and another person injured in Pierson, what the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says stemmed from an attempted robbery.
The Volusia Sheriff's Office said it's now looking for a man, and possibly two suspects, it believes stole a boat and trailer last week. They're believed to possibly be tied to a larger operation or ring.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood says his agency is responding to a crime trend involving trailers stolen out of people’s driveways and from the side of the road.
Among the laws taking effect this week is one beefing up the penalties on kids and teens caught with guns. It's a law sheriffs across the state pushed for.
A set of newly-installed speed bumps in the parent loop at Sugar Mill Elementary is one of many safety improvements that Volusia County Schools says are coming to the area, where a fourth-grade student was struck and killed.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood says the reward has doubled for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whomever killed 15-year-old Laralee Spear in 1994.
An investigation by the Volusia Sheriff’s Office revealed allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct involving several high-ranking Holly Hill police officials, including the police chief.
New data is in, and school districts around Central Florida reported they had major jumps in issues with students vaping on campus in 2024 compared to 2023.
Holly Hill city officials announced they have hired a new police chief after a monthslong investigation conducted by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office into the department has concluded.
The monthslong investigation into four Holly Hill police employees has finished, according to the sheriff's office, who conducted the investigation.
A 69-year-old man was arrested in Volusia County after after he was accused of posing as a cancer patient and scamming a Florida nonprofit out of thousands of dollars.
Port Orange police conduct a formal interview with a 70-year-old woman who was involved in the crash that killed a 10-year-old girl.
Parents and people living near Sugar Mill Elementary School in Port Orange said they want to see additional crossing guards and police presence around the school after a fourth-grade student was hit while riding her bike to school.
Students are returning to Sugar Mill Elementary for the first time since a 10-year-old girl was struck and killed by a vehicle near the school entrance.
Police say a girl was struck and killed by a vehicle that had just dropped off another student near Sugar Mill Elementary School in Port Orange.
A Volusia County sheriff's deputy is arrested on several charges, including false imprisonment.
Volusia County deputies say "there are too many victims to list" in a rash of cellphone thefts reported during Welcome to Rockville 2024.
A 16-year-old student is accused of calling in a false report of a threat and prompting a lockdown earlier this week at New Smyrna Beach High School.
Months after a woman fatally overdosed in Volusia County, the sheriff's office said they were able to get the evidence to arrest the man who sold her the fentanyl.
A third Holly Hill police officer has been suspended amid an investigation into the department for allegations about “inappropriate incidents”.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested after pistol-whipping a 14-year-old when a fight broke out in Deltona, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Florida officials on Tuesday issued a spring break warning in Daytona Beach to help reduce the number of overdoses and crack down on drug use.
Deputies were patrolling that area of the beach around 3:45 p.m. near Flagler Avenue, which is when they heard the crowd yelling.
It will be a big weekend along the coast in Volusia County as Bike Week enters its final days and spring breakers start making their way in.
One of the cinnamon distributors is based in Apopka.
Inside the truck, detectives found 17 Xanax pills, 5.2 grams of crack cocaine, and several bloody syringes with a rubber strap, a release shows.
A new gunshot detection system is helping Volusia deputies respond to shootings faster. Sheriff Mike Chitwood said his office started using the Raven gunshot detection system in November and already has the stats to show it's working.
Deputies said that the teen had last been seen in May 2004 after her boyfriend dropped her off at the Volusia Mall. On Wednesday, her remains were believed to have been unearthed.
A fake 911 call led Volusia deputies to surround a Deltona home over the weekend. The sheriff called it a scary moment for homeowners and deputies in a trend called "swatting" that is becoming more and more common.
It's been just over a year since Volusia County's answer to the growing juvenile crime problem first opened: an all-encompassing Juvenile Detention Center in Daytona Beach, officially named the Family Resource Center by Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
If you have a Ring Doorbell, who can access your footage will be changing. Amazon, the company that owns the video doorbell system, is going to stop allowing police departments to request video from users.
One officer was grazed in the face by a bullet during the standoff.
Richard Golden was sentenced to 366 days in prison by a judge Friday, and will also have to pay restitution for extradition costs. He could have faced up to 15 years in prison.
The district asked for the council to agree to add seven deputies for several middle schools, but the council unanimously denied the request due to the budget.
A man accused of threatening to kill the Volusia County Sheriff entered a plea Monday morning. Richard Golden pleaded no contest, just moments before his trial was set to start.
Karen Chaprek wants Volusia County Schools to equip school staff with Narcan kits. She said that with training, it is simple to use — and can save a life.
The fighting between Israeli forces and the Palestinian terror group Hamas is having a polarizing effect in Florida, bringing out supporters on both sides.
Jewish Federation of Volusia and Flagler Counties held a vigil and memorial “In response to the unprecedented terrorist attack against the State of Israel,” according to a news release.
According to investigators, the 17-year-old son’s body was found on his bed, and white powder was found on his cell phone near his feet.
A man already facing charges in a double murder in Alaska is now federally indicted on charges of threatening to kill Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
An Alaska man already facing charges in a double homicide is now under federal indictment for threatening to kill Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
Deputies said that the student hadn’t made any threats, though the knife was confiscated, and the child was arrested.
Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood is urging parents to check their children’s backpacks and “see what the hell they’re doing” after several guns have been found at schools.
With both Orange and Volusia counties being spared from severe storm damage, available resources are heading to parts of Florida with the most devastation.
Drivers in DeLand have been told to avoid an intersection where a shooting investigation began Friday afternoon, according to the police department.
The Volusia County Sheriff is looking to enforce a few bans along the county’s beach. One would be against trucks altered to the “Carolina squat” style, where they’re tall in the front and lower in the back. The other is against tents on the beach.
Three newly-released body-worn camera videos from UCF police shows how officers conducted their traffic stop, including how Daton Viel managed to elude them and drive away.
A series of forums is kicking off Monday night to teach Volusia County parents and guardians what internet trends they should be looking out for on their kids’ phones and what they can do to get ahead of an issue.
A man who drove away from a traffic stop in Deltona was arrested Thursday in Daytona Beach with the help of Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, who was off duty at the time, according to deputies.
A man from Alberta, Canada, is accused of being the latest person to send death threats to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood over his continued campaign against hate groups.
The release shows that such an event could bring in 50 or more people, potentially straining public safety resources and interfering with local traffic.
A multi-agency operation led to the arrests of more than 41 people in several Central Florida counties for trafficking in fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and other drugs, the Volusia sheriff Mike Chitwood said.
A federal grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Mara-A-Lago estate.
Chitwood announced that he would be mailing out pacifiers that read “Mike Chitwood hurt my feelings” to each of the members who issued a notice of intent to sue.
The mother of a 5-year-old boy who was beaten with a mop in Volusia County by her live-in boyfriend has been arrested on dozens of charges, according to the sheriff’s office.
There was a big shift Friday in who patrols the beach in Volusia County. Just the day before, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law that took immediate effect that says all unincorporated areas in a county now fall under the sheriff’s office.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning on Wednesday about an unsanctioned event being planned at the end of May.
The Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill to make it a hate crime to distribute flyers containing hate speech onto private property, among other things, and sent the bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature.
