DAYTONA BEACH SHORES

A man was arrested in Daytona Beach Shores this week after authorities said he stole an SUV, then jumped out of that vehicle to flee police and let it crash into the wall of a building.

A team of state archaeologists is in Daytona Beach Shores to check out a suspected shipwreck discovered last week.

Volusia County Beach Officials believe another shipwreck may have just been uncovered in the Shores. If it is, it would be the second one uncovered since last year’s hurricanes.

Nearly eight months after hurricanes devastated homes and other properties off the coast in Volusia County, residents are still awaiting permit approval for seawall construction.

For hours on Saturday, News 6 got an up-close look as state-contracted crews in Daytona Beach Shores replaced a flood control system — Tiger Dams, in this case — with large sand bags.

Six months after Hurricane Ian tore through Florida, many homes and businesses are still waiting for state approval to begin rebuilding.

Several flood barriers in Volusia County are scheduled to be taken down as sea turtle nesting season begins, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

With sea turtle nesting season starting on May 1 in Volusia County—where cleanup and reconstruction from last year’s hurricanes is still going on—that could mean a big problem for oceanfront property owners who haven’t started work yet.

The city of Daytona Beach Shores is hosting an event that includes over 10 food trucks to choose from as well as a live music performance from Daniel “Saxman” Fuqua.

A popular beach access ramp in Volusia County is temporarily closing months after damage caused by hurricanes Ian and Nicole.

A woman died after being struck by a forklift at the Beach Haven Motel in Daytona Beach Shores on Monday, police said.

The Sage ‘n Sand Motel on South Atlantic Avenue in Daytona Beach Shores is no more.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave away another multi-million-dollar check, this time for beach erosion projects in Volusia County.

An experimental system in Volusia County that was installed to serve as a temporary sea wall and reinforce the coastline after hurricanes was vandalized, according to Florida’s emergency management team.

A fatal crash closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near the Brevard County and Indian River County border, troopers said.

Archaeologists believe mysterious debris revealed in the wake of Hurricane Nicole in Daytona Beach Shores could be from the 19th century.

A 13-year-old girl went missing in Kissimmee.

Oklahoma prosecutors have filed first-degree murder charges against a 67-year-old man accused of killing and dismembering four men whose bodies were found in a river.

State archaeologists are returning to Daytona Beach Shores Tuesday to investigate mysterious debris that appeared on the beach after Hurricane Nicole.

As crews continue to save homes along the Volusia County coast, government leaders and residents are asking about ways to build back better to withstand another hit by a strong hurricane.

The U.S. Small Business Administration will be operating a Mobile Disaster Assistance Center in Daytona Beach this week to help residents impacted by Florida’s recent hurricanes.

Officials in Volusia County are at a loss trying to figure out what kind of structure was unearthed on the beach after hurricanes Ian and Nicole.

Florida’s emergency management team is getting creative in finding ways to reinforce Volusia’s coastline after the recent storms.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management gave News 6 a look at the Volusia County coastline on Wednesday, nearly a week after Hurricane Nicole.

The Daytona Beach Shores City Council rehashed all the complications stemming from Hurricane Nicole Tuesday.

City leaders in Daytona Beach Shores are expected to discuss the latest on Hurricane Nicole's impact on the coastal community in a meeting Tuesday night.

Several residents spoke in front of Volusia County councilmembers on Tuesday about the damage they are dealing with after both Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole.

Initial assessments after Hurricane Nicole show the storm caused more than half a billion dollars in damage in Volusia County.

The structures range in height from one floor to 22 stories.

Drone video provided to News 6 takes a closer look at the wreckage which used to be a string of beachfront homes in Wilbur-by-the-Sea.

Sky 6 flew over Daytona Beach Shores, touring the damage left behind at several condo complexes which were deemed unsafe because of the rapid beach erosion caused by Nicole.

At least 15 condo complexes in Daytona Beach Shores were evacuated Wednesday and Thursday.

Tropical Storm Nicole is now a depression dumping heavy rain in places from Georgia to southern Canada.

It may take days for the full scope of damage left by Hurricane Nicole to be fully seen, but the picture is coming into sharp focus for communities like Daytona Beach Shores where drone video shows a strong of homes crumbling into the ocean.

Dozens of Volusia County beachfront buildings have been deemed unsafe and at risk for collapse because of Hurricane Nicole, according to county officials.

Volusia County officials are continuing to evacuate at-risk buildings in Daytona Beach Shores as impacts from Nicole continue to surface.

Stronger winds picked up in Volusia County after Nicole made landfall just south of Vero Beach.

Tropical Storm Nicole has weakened to a tropical depression as it crosses the Florida Panhandle on its way north into Georgia.

Daytona Beach Shores police and Volusia County deputies are going door-to-door inside 12 condo complexes and one hotel along the beach that are under threat of collapse due to the powerful storm surge caused by Tropical Storm Nicole.

The effects of Tropical Storm Nicole claim an office building in Volusia County.

Daytona Beach Shores will be welcoming a Halloween-themed food truck event next weekend.

A person of interest in the killings of four Oklahoma men who was arrested in Daytona Beach Shores is set to appear in front of a Volusia County judge.

County officials said Hurricane Ian caused damage to most of Volusia’s beach access ramps and boardwalks after it swept through Central Florida over two weeks ago.

The latest estimate of damages wrought in Volusia County by Hurricane Ian has surpassed a quarter of a billion dollars, according to the county’s Emergency Management Director Jim Judge.

Central Florida's coast was rocked by Hurricane Ian, and ocean-front businesses are now left with major damage to clean up just a week before the 30th Annual Biketoberfest is slated to come to town.

Part of an iconic pier in Daytona Beach Shores has been damaged by Hurricane Ian.

The beaches in Central Florida proved to provide much needed relief from the heat and a place for relaxation for thousands this Labor Day Weekend.

A 46-year-old man was arrested after trying to carjack a woman near A1A, according to Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety.

Police say they are seeing more drivers running through crosswalks in use by pedestrians and in Daytona Beach Shores, officers are cracking down on the problem.

A 40-year-old woman visiting from Ohio was bitten by a shark in Daytona Beach Shores, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

Disney has dropped the teaser trailer for "Hocus Pocus 2."

Leaders in Daytona Beach Shores will discuss a possible smoking ban at parks during a meeting Tuesday.

Two people were injured and a dog was killed in a crash outside a Publix Wednesday morning, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety.

A wildfire began Monday evening at a Seminole County state park, according to the Florida Forest Service.

A wildfire began Monday evening at an Orange County state park, according to the Florida Forest Service.

A truck meet over the weekend in Daytona Beach resulted in 688 issued traffic citations and 46 trucks towed, as well as multiple misdemeanor and felony arrests, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety.

A 26-year-old woman was arrested Friday after being accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed a motorcyclist near a gas station in April, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety.

A long-awaited demolition in Volusia County is finally near completion as the old Treasure Island building on A1A in Daytona Beach Shores is now reduced to rubble.

A car struck and killed a motorcyclist late Friday night in Daytona Beach Shores after being observed driving 85 mph, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety.

The eyesore that sat empty for almost 18 years is finally coming down, but the pace was making residents — who had been hopeful — a bit nervous.

A 13-year-old boy drowned in the ocean off Volusia County, officials say.

The long-awaited demolition of the Treasure Island resort in Daytona Beach Shores began.

The celebratory event will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the vacant lot across from the building.

A man caught in the crossfire of a crash in Daytona Beach Shores is still on the road to recovery.

A Daytona Beach Shores hotel caught fire early Monday after a battery pack for an electric scooter exploded, according to the Daytona Beach Fire Department.

If you’re heading to Daytona Beach for the Daytona 500, why not make a stay of it and get out and explore the area.

The Daytona Beach Shores city council voted to develop a new beachfront hotel and a multifamily residential complex on Tuesday afternoon.

A Stetson University student is accused of threatening to blow up a bomb at coordinates linked to the White House, in a social media post the student claims was just a "joke," investigators said.

A woman who Daytona Beach Shores police said left a man badly hurt in a hit-and-run crash Wednesday was arrested on Friday, according to the agency.

Daytona Beach Shores police said they know the identity of the woman responsible for a hit-and-run crash that left a man badly hurt.

Over the summer, the Florida Police Chief’s Association (FPCA) released its recommendations from its Subcommitee on Societal Change and Accountability after a year of discussions and meetings.

A man visiting Daytona Beach Shores on vacation in July was arrested over one month after he took his girlfriend’s son’s vehicle for a drive reaching speeds up to 106 mph and fatally hitting a motorcyclist, according to Daytona Beach Shores officials.

A Florida woman is facing multiple charges after police say they took her off a plane at the Rapid City Regional Airport for exposing herself and becoming unruly.

A Florida man who stole an alligator from a minature-golf course, swung it around by its tail and threw it into the air claimed he was teaching the reptile “a lesson,” according to the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety.

A 21-year-old woman was bitten by a shark off Daytona Beach Shores.

A man out on bond in connection with a 2018 crash that killed a couple in Ocoee was arrested on a DUI charge Saturday afternoon, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A day after releasing surveillance video showing a man slashing vehicle tires at a motel in Daytona Beach Shores, police said they have identified the man in the video and he is in custody. Jessica Long, with the Daytona Beach Shores Police Department, confirmed that the suspect, Thomas Richards, was identified and arrested Thursday afternoon. Richards is accused of targeting around 40 vehicles at seven area hotels and a beach parking lot overnight into Wednesday morning. On Wednesday, Long shared video recorded on Grand Prix Motel surveillance showing a man with dark, shoulder-length hair wearing a white shirt and light-colored shorts appearing to stab at three vehicle’s tires in the parking lot. Thomas Richards (Volusia County Jail)Daytona Beach Shores police said they believe the same person is behind about 40 other vehicles also with slashed tires discovered Wednesday morning.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – One-by-one, surveillance video shows a man slashing three vehicle’s tires at the Grand Prix Motel in Daytona Beach overnight. Daytona Beach Shores police said they believe the same person is behind about 40 other vehicles also with slashed tires discovered Wednesday morning. “We started getting calls about people coming out from the hotels having flat tires,” Long said. One-by-one, surveillance video shows a man slashing three vehicle’s tires at the Grand Prix Motel in Daytona Beach overnight. Anyone with information is asked to call Daytona Beach police or Crimeline.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A pedestrian was struck and killed Sunday night in Daytona Beach Shores, police said. The fatal crash was reported on South Atlantic Avenue near Dundee Road. Police said the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with authorities. Details about the wreck have not been released.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A driver was so drunk that he backed into a patrol car during a DUI traffic stop and then denied ever doing it, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety. Records show an officer spotted a green Honda going 54 mph in a 35 mph zone and pulled the driver over around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday. The driver of the Honda, 33-year-old Siang Thang, seemed “in a daze” and wasn’t initially responsive when the officer ordered him out of the vehicle, according to the affidavit. Records show Thang admitted to speeding but denied crashing into the patrol vehicle and seemed surprised when he saw the vehicle’s damage. A field sobriety test was conducted, which he failed, although he was able to recite the alphabet, the affidavit said.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – Bystanders who heard a woman screaming for her life Sunday night in Daytona Beach Shores quickly called 911 and the suspect was arrested, according to Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety said. Officials received several 911 calls Sunday around 9:30 p.m. from the 2200 block of South Atlantic Avenue. Callers described a vehicle repeatedly ramming into another vehicle and a woman screaming for help. Video from bystanders shows what happened after the suspect rammed the victims' in their car. Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety thanked the people who called 911 and captured video showing Henderson’s alleged actions.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A guitar instructor is accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety. David Benjamin, 68, of Daytona Beach Shores, was arrested Tuesday and is facing charges of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child and false imprisonment. “We are aware Benjamin owns other residences in the area, including apartments at Castaways Beach Resort," according to a news release. Officials said if you have reason to believe your child was in contact with Benjamin and may be a victim to call investigators immediately. The suspect is currently in custody at the Volusia County jail with a bond of $30,000.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A teenage swimmer was rescued Friday afternoon after he got caught in a rip current in Daytona Beach Shores, according to Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue. Officials said it was red flag conditions and the 17-year-old boy was swimming in an unguarded area at about noon when he started to struggle. As of 5 p.m., the boy was still receiving treatment. His condition is unknown. For tips on how to stay safe when dealing with rip currents, click here.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A man got so upset that another man bumped him while playing pool that he attacked the victim from behind, rupturing the victim’s spleen and fracturing multiple ribs, according to Daytona Beach Shores Public Safety Department. The 65-year-old victim said he didn’t know why Kress hit him and his only explanation was that he might have bumped into him while he was drinking and playing pool. Records show the victim suffered a rupture spleen, which had to be surgically removed, and five fractured ribs. When he was interviewed on Sept. 29, Kress said the victim was intoxicated and as a result, lost his balance and “landed” on him, records show. He denied causing the serious injuries the victim suffered but admitted that he left the bar because he was afraid he would be arrested.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. – A tourist was possibly bitten by a shark Wednesday in Daytona Beach Shores, marking the third such incident in a two-day period. The victim, 48-year-old Eric Bowman, said he was swimming in waist-deep water at about 3:20 p.m. when he felt something bite his left foot then let go immediately after, according to Volusia County Beach Safety. On Tuesday, a 25-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark on his arm in Melbourne Beach. A few hours later, a shark bit a 15-year-old surfer on his hand in Ponce Inlet. The man required hospitalization while the teen did not.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. A driver who admitted to drinking multiple glasses of wine along with her prescription medication crashed into a parked patrol car as two teenage girls were standing outside of it, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Public Safety Department. Officers were speaking with two teenage girls involved in a retail theft on Atlantic Avenue around 2:45 a.m. Monday when a white Volkswagen crashed into the parked patrol car, records show. Body camera video from the incident shows one of the girls who was leaned against the hood of the patrol car fell to the concrete as a result of the crash. A blood alcohol content test performed at 5:02 a.m. yielded results of 0.113 and a second test performed a few minutes later yielded results of 0.116, according to the affidavit. Police said the patrol car was totaled.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. A woman who was pulled from her burning vehicle during the aftermath of a crash fled from the scene before first responders could speak with her, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Public Safety Department. Video released from the department shows a Jeep with its front end smashed and a second vehicle nearby engulfed in flames. Officer Castellano immediately ran over to the burning vehicle to verify that no one else was trapped inside. The man who had been driving the Jeep, Jacob McRae, told police that the other vehicle pulled in front of him. After the crash, the other vehicle burst into flames as the driver was trapped inside.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. A man accused of punching an elderly man after the victim asked the suspects girlfriend to social distance while in line at Publix has been arrested, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Police Department. Police first publicized the attack on Monday by releasing photos to the media in attempt to identify the culprit. During the confrontation, Capozzi punched the victim in the chest, causing him to fall onto the asphalt, according to the report. Police said Capozzi then saw the victim parked in front of his Cadillac so he approached and asked, Whats your problem? Im going to say that because this was a confrontation that should not have happened, Dembinsky said.

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. A man accused of punching an elderly shopper after a coronavirus social distancing confrontation at a Florida Publix has turned himself in to authorities, according to the Daytona Beach Shores Police Department. Officers distributed video Monday of a man wanted in connection with the attack and the woman he was with at the store on South Atlantic Avenue. As of now, no charges have been filed but authorities said Monday that the culprit could face a charge aggravated battery on the elderly. The names of the man and woman involved have not been released. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Daytona Beach Shores Police Department at 386-763-5347.

Officers responded to the grocery store chain on 3044 South Atlantic Ave. after the victim filed a report at the police department. The man says he was shopping at Publix and waiting in line at the register when a woman he did not know got in line behind him. Once at his car, a man approached the victim saying derogatory words, claiming the victim had held up the grocery line. Police say they were able to review surveillance video from inside the store and to get a description of the woman waiting in line behind the victim. Investigators say Publix does not have any footage from the incident in the parking lot.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – UPDATE: A missing 79-year-old Daytona Beach Shores woman has been found safe, officials said Wednesday. ORIGINAL STORY: Officials in Volusia County have issued a silver alert and are asking for the community’s help in finding a missing Daytona Beach Shores woman who has dementia. Officials said Albringo has dementia and may be trying to go to California. According to a news release, Albringo was last seen driving a light-to-medium blue Suburu Forester with a Florida Gators license plate of HRT2T. Anyone with information about Albringo’s whereabouts is asked to call the Volusia County nonemergency line at 386-248-1777.