HATE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA

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.

In a particularly rancorous Florida Legislative Session, one bill brought everyone in the Florida House together Thursday — it was aimed at stopping the growing number of hateful messages being distributed in neighborhoods and projecting onto buildings.

A New Jersey man has been arrested, accused of calling to “put a bullet” in Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood’s head over his aggressive stance against antisemitic speech.

The Volusia County sheriff on Monday addressed recent acts of antisemitism in the county and in Central Florida at a news conference.

Following several hate incidents against Florida's Jewish and faith-based communities, the FDLE announced it is working to put pressure on hate groups that may threaten violence.

A hate group used a portable projector to display antisemitic messages on the side of the Daytona International Speedway until deputies managed to block the projection, law enforcement officials said.

The Daytona Beach Police Department released a statement from Chief Jakari Young on Sunday denouncing recent antisemitic propaganda being distributed throughout the city.

Ormond Beach police Chief Jesse Godfrey on Sunday called for civilians to help the department get to the bottom of recent distributions of antisemitic propaganda in the city.

Florida lawmakers are announcing a bill that aims to make certain antisemitic acts a hate crime.