ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – The Ormond Beach Police Department is combating identity theft one swipe at a time. The red light on the device alerts that the card was read twice, indicating there is a skimmer. The “Skim Reaper” did not detect any skimmers this time, but police said fraudulent activity is one of their most prevalent crimes, with 217 cases reported so far this year. So, with that, we can do what we can with the physical capture which is the use of the Skim Reaper which we purchased recently,” said Sgt. News 6 introduced the “Skim Reaper” when it was just a prototype in 2018.

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County deputies arrested 30-year-old Steven Hoxworth after he led them on a wild ride that started in Ormond Beach on Thursday afternoon. Ormond Beach Police said surveillance video inside the store showed Hoxworth trying to steal a cart full of items, but the clerk intercepted. Police said Hoxworth then punched the clerk before taking off to Flagler County. Deputies said Hoxworth was going about 100 mph through the city of Palm Coast, so they quickly deployed stop sticks to try and slow him down. “Don’t come into our county, try to commit a crime because you’re going to go to jail,” said Cmdr.