Volusia deputies use new gunshot detection system to curb gun violence
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.
Year later, Volusia County juvenile center sees increase, not decrease
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.
Volusia sheriff looks to ban โCarolina squatโ trucks, full tents on the beach
The Volusia County Sheriff is looking to enforce a few bans along the countyโs beach. One would be against trucks altered to the โCarolina squatโ style, where theyโre tall in the front and lower in the back. The other is against tents on the beach.
โThereโs so much out there:โ Workshops teach Volusia parents teen internet safety
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 kidsโ phones and what they can do to get ahead of an issue.
โAll hands on deck:โ Volusia deputies start new role patrolling beaches
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 sheriffโs office.
WATCH: โSolutionaries: Breaking the cycle of arrestsโ | How one Florida city is stopping the revolving door while saving millions in taxpayer money
Keeping people out of jail, preventing homelessness and treating mental illness โ one Florida city is employing a program that aims to solve all three.
โItโs reprehensible:โ Volusia sheriff reacts to antisemitic messages on Daytona International Speedway
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.
Volusia deputies called to home multiple times before shooting man wielding knives, sheriff says
Volusia County deputies responded to the home of a man with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder multiple times leading up to a shooting when the man ran at law enforcement while holding two knives, according to the sheriff.
Part of Pirates Cove complex in Daytona Beach collapses as Nicole tears through Florida
A seven-story condominium building in Daytona Beach partially collapsed Thursday after Nicole, which made landfall south of Vero Beach as a Category 1 hurricane, brought strong winds, rain and rough surf to the area.
Nicole forces 15 Daytona Beach Shores condo complexes to evacuate as storm threatens collapse
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.
Man fatally stabs wife in front of son during fight over child discipline in Volusia County, deputies say
An argument over how to discipline a child led a man to fatally stab his wife in front of her 10-year-old son before turning the knife on himself in an apparent murder-suicide at a Deltona home, according to the Volusia County Sheriffโs Office.
Man accused in Mount Dora shootout with law enforcement now faces murder charge in fatherโs death
A man accused of leading law enforcement on a chase and shootout in Mount Dora is now facing a murder charge in connection with the death of his father, who was considered missing and endangered in Volusia County, according to the sheriffโs office.