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Police bust alleged ‘street takeover’ in Volusia County, continue to search for suspects
EDGEWATER, Fla. - Edgewater police officers are searching for dozens of people believed to be involved in an alleged illegal street takeover. Early Sunday morning, an officer reported to Parktowne Industrial Center after he heard tires screeching and other commotion. Once on scene, according to the department, he saw upwards of 50 vehicles on site.
Teen who filmed aftermath of deadly crash pleads no contest to vehicular homicide
A Port Orange teenager pled no contest Tuesday to a charge of vehicular homicide after he filmed the aftermath of the crash and left the scene, according to police. As part of a plea agreement, Braden Lafferty, 19, was sentenced to a year in the county jail for the death of a woman...
Florida teen continues recovery after being shot in the head
SANFORD, Fla. - Layla Bennett has no choice but to believe in miracles because she is one. The Sanford, Florida, teenager continues to defy the odds after she was shot in the head during a drive-by shooting. "Because I was shot in the head - I should still be in...
James Guzman Given Death Penalty for ’91 Daytona Murder
59-year-old James Guzman, the man convicted in the 1991 murder of David Colvin in Daytona Beach, has been sentenced to death with unanimous recommendation from a Volusia County jury. The sentencing came after a week-long resentencing hearing resulting in a 12-0 decision by the jury to put Guzman to death.
Daytona Beach's Seabreeze Boulevard gets high-tech cameras to help track down criminals
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — High-tech cameras are finally up and watching over Seabreeze Boulevard in Daytona Beach. In recent years, residents and business owners in the area have worried for their safety. "When you walk outside your door at nighttime, and you're ready to go home, and there's a...
Orlando man sentenced to over 10 years for armed robbery of T-Mobile store
ORLANDO, Florida — U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced 28-year-old Cristian Manuel Rodriguez Nunez, of Sanford, to 10 years and 5 months in federal prison for Hobbs Act Robbery and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to the robbery. According to court documents, on August 10,...
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