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November
11/19/2009	Sheriff's Office Searching For Missing 5-Year-Old
11/18/2009	Frustrated Robbery Suspect Arrested
11/15/2009	Deputies Investigate Double Homicide
11/09/2009	Sex Crimes Task Forces - Net 55 Arrests
11/02/2009	Sheriff's Office Employees Of The Quarter Honored
October
10/31/2009	DeLand Woman Charged with Child Neglect
10/30/2009	Deputies Topple Prescription Drug Ring With 15 Arrests (Click here for video)
10/29/2009	Sheriff's Office Offers Tips For A Safe Halloween
10/23/2009	Sheriff's Office Investigates DeLeon Springs Armed Attack
10/22/2009	Large Meth Lab Found: 7 Arrested
10/21/2009	Man Robs Deltona Grocery Store Pharmacy
10/21/2009	Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested
10/20/2009	Sheriff's Offices Teams With Amscot For Helmet Give-Away
10/19/2009	Meth Lab And Stolen Cars Found New New Smyrna Beach
10/15/2009	Ormond Beach man Accused Of Sex Crimes Held On $1.5 Million Bond
10/15/2009	Man Charged With Animal Cruelty For Strangling Rat During Domestic Quarrel
10/14/2009	Raids Topple Major Drug Ring
10/09/2009	Deltona Man Charged With Sexually Battering Two Children
10/09/2009	Deltona Bank Robber Captured
10/06/2009	Victim Becomes Defendant In Fake Robbery
10/03/2009	Armed Hold-Up Attempt Foiled In Deltona
10/02/2009	Deputies Capture Bank Robbery Suspect
10/02/2009	Suspect In Illegal Pill Operation Held On $1 Million Dollar Bond
10/02/2009	Fugitive Arrested In 1998 Murder Case
10/02/2009	Man Arrested For Battery On 67-Year-Old Woman
10/01/2009	Bank Of America In Ormond-By-The-Sea Robbed
10/01/2009	Man Fires Gun During Road Rage Incident
10/01/2009	Agents Raid Doctor's Office In Prescription Drug Fraud Case
September
09/30/2009	Deltona Man Charged With Fondling Teenage Girl
09/29/2009	Robbery At Wachovia Bank In Deltona Under Investigation
09/28/2009	Deputies Nab Accused Copper Thief At Cell Tower
09/27/2009	Three Young Siblings Found Safe And Sound In Leesburg
09/26/2009	Man Injured In DeLeon Springs Shooting
09/24/2009	Deputies Searching For Three Young Siblings
09/23/2009	Deputies Team With Local Businesses To Launch Crime-Fighting Initiative
09/23/2009	Use Of Stolen Credit Cards Leads Deputies To Thief
09/17/2009	Charity Fishing Tournament Returns To New Smyrna Beach
09/11/2009	35 Arrested During East Volusia Volusia Crime Crackdown
09/10/2009	Man's Shooting Story Full Of Holes
09/09/2009	Captured Carjacker Wanted Back In Jail
09/08//2009	Skydiver Dies After Landing Accident
09/07//2009	Apologetic Robber Caught
09/06/2009	Man Stabbed During Deltona Fight
09/03/2009	Sheriff's Office Launches DNA Crime-Solving Initiative
09/02/2009	Burglars Leave Behind Shirt And Glove
09/02/2009	11-Year-Old Charged With False Claims Of Having Explosives
09/02/2009	Deltona Man Shot In Leg
09/01/2009	DeLand Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Girl
August
08/28/2009	Deltona Teen Injured In Drive-By Shooting
08/28/2009	Three Stolen Vehicles Lead To I-4 Crash
08/26/2009	Sexual Battery Suspect Turns Himself In
08/25/2009	Deputy Spots Cocaine Operation Through Open Door
08/25/2009	Teacher's Aide Charged With Lewd Or Lascivious Conduct
08/22/2009	Three Nabbed In Sting Targeting Alcohol Sales To Minors
08/22/2009	41 Arrested During West Volusia Street Crimes Operation
08/20/2009	Deputies Link Sexual Battery Suspect To Armed Robbery
08/19/2009	Motorist Reminded To Put Safety First As School Starts Up
08/18/2009	Public's Help Sought In Locating Sexual Battery Suspect
08/17/2009	Dog Breeder Charged With Animal Health Care Fraud
08/15/2009	Bealls Employee Charged With Grand Theft
08/14/2009	Video Released In Pierson Convenience Store Robbery Case
08/11/2009	Missing Deltona Man's Vehicle Found
08/11/2009	Registration Underway For 2009 Charity Fishing Tournament
08/10/2009	Man Robs Pierson Convenience Store
08/09/2009	Missing 75-Year-Old Woman Found
08/07/2009	Sheriff's Office Looking For Missing Deltona Man
08/06/2009	Sheriff's Office Searching for Missing 75-Year-Old DeLand Woman
08/05/2009	Public's Help Sought in Locating Armed Robbery Suspect
08/05/2009	Sheriff's Office Employees of the Quarter Honored
July
07/31/2009	Man Arrested After Brawling with Clerk Over $1 Gas Dispute
07/30/2009	Deltona Deaths Ruled Murder-Suicide
07/30/2009	Man Arrested For Roughing Up Candy-Selling Teen
07/29/2009	Sheriff's Office Investigating Two Bodies Found In Deltona Home
07/21/2009	Deputies Arrest Woman For Making Phony Carjacking Report
07/20/2009	13 Arrested During East Volusia Crime Crackdown
07/18/2009	Drug Sting Near DeLand Nets 12 Arrests
07/17/2009	Volusia Deputies Collecting Back-To-School Supplies For Disadvantaged Youngsters
07/16/2009	Pair Caught In Car Burglary Had Pile Of Stolen Goods At Home
07/12/2009	Sheriff's Office Investigating Shooting
07/10/2009	Man Arrested For Sexual Battery On Teenager
07/07/2009	Pair Arrested For Convenience Store Robbery
07/06/2009	“Operation Chill” On The Lookout For Good Deeds
07/05/2009	Man Robs Convenience Store Near DeLand
07/04/2009	Child Injured During Shooting Near DeLand
07/03/2009	Two Men Captured After Failed Holdup
07/03/2009	Sheriff's Office Investigating Fatal Shooting Near DeLand
June
06/29/2009	Accused Burglars Nabbed After Asking Deputy for Ride Home
06/19/2009	Man Grabs Money From Motel Cash Register
06/19/2009	West Volusia Street Crimes Operation Yield 40 Arrests
06/18/2009	Man Robs Deltona Convenience Store
06/18/2009	Stabbing Of Homeless Man Under Investigation
06/16/2009	Roommate Charged With Dumping Body Found At Landfill
06/16/2009	Man Holds Up Deltona Pharmacy
06/13/2009	Deputies Nab Suspect In Road Rage Shooting In Samsula
06/13/2009	Wandering Toddler Leads To Child Neglect Charge
06/11/2009	Narcotics Agents Seize 844 Marijuana Plants In Drug Raid (Click here for surveillance video)
06/11/2009	Deputies Nab Burglary Suspects After Victim Gives Chase
06/09/2009	Man Robs Seville Convenience Store
06/08/2009	Three In Custody Following Carjacking In Deltona
06/08/2009	Neighborhood Watch Meeting Set For Wednesday In Deltona
06/04/2009	Driveway Robbery Foiled, Woman Arrested
06/02/2009	Teen Wanted For Attempted Murder Arrested
May
05/30/2009	Sheriff's Office Investigating Drowning Death At Blue Spring State Park
05/29/2009	Teenager Injured In Shooting In Deltona
05/27/2009	Area Man Charged With Sexually Battering 4-Year-Old Girl
05/20/2009	Charter School Teacher Charged with Sexual Battery
05/20/2009	Mask And Gun Lead To Man's Arrest
05/20/2009	Victims Attacked With Stun Gun During Home Break-In
05/19/2009	Sheriff's Office Investigating A Body At Landfill
05/18/2009	Sheriff's Office Seeks Help Locating Robbery Suspect
05/15/2009	Deputies Search For Teen Wanted For Attempted Murder
05/12/2009	Search On For Suspect In Drug Ripoff Robbery
05/10/2009	Suspect Arrested After Two Foiled Pharmacy Hold Ups
05/08/2009	Mother Charged In Baby's Drowning Death
05/08/2009	Sheriff's Office Seeks Help In Locating Pharmacy Robber
05/08/2009	Kangaroo Express In Deltona Robbed
05/07/2009	Deltona Pharmacy Robbed
05/05/2009	Underground Marijuana Operation Found Growing In DeLeon Springs (Click here for surveillance video)
05/05/2009	Sheriff's Office Employees Of the Quarter Honored
05/04/2009	Investigators Seek Help Locating Purse-Snatching Suspect
05/04/2009	Two Suspects In Custody Following Attack Near Orange City
05/03/2009	Man Struck And Killed By Train In Ormond Beach
05/02/2009	Deputies Charge DeLand Man With Elderly Exploitation
05/01/2009	Sheriff's Office Searching For Missing Deltona Teen
April
04/30/2009	Sheriff's Office Warns Of Bank Examiner Scam
04/26/2009	Sheriff's Office Arrests Accused Deltona Flasher
04/24/2009	26^th Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run Set For Tuesday
04/16/2009	Emergency Dispatchers Honored By County Council
04/16/2009	Sheriff's Office Honors 279 Volunteers At Annual Banquet
04/13/2009	Murder Suspect's Cousin Charged with being an Accessory
04/06/2009	Sheriff's Office Seeking Help In Locating Robbery Suspect
04/06/2009	Deputies Investigating Baby Drowning Near Ormond Beach
04/06/2009	Man Robs Convenience Store Near DeLand
04/04/2009	76-Year-Old Deltona Man Reported Missing
04/02/2009	Deputies Arrest Teacher For Having Firearms On Campus
04/02/2009	Deputies Set Stage For Annual Easter Egg Hunt
March
03/30/2009	Sheriff's Office Seeking Help In Locating Robbery Suspect
03/30/2009	Deputies Detain 7 Suspects In Attack On 61-Year-Old Deltonan
03/30/2009	Sheriff's Office Launches Public On-Line Report System
03/27/2009	2-Year-Old Deltona Girl Drowns In Swimming Pool
03/27/2009	Marijuana Growing Operation Found Near Orange City
03/26/2009	Sex Offender Arrested For Possession Of Child Pornography
03/23/2009	Law Enforcement Assessors Praise The Sheriff's Office
03/23/2009	Composite Sketch Of Deltona Flasher Released
03/23/2009	Man Arrested For Setting Skateboard Ramp On Fire
03/20/2009	Man Arrested in Home Invasion
03/18/2009	Farmer's Market Business Busted for Selling Stolen Goods
03/14/2009	Man Robs Business Near DeLand
03/13/2009	Drug Agents Bust Another Grow House
03/13/2009	Deltona Flasher Strikes Again
03/12/2009	Raids Topple Marijuana Trafficking Organization (Click here for video)
03/12/2009	Sheriff's Office Investigating Home Invasion Near Ormond
03/09/2009	Man Captured In January Convenience Store Robbery
03/09/2009	Man Arrested For Deltona Liquor Store Robbery
03/06/2009	Standoff Ends With Capture Of Suspect Who Shot At Deputy
03/06/2009	Three Teens Arrested For Pizza Deliveryman Robbery
03/06/2009	Sheriff's Deputy Comes Under Fire Near DeLand
03/04/2009	Deltona Teen Shot In The Foot
03/03/2009	Life-Saving Dispatcher Honored By Sheriff Johnson
03/03/2009	Officials Name Suspect In Multiple Bank Robberies
February
02/26/2009	82-Year-Old Deltona Man Reported Missing
02/19/2009	Truck Drivers Nabbed After $900 Gas Drive Off
02/18/2009	Two Killed In Plane Crash West Of New Smyrna Beach
02/11/2009	Deputies Appeal For Help In Identifying Deltona Flasher
02/11/2009	ATM Stolen From Deltona Store
02/09/2009	Robbery At Wachovia Bank In Deltona Under Investigation
02/08/2009	Would-Be Robber Arrested After Clerk Calls His Bluff
02/06/2009	SunTrust Bank Robbed
02/05/2009	Task Force Cracks Down on East Volusia Street Crimes
02/05/2009	Man Found Dead at Scene of House Fire near Edgewater
02/03/2009	Sheriff's Office Employees Of The Year Honored
January
01/19/2009	Convenience Store Robber Scared Off By Knife-Wielding Clerk
01/18/2009	Two Men Arrested For Convenience Store Robbery
01/17/2009	Contractor Accused Of Fraud Arrested
01/16/2009	Pedestrian Killed In Deltona Accident
01/16/2009	Sheriff's Investigators Put Halt To Rental Scam
01/15/2009	Sheriff's Office Warns Resident Of Distraction Burglaries
01/14/2009	Contractor Accused Of Bilking DeBary Flood Victims
01/10/2009	Man Dies In Accidental Shooting
01/09/2009	Suspects Pistol-Whip Clerk During Robbery Of DeLand Hotel
01/06/2009	Sheriff's Office Investigating Abduction In Deltona
01/04/2009	Driver Killed In Single Vehicle Crash In Deltona
December
12/31/2008	Man Robs Woman At Gunpoint, Captured Next Day
12/27/2008	Murder Suspect Found Dead In St. Johns County
12/26/2008	Warrant Issued For Boyfriend Of DeBary Murder Victim
12/26/2008	Former Youth Pastor Charged with Child Porn
12/26/2008	Search for Person of Interest in DeBary Murder
12/24/2008	Sheriff's Office Investigating Suspicious Death in DeBary
12/24/2008	Two Men with Machete and Baseball Bat Rob Deltona Store
12/24/2008	Three Arrested Following Violent Crime Spree
12/23/2008	Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Deltona
12/17/2008	Armed Standoff Ends Peacefully
12/14/2008	Three Arrested In Deltona Home Invasion
12/14/2008	Shots Fired During Home Invasion
12/12/2008	Murder Suspect Arrested in Sanford
12/12/2008	Sheriff's Office Investigates Home Invasion near Orange City
12/12/2008	Traffic Detour for DeBary Parade
12/11/2008	87-Year-Old Man Reported Missing from Orange City
12/06/2008	Sheriff's Office Obtains Arrest Warrant In Fatal Shooting
12/05/2008	Sheriff's Office Searching For Suspect In Fatal Shooting
12/05/2008	Investigator's Determination Brings Sexual Battery Suspect Back from South Africa to Face Criminal Charges
12/03/2008	Man Robs Clothing Store At Gunpoint
12/03/2008	Man Injured While Walking Into Deltona Traffic
12/02/2008	Sheriff's Office Employees Of The Quarter Honored
12/01/2008	Accreditation Assessment Team Invites Public Comment
November
11/30/2008	Home Invasion Suspect Arrested
11/30/2008	Sheriff's Office Investigating Home Invasion Near Daytona Beach
11/30/2008	One Person Found Dead At Fire Near DeLeon Springs
11/27/2008	Elderly Woman Found In Deplorable Conditions
11/26/2008	Public Safety Message: Phone Scams Hitting Local Area
11/25/2008	Intruders Target Orange City Man While Children Sleep
11/21/2008	22-Year-Old Accused Of Lewd Acts In View Of School Bus
11/20/2008	Deputies Seek Public's Help In Locating Hit-N-Run Driver
11/19/2008	Sheriff's Office Issues Traffic Safety Alert In Deltona
11/18/2008	Taxi Driver Robbed Near New Smyrna Beach
11/15/2008	Motorcyclist Dies After Deltona Accident
11/10/2008	Raids Topple West Volusia Cocaine Trafficking Network
11/09/2008	Apparent Hit-N-Run Victim In Critical Condition
11/07/2008	Skeletal Remains Identified
11/07/2008	Drug Operation Yields 13 Arrests in Southeast Volusa
11/06/2008	Human Remains Found In Wooded Area Of Deltona
11/01/2008	Body Of Man Found Alongside Road Near DeLand
11/01/2008	Deltona Attack Under Investigation
October
10/24/2008	Deltona Sexual Battery Under Investigation
10/19/2008	Deltona Man Stabbed During Argument
10/13/2008	Deltona Woman Sustains Head Wounds During Armed Attack
10/10/2008	Traffic Alert Issued For Sunday's Boggy Creek Run
10/10/2008	9th Grader Arrested For Bringing Gun To Atlantic High School
10/07/2008	Fishing Tournament Raises Record $117,500 For Youth Ranches
10/06/2008	Walk To School Day
10/03/2008	Man Arrested While Fleeing From Motel Robbery
September
09/22/2008	Man Wanted For Sexual Battery At Beach
09/15/2008	Motorist Charged With Driving Drunk, Crashing Into House
09/12/2008	Man And Woman Rob Deltona Restaurant
09/09/2008	Man Arrested After Stabbing Near DeLand
09/05/2008	Woman Dies After DeBary Car Crash
09/04/2008	Third Suspect Arrested In Wilbur-By-The-Sea Home Invasion
09/04/2008	Captain Marty Hatchett Steps Down With Thanks And Praise
09/02/2008	Sheriff's Office Investigates Armed Attack Near Orange City
09/02/2008	Marijuana Growing Operation Found In DeBary
August
08/29/2008	92-Year-Old DeBary Man Reported Missing
08/29/2008	Two Arrested In Wilbur-By-The-Sea Home Invasion
08/28/2008	Sheriff's Office Searching For Suspects In Armed Intrusion
08/22/2008	Man Charged With Stealing Copper From Downed Power Lines
08/05/2008	Sheriff's Office Employees Of The Quarter Honored
08/04/2008	Deputies Find Meth Lab Inside Garage Of Deltona Home
08/02/2008	Deputies Seize Malnourished Horses From Pasture In Mims
08/01/2008	Deputies Charge DeBary Man With Two Pharmacy Robberies
July
07/30/2008	Crossing Guard Locations To Change For New School Year
07/29/2008	14-Year-Old Charged In Stabbing Near DeLand
07/29/2008	Charity Fishing Funfest Returns To New Smyrna Beach
07/22/2008	Body Found In Lake George Identified
07/21/2008	Man Wanted For Sexual Battery On A Patient
07/20/2008	Body Found In Lake George
07/20/2008	Teen Stabbed In Chest During Party
07/20/2008	Three Teens Arrested In Deltona Armed Robbery
07/16/2008	Sheriff's Office Releases Video Of Credit Card Suspects
07/15/2008	Two Arrested For Pizza Deliveryman Armed Robbery
07/15/2008	Man Arrested While Fleeing From Deltona Bank Robbery
07/15/2008	Sheriff's Office Investigates Deltona Home Invasion
07/14/2008	Volusia Deputies Collecting Back-To-School Supplies For Disadvantaged Youngsters
07/14/2008	Sheriff's Office Investigating Deltona Shooting
07/11/2008	False Theft Reports Catch Up To Ormond Man
07/11/2008	Two Charged With Child Abuse For Home Meth Lab
07/10/2008	Sheriff's Office Pilot Honored With Florida EMS Pilot Of The Year Award
07/09/2008	Marijuana Growing Operation Found In Deltona
07/07/2008	Man Holds Up Pharmacy
07/06/2008	Deltona Home Invasion Under Investigation
07/01/2008	Sheriff Johnson Promotes Three Deputies

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