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VCSO: Man shot in face by deputy during serving of drug warrant at Deltona residence has died

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Volusia County Sheriff at scene of fatal Swat-team shooting of Deltona man / Headline Surfer®Derek Cruice of Deltona / shot dead by Volusia County SWAT deputy / Headline Surfer®Photos for Headline Surfer® /
Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson answers media questions related to the fatal shooting early Wednesday of Derek Cruice, 26, by a member of his SWAT team during the execution of a drug warrant at a residence at 831 Maybrook Drive.

DELTONA, Fla. -- The Deltona man shot in the face by a Volusia County Sheriff's deputy while serving a drug warrant at a residence in Deltona this morning has died, an agency spokesman said. Derek Cruice, 26, was pronounced dead on arrival at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City where he was transported after he was shot by a SWAT deputy just after 6:30 a.m.

"(The victim) was one of six adults who were at the house this morning -- four men and two women," Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson told Headline Surfer. "Deputies were there to serve a narcotics search warrant."

Timeline: Scandal-ridden Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority in New Smyrna Beach, FL

Show Me the Mony Volusia County / Ad Authority Corruption / Headline Surfer®

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Deborah Boyd resigns from the New Smyrna Beach based-Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority

Posted Sat, 2011-05-21 05:53 
Deb Boyd terminated from SEv Ad Authority in May 2011 / Headline Su5fer®Photo by Henry Frederick / NSBNews.net, now known as Headline Surfer® and accessed via HeadlineSurfer.com. / 
A tough-talking, no-nonsense director for eight years with the Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority, Deborah Boyd is moving on sooner than she thought when she gave a two-month notice. 

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Deborah Boyd, the stalwart of a revenue stream that was being pulled in different directions has resigned her management post with Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority.

"Yesterday was my last day at the SVAA," Boyd told NSBNews.net in a 10:41 a.m. Friday e-mail. "I handed in my resignation last week giving two months notice and yesterday, they let me go."

86. Woman wanted in connection with DUI-related fatal crash in New Smyrna Beach arrested in Indiana

Top 100 Local Stories of 2014 in Central Florida / Headline Surfer®

Kim Yurcison returned to Florida from Indiana on arrest warrant / Headline Surfer®NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A woman wanted in Florida for a fatal DUI was arrested in Indiana on Sept. 24, local authorities said.

Kimberly Ann Yurchison was allegedly under the influence of cocaine and prescription narcotics back on March 17 when she struck and killed 82-year-old John Curtin in the 4000 block of South Atlantic Avenue in New Smyrna Beach, police said. Curtin was crossing the street when when he was struck and killed, but was not in a designated crosswalk.

The apprehension of Yurchison comes in at No. 86 in the HeadlineSurfer.com countdown of the top 100 stories of 2014.

85. Indy 500 pace car revs up Turkey Run in Daytona Beach's Bellair Plaza

Top 100 Local Stories of 2014 in Central Florida / Headline Surfer®

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Vintage Indy 500 pace car at Turkey Run in Daytona Beach / Headline Surfer®DAYTONA BEACH -- A pace car from the 500 made a pit stop at the 2014 Turkey Run at Bellair Plaza, the last of the big annual special tourism events that is held during the extended Thanksgiving weekend.

University of Florida study: Most millennials get their news online

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Millennials get most of their news from online sources, but don’t feel all that well-informed. That's the latest from a study conducted by Elite Daily with help from a research group at the University of Florida.

 

Interim Police Chief Donna Lavallee: NSB cop shop earns accreditation for first time in its history Henry Frederick Mon, 03/09/2015 - 03:21

Show Me the Money: New Smyrna Beach PD: From evidence room scandal to accreditation / Headline Surfer®

Evidence room scandal leads to revolving door of top brass before positive changes take hold in municipal force

New Smyrna Beach Interim Police Chief Donna Lavallee please her agency is accredited / Headline Surfer®First in a series / Display photo for Headline Surfer®. /
Donna Lavallee, New Smyrna Beach PD interim police chief, places her agency's official patch on a Florida accreditation board in a recent ceremony in Daytona Beach, Florida.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- After a tough five months in leading the New Smyrna Beach police force as interim police chief, Donna Lavallee has reason to smile with pride and a sense of real achievement as she gives way to new top cop Mike Coffin on Tuesday.

Oak Hill Vice Mayor: Colleague showed up at house in blonde woman's wig & robe after meeting with insiders

OAK HILL, Fla. -- Volusia County's smallest coastal municipality on the southern rural frontier has struggled for decades with trying to come of age from its orange-grove roots where modern amenities like water and sewer are non-existent -- save for a stretch of River Road -- in this rural outpost of 1,737 residents.