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DAYTONA BEACH -- The body of a man found Tuesday in the Tomoka Landfill just west of Daytona Beach has been identified as that of 52-year-old Michael D. Bobo of Holly Hill.

Bobo had been reported missing to the Holly Hill Police Department by his roommate on April 29. Investigators haven't determined how the body ended up at the landfill. However, an autopsy revealed the man died of natural causes, according to the findings of an autopsy conducted Wednesday by the Volusia County Medical Examiner's Office.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- City officials are bracing for an additional two inches of rainfall over the next 24 hours, police spokesman Sgt. Michael Brouillette said at 5 p.m today.

That' in addition to the 16.35 inches that fell by 7 a.m. today since Sunday, as well as additional amounts sporadically during the day, according to reports from the National Weather Service in Melbourne. These totals are the highest in Volusia County, but still far less than 27 inches recorded in Bunnell in Flagler County.

City Crews are manning or have managed pumps in the following locations:

Isleboro

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Due to the interaction of a stalled cold front and an upper-level low-pressure system, abundant moisture has prevailed over Volusia County since Sunday, said Shelley Szafraniec, spokeswoman for Volusia County, with New Smyrna Beach leading the way with 16.35 inches as of 7 a.m. today.

FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
551 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...VOLUSIA COUNTY IN FLORIDA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...NEW SMYRNA BEACH...SOUTH DAYTONA...PORT ORANGE...PONCE INLET...PIERSON...OSTEEN...ORMOND
BEACH...ORANGE CITY...MAYTOWN...LAKE MONROE...LAKE HELEN...HOLLY HILL...EDGEWATER...DELTONA...DE LEON SPRINGS...DE LAND...DAYTONA
BEACH...BARBERVILLE...

DELAND -- Sex crimes investigators with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office have charged a teacher at a charter school in DeLand with sexually battering an elementary school student.

Jose Tirado, Jr. was arrested Wednesday morning on a warrant charging him with one count of sexual battery on a person under the age of 12. Investigators are looking into the possibility that there could be other victims. The victim who is the subject of the current criminal charge doesn’t attend the Boston Avenue Charter School, where Tirado teaches.

DELTONA -- A man dressed all in black and carrying a black bag stood out to the employees and customers of a Deltona woman’s gym Wednesday morning.

NSBNEWS.net photos by Sera Frederick. At left, this stretch of Atlantic and Florida on the beachside of New Smyrna Beach was closed overnight due to flooding. Below, a road closure at Columbus and Atlantic was established as well due to flooding. At both locales, city pumps were being utilized.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- With more than a dozen inches of rain dumped on the region, if you don't have to drive, then don't. That's the advice of at least one New Smyrna Beach police officer on patrol tonight on the beachside.

"It's not a bad idea to just stay home," said NSB cop Jason Reve.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Riverside Drive will be closed between Canal Street and the Overpass from Thursday, May 21 through Sunday, May 24, for the Fish Stock Boat Show and Fishing Tournament.

The event was relocated due to weather conditions.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Buses serving Votran's fixed routes on Thursday, May 21, may be detoured due to flooded roadways. Votran riders are encouraged to call Votran for route information
before making a trip.

Votran's fixed route service phone numbers (listed below) are in service. A rain-related problem with the phone lines was repaired earlier this evening.

Votran telephone numbers:
(386) 424-6800 (Southeast Volusia)
(386) 761-7701 (Daytona Beach)
(386) 943-7033 (West Volusia)

Two victims, including one who’s confined to a wheelchair, were shocked with a stun gun Tuesday night inside their home in Deltona by masked intruders who made off with a laptop computer, a Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman said.

Neither victim was seriously injured in the attack, which is under investigation by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.