Crime

Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood remains silent on arrest of one of his deputies who abruptly resigned on charges of riding a motorcycle with a fake tag

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DELAND, Fla. -- An off-duty Volusia Sheriff's Office deputy who was arrested for riding a motorcycle with a fictitious tag has resigned in lieu of termination from employment -- a situation that Sheriff Mike Chitwood has remained silent on. 

Palm Coast man arrested on a warrant for aggravated animal cruelty in the death of Nutmeg, a 15-month-old American Bulldog/Labrador Retriever mix

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PALM COAST, Fla. -- On May 29, deputies from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested Howard Blair, 55, of Palm Coast, on a warrant for aggravated animal cruelty, which resulted in the death of a 15-month-old American Bulldog/Labrador Retriever mix named Nutmeg.

MULTIMEDIA REPORTING: New Smyrna Beach Cops: Arrest made after 3-month investigation in fatal pedestrian-involved crash on the North Causeway

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- The motorist believed to be responsible for a hit-and-run crash on the North Causeway back in January that resulted in the death of a woman and a man critically injured while they were walking on a sidewalk has finally been arrested on vehicular homicide charges, police said.

Orange County Sheriff's Office: Man shot & killed by deputy during search warrant at an Orlando-area apartment identified

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Orange Cunty Sheriff's Office has identified the man shot and killed by a deputy during the execution of a search warrant in an apartment home as 32-year-old Tyrone Devon Henderson Bartley.