#Volusia County Florida

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Sheriff Chitwood of Volusia County, Florida talks us through the Bodycam footage of Florida policeman rescuing a woman who was about to be r*ped by an illegal who just applied for "asylum."

These are the "asylum seekers" that Kamala Harris allowed to invade our country. 🤔

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[keiteay]

Florida outside of the major cities is basically one gigantic liminal space

[reasoningdaily]

Two Florida cops — a lieutenant and a detective sergeant — allegedly handcuffed and jailed their 3-year-old son to “discipline” him for having difficulties with potty training.

Daytona Beach Shores police Lt. Michael Schoenbrod told a Department of Children and Families caseworker that he took the boy to headquarters in October and put him behind bars, the News-Journal reported, citing body-cam video.

The child was jailed twice, the first time on Oct. 5 and again the following day, when he was also cuffed, according to the outlet.

“He was crying. I was getting the response I expected from him,” Schoenbrod told the caseworker, the footage from a Volusia County sheriff’s deputy reportedly shows.

He said his son promised to never poop in his pants again after his time in the slammer.

Schoenbrod admitted that he also had resorted to the jail tactic about nine years ago, when he disciplined his then-4-year-old son for hitting a girl in preschool, the newspaper said. Lt. Michael Schoenbrod and Detective Sgt. Jessica Long, of the Daytona Beach Shores Police Department in Florida, allegedly placed their 3-year-old son in jail twice after he had potty-training accidents.Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety

“I took him to the jail and he sat there. And I watched him … and he was crying and everything, and to this day, if you mention, like, that incident, he’s just like, ‘I would never do that again.’ It was effective,” Schoenbrod told the caseworker.

“So that’s why I did it with this. He didn’t hit anybody, but I figured the same thing, discipline. And he didn’t want to go back, so …,” the lieutenant added, according to the report.

It was not immediately clear whether Schoenbrod and Detective Sgt. Jessica Long faced discipline, according to the News-Journal, which said it obtained copies of memos from Public Safety Director Michael Fowler informing the couple about a probe.

The top cop told the paper he would consult with the city attorney before commenting.

Schoenbrod and Long — who live together and have the child together — and their attorney, Michael Lambert, have not responded to the paper’s requests for comments. A Department of Children and Families rep acknowledged a request for comment but did not offer one.

“It’s just disgusting that somebody would drag our family through the mud like this,” Schoenbrod said in the video, while Long could be heard calling the investigation “insane,” the News-Journal reported. Detective Sgt. Jessica Long, the child’s mother, also reportedly faces a professional standards investigation.LinkedIn / Jessica Long

Meanwhile, City Clerk Cheri Schwab said a judge has sealed the records in a March 24 case that lists Schoenbrod “et al.” as plaintiffs and the State Attorney’s Office “et al.” as defendants.

The couple also filed a separate case against State Attorney R.J. Larizza on May 18, but the initial filing and several subsequent motions have been marked as confidential, according to the News-Journal.

Antonio Jaimes, an attorney with the Volusia County Clerk of Court’s Office, told the outlet that the cases “are confidential due to motions for confidentiality filed within the cases.”

But Michael Barfield, director of public access initiatives for the Florida Center for Government Accountability, argued that the internal-affairs documents should be made public.

“A pending motion to determine confidentiality of court records does not have any impact on the city’s IA (internal affairs) investigation,” Barfield told the News-Journal in an email.

“A party cannot make a record that is subject to production under Chapter 119 (of the state public records law) confidential by merely filing a lawsuit requesting confidentiality and then not setting a hearing on the motion,” he added.

A Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokeswoman said she has forwarded a request from the paper about any completed investigation to the public records department for processing. The Daytona Beach Shores Department of Public Safety building.City of Daytona Beach Shores

Former city attorney Lonnie Groot also has reportedly sought records about any officer placing a child in a jail cell, as well as investigations into “alleged child abuse by an officer.”

“This whole matter just does not pass the basic smell test from a transparency and governmental openness perspective,” he wrote City Attorney Becky Vose, the outlet said.

And a former South Daytona police officer who describes himself as a civil-rights activist said that when he requested the findings of the professional standards probe, he was provided an estimate of $3,398.40 − about 40 hours of work at $84.96 per hour — to review and redact the documents. 

“It’s a severe matter of public interest when you have strong allegations of that kind,” Dickinson told the paper. “Rumors are being brought to you by fellow law enforcement … and you want to make sure the stuff they’re saying isn’t true.”

[rabbitcruiser]

The New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins (also known as the Cruger and DePeyster  Sugar Mill) was added to the U.S.National Register of Historic Places on  August 12, 1970.    

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Man breaks into Port Orange home, takes pet dog, police say

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Man breaks into Port Orange home, takes pet dog, police say

PORT ORANGE, Fla. – A man broke into a Port Orange home and took the homeowner’s pet dog after claiming he was looking for his stolen dog, police say. The Port Orange Police Department said Jenung Marenah, 32, broke into a home early Monday in the 700 block of E. Hensel Hill Road after hearing […]

See full article at https://petn.ws/LfZUL #DogNews #Crime, #PortOrange, #StrangeFlorida, #VolusiaCounty

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Self-Published Books by North Florida Authors 2022 to 2024

Sunshine State Scribblers: Self-Published Books by North Florida Authors 2022 to 2024 – Presenting one or two from each of our representative counties localed within the Northeast Florida region. Still need Putnam, Baker, Bradford, Union, Flagler, Lafayette, Levy, Dixie, Madison, Lee North Florida’s literary scene is as vibrant as the Spanish moss draping its ancient oaks. From the Panhandle’s…

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Improving Lives Through Volunteerism

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Travis McBride biography: 13 things about DeLand, Florida therapist

Travis McBride is an American therapist from DeLand, Volusia County, Florida, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:

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Gov. DeSantis won't condemn Florida Nazis, so Volusia sheriff steps in with message: "F*ck you!" Gov. Ron DeSantis refuses to condemn Nazis who have been aggressively harassing and threatening Jews on the streets of Florida. So Sheriff Mike Chitwood in Volusia County has stepped in, tearing into the white domestic terrorists known as the Goyim Defense League (GDL) while calling for unity against hate. — Read the rest https://boingboing.net/2023/02/28/gov-desantis-wont-condemn-florida-nazis-so-volusia-sheriff-steps-in-with-message-fck-you.html

[renthony]

Nov. 20, 2024:

The Volusia County School Board Friday responded to a lawsuit filed by the country's largest book publishers challenging Florida's book removal provisions of HB 1069 claiming it was only following state law, among other defenses. Penguin Random House, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers and Simon & Schuster, known as The Big 5, are joined in the lawsuit against the Florida State Board of Education, Volusia County School Board and Orange County School Board by Sourcebooks; The Authors Guild; and critically acclaimed authors Julia Alvarez, Laurie Halse Anderson, John Green, Jodi Picoult and Angie Thomas. A Volusia County parent and student and an Orange County parent and student are also plaintiffs.

Read the rest via the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

[cleolinda]

What we know about Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm at 8:30 p.m. ET yesterday near Siesta Key, Florida, a barrier island next to Sarasota. The storm has since moved out to sea.

At least 10 people have been confirmed dead in the storm's aftermath. Five deaths have been confirmed in St. Lucie County on Florida's Atlantic coast, where officials said tornadoes touched down. St. Petersburg police confirmed there were two storm-related deaths in their city. Volusia County Sheriff Michael J. Chitwood confirmed three people died in his jurisdiction.

Some 11 million people are at risk of flash and river flooding and a record number of tornadoes caused widespread damage yesterday.

More than 3.4 million energy customers were without electricity in Florida around 11:50 a.m. ET, according to poweroutage.us.

President Joe Biden said he pre-deployed thousands of federal personnel to areas affected by the storm, including more than 1,000 Coast Guard members.

A complication in the first responder efforts:

There are so many disasters and tragedies happening around the world—including Hurricane Helene two weeks ago, even—I know that. But this is the one closest to me, so my eye is on it. I hope you’re all okay out there, that you got to safety yesterday and you’re getting through it okay, relatively, right now.

[dream-world-universe]

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States: Daytona Beach, or simply Daytona, is a coastal resort city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. Located on the East Coast of the United States, its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area, and is a principal city of the Fun Coast region of Florida. Wikipedia

[keiteay]

The 'docks

[collapsedsquid]

U.S. Rep. Cory Mills says he has helped 23 Americans exit Port-au-Prince Haiti, which has fallen into chaos as criminal gangs have overpowered government forces. "Our team has now successfully rescued and evacuated more Americans than (President Joe) Biden and his entire administration," he claimed in a tweet on X. "Americans deserve support from their government. Not the pattern of abandonment this administration has shown." [....] Mills said he rescued 255 Americans out of Israel after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas, as well as another evacuation of U.S. citizens from Afghanistan when the military pulled out in 2021. Mills is in his second year in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was elected in 2022 to Florida's 7th District, which straddles northern Seminole and southern Volusia counties. While in the Army, Mills served tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo, among other locations. After military service, he co-founded Pacem Solution International LLC and Pacem Defense LLC, which provide intelligence and security in faraway places. The gangs have been able to control key parts of the capital, Port-au-Prince, including the airport, leaving treacherous conditions for Americans wanting to leave.

We got a congressman with his own PMC, ominous

[beardedmrbean]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff fed up with a spate of false school shooting threats is taking a new tactic to try get through to students and their parents: he's posting the mugshot of any offender on social media.

Law enforcement officials in Florida and across the country have seen a wave of school shooting hoaxes recently, including in the wake of the deadly attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, that killed two students and two teachers.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood on Florida's Atlantic Coast said he's tired of the hoaxes targeting students, disrupting schools and sapping law enforcement resources. In social media posts Monday, Chitwood warned parents that if their kids are arrested for making these threats, he'll make sure the public knows.

“Since parents, you don’t want to raise your kids, I’m going to start raising them," Chitwood said. "Every time we make an arrest, your kid’s photo is going to be put out there. And if I can do it, I’m going to perp walk your kid so that everybody can see what your kid’s up to.”

Chitwood made the announcement in a video highlighting the arrest of an 11-year-boy who was taken into custody for allegedly threatening to carry out a school shooting at Creekside or Silver Sands Middle School in Volusia County. Chitwood posted the boy's full name and mugshot to his Facebook page.

In the video, which had more than 270,000 views on Facebook as of Monday afternoon, the camera pans across a conference table covered in airsoft guns, pistols, fake ammunition, knives and swords that law enforcement officers claim the boy was “showing off" to other students.

Later, the video cuts to officers letting the boy out of a squad car and leading him handcuffed into a secure facility, dressed in a blue flannel button-down shirt, black sweatpants and slip-on sandals. The boy's face is fully visible at multiples points in the video.

“Right this way, young man,” an officer tells the boy, his hands shackled behind his back.

The boy is led into an empty cell, with metal cuffs around his wrists and ankles, before an officer closes the door and locks him inside.

“Do you have any questions?” the officer asks as he bolts the door.

“No sir,” the boy replies.

The video prompted a stream of reactions on social media, with many residents praising Chitwood, calling on him to publicly identify the parents as well — or press charges against them.

Others questioned the sheriff’s decision, saying the 11-year-old is just a child, and that the weight of the responsibility should fall on his parents.

Under Florida law, juvenile court records are generally exempt from public release — but not if the child is charged with a felony, as in this case.

Law enforcement officials across Florida have been tracking a stream of threats in the weeks since the 2024-2025 school year began. In Broward County, home to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, officials said last week they had already arrested nine students, ages 11 to 15, for making threats since August.

"For my parents, to the kids who are getting ready for school, I'm going to say this again," Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony said at a press conference, “nothing about this is a laughing or joking matter.”

“Parents, students, it's not a game,” he added.