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Breaking news and original reporting from Volusia County, including Daytona Beach, DeLand, New Smyrna Beach, Port Orange, Ormond Beach, Edgewater, Orange City and South Daytona. JM Audits follows public records, police activity, government accountability, civil rights and First Amendment issues across Central Florida, nearby Flagler, Lake, Seminole and Brevard counties, and significant stories with statewide or national impact.

Orange City Finds Officers’ Use of Guns During Juvenile Burglary Call Was Reasonable
ORANGE CITY, Fla. — An Orange City Police Department inquiry classified excessive-force and unprofessional-conduct allegations against four officers as unfounded after reviewing their response…
Orange City Records Coordinator Suspended After Preschool Records Released Without Required Redactions
ORANGE CITY, Fla. — Orange City Police Department records show that Records Coordinator Heather Olszewski received a written reprimand and a two-working-day unpaid suspension…
Mark Dickinson and Florida Carry Sue Lake County Entities After Open-Carry Removal at County Fair
Mark Dickinson and Florida Carry filed a Lake County lawsuit after Dickinson says he was removed from the county fair for openly carrying a…
Mount Dora Police Investigation Sustained Five Violations Against Officer Jeremiah Murphy
Mount Dora Police Department · Internal investigation IA2026-03Mount Dora Police Investigation Sustained Five Violations Against Officer Jeremiah MurphyMount Dora Police Department records state that…
2008 Volusia Sheriff Records Detail Mark Sias Internal Investigation and 40-Hour Suspension
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office · Internal affairs archive2008 Volusia Sheriff Records Detail Mark Sias Internal Investigation and 40-Hour SuspensionA 29-page public-records packet documents disciplinary…
FDLE Sends Eustis Police Chief Craig Capri Investigation to State Attorney for Review
Eustis Police Department · FDLE investigative fileFDLE Sends Eustis Police Chief Craig Capri Investigation to State Attorney for ReviewA Florida Department of Law Enforcement…
Former New Smyrna Beach Officer Files Federal Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination and Privacy Violations
New Smyrna Beach Police Department · Federal court filingFormer New Smyrna Beach Officer Files Federal Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination and Privacy ViolationsJessica A. Schuchardt’s amended…
Orange City Man Charged With Second-Degree Murder After Apartment Shooting
An Orange City police affidavit says a late-night confrontation at an apartment complex ended with one man suffering multiple gunshot wounds and another man…
Florida Carry Sues St. Augustine Over Firearm Ban at Visitor Center
Court filing | St. Johns County A newly filed lawsuit argues that St. Augustine unlawfully prohibited firearms at its Visitor Information Center despite a…
Judicial Candidate Larry Avallone: Volusia Exposed Editorial
Volusia Exposed — Partner PublicationJudicial Candidate Larry Avallone: Volusia Exposed EditorialOriginally published June 16, 2026Editor’s note: This is an opinion/editorial republished through JM Audits’…
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