Incidents

Image for Attempt to identify individuals involved in theft at business
Incident
Jun 26, 2023
The DeLand Police Department is asking for the public’s help in connection with a theft at a business in Downtown DeLand that happened back in May. The individuals pictured are involved in a theft of signs stolen from Pat & Toni’s Sweet Things on May 3, 2023, at 1:30 a.m. ...
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Incident
Oct 29, 2022
On Friday October 28, 2022, DeLand Police Officers were dispatched to the 400 Block of South Woodland Blvd. in reference to a suspicious incident. Upon arrival, officers discovered a deceased white female identified as Vawn Burgos DOB 5.27.1984 (38yoa). The cause of death does...
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Incident
Jun 22, 2022
DPD is investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred last night (6/21/22) near the intersection of South Clara Avenue and West Howry Avenue. Officers and DeLand Fire Department units responded almost directly in front of the police department around 11 pm and found an adul...
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Incident
Apr 18, 2022
Duyane Kinsey (42 years old) was arrested when officers identified him after he broke into Café da Vinci this weekend. Kinsey was seen on surveillance footage taking several bottles of alcohol and the cash register from the business overnight between April 16th and April 17th....
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Image for Proactive Patrol Leads to Several Charges
Incident
Mar 30, 2022
Last night, Ofc. Lowery was traveling on North Woodland Blvd when she witnessed a male dragging a female in a parking lot towards his vehicle. Upon making contact, Ofc. Lowery learned that the female had been beaten and threatened with a knife inside the vehicle which she was ...
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Image for Student Arrested Following DeLand High School Fight
Incident
Created Feb 24, 2022 / Updated May 16, 2022
The DeLand Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred on Wednesday at DeLand High School. Both incidents mentioned below were caught on camera and have been forwarded to the State Attorney’s Office. The initial incident was a fight between 7 students where al...
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Incident
Created Feb 23, 2022 / Updated May 16, 2022
The DeLand Police Department is investigating a shooting that was reported to have taken place in the 800 block of West Volusia Avenue around 8:15 p.m. on 2/22/22. While units responded to the area, a second call was received of a person shot in the 700 block of West Euclid Av...
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Incident
Feb 1, 2022
The DeLand Police Department is investigating a weekend vandalism incident in which a racial slur was posted on a city marquee sign. The slur was observed Sunday morning on the sign outside of Conrad Park located at 555 South Woodland Boulevard. Police alerted DeLand...
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Image for Stetson University Student Arrested After Posting Threat to White House
Incident
Jan 25, 2022
A Stetson University student was arrested after posting a threat to the White House on social media. On January 21, 2022, the DeLand Police Department was alerted by Stetson University regarding a concerning social media post made by one of their students, Brian Ghalili. The D...
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Incident
Jun 28, 2019
On 06/22/19 at approximately 19:40 hours, a white male suspect entered the Mattress Firm located at 260 East International Speedway Blvd. The suspect lingered in the store and waited for staff to be alone. The suspect then removed a black in color pistol from his pants and dem...
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