
Patricio G. Balona
Reporter at The Daytona Beach News-Journal
Crimes Reporter, Daytona Beach News-Journal. Born of corn, educated by spirit talkers, writer of people’s deeds!
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1 week ago |
news-journalonline.com | Patricio G. Balona
Firefighters are working a 100-acre brush fire near New Smyrna Beach but the Tuesday afternoon blaze is not threatening homes, a Volusia County spokeswoman said. This fire was reported at 2:44 p.m. near Ranchette Road. Volusia County Fire Rescue and firefighters from other departments are fighting the fire. The Florida Forest Service has bulldozers at the scene cutting lines around the fire, said county spokeswoman Pat Kuehn. "The fire covers about 100 acres.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Patricio G. Balona
A Florida woman and her business partner are accused of illegally selling human bones online and at their store, Wicked Wonderland. Police confiscated the remains, including skull fragments and other bones, which were determined to be from different individuals and of archaeological origin. The woman, Kymberlee Schopper, was arrested and charged, while her partner, Ashley Lelesi, faces pending arrest.
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2 weeks ago |
news-journalonline.com | Patricio G. Balona
A Deltona man, the former co-owner of All-American Karate school in Orange City, was arrested Thursday on accusations he had sex with a 17-year-old martial arts student, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said. Jason Mummaw, 55, was charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor by the sheriff's office. Orange City police charged Mummaw with sexual battery; engaging in sexual conduct with a person 12 to 18 years of age by a person in familial or custodial authority.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Patricio G. Balona
A Deltona man, the former co-owner of All-American Karate school in Orange City, was arrested Thursday on accusations he had sex with a 17-year-old martial arts student, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said. Jason Mummaw, 55, was charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor by the sheriff's office. Orange City police charged Mummaw with sexual battery; engaging in sexual conduct with a person 12 to 18 years of age by a person in familial or custodial authority.
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2 weeks ago |
news-journalonline.com | Patricio G. Balona
A Daytona Beach woman and her Lake Mary boyfriend were arrested on accusations they sexually abused a 7-year-old child multiple times over a period of two years, police said. The 31-year-old woman was in the Volusia County Branch Jail on Thursday without bail on charges of sexual battery on a person less than 12 years of age and failing to report child abuse within her home.
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