Daytona Beach police report 3,325 calls, warn about stolen firearms; deploy new PACKTALK trailer

Captain Conde, the district commander for Daytona Beach Police Department District 1, told the Midtown Redevelopment Board on Aug. 12 that officers handled 3,325 calls for service in the reporting period from July 8 to Aug. 12 and completed 684 reports. He said officers made 83 felony arrests and 99 misdemeanor arrests, and conducted 333 traffic stops, issuing 375 citations. Conde reported 77 “group A” primary incidents; 42 of those remained under investigation. He listed 13 burglaries (five cleared by arrest), 13 domestic incidents (seven cleared by arrest), 12 aggravated-assault investigations (ten cleared by arrest), 12 car break-ins (11 still ongoing) and 10 motor-vehicle thefts. He said four firearms were taken during vehicle burglaries and urged residents to lock their cars. “We recovered a stolen vehicle which led to an additional arrest,” Conde said, and he described one kidnapping/abduction attempt on West Speedway that led to an arrest. He also described proactive operations: more than 1,120 documented extra patrols during the reporting period and a “power arrest” at Emerald Grounds. Conde said the department used LETF funds to purchase a PACKTALK trailer, which the department has been deploying; he said it was moved after last night’s Midtown community meeting and was now at Adams and MMB. He also said officers have met with Amazon staff and with Bethune–Cookman University (BCU) staff to prepare for BCU homecoming and to plan extra traffic enforcement at Johannes Park with the start of school. Board members asked detailed questions about firearm registration and background checks. Conde said Florida has no statewide firearm registry for ordinary firearms and that a typical private purchase leaves no centralized registry record; he noted that some firearms or classes of weapons require licensing that would create records. No formal actions were taken on the police report; board members thanked Conde and asked staff to follow up if residents need additional contact information or support.