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Sheriff's deputies credit training, technology for high clearance rates in DeBary
Summary
Volusia County Sheriff's Office District 6 officials presented a 2024 year-in-review to the City of DeBary Council, highlighting license-plate readers, traffic enforcement and an overall clearance rate well above national averages; council members asked for resident-versus-nonresident citation breakdowns and praised de-escalation efforts.
Captain Ben Israel, the District 6 commander for the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, presented the agency’s 2024 year-in-review to the City of DeBary City Council on Feb. 19, describing a year of high clearance rates and frequent use of technology and training to resolve incidents without loss of life.
The review emphasized investments in license-plate readers (LPRs), expanded traffic enforcement and training in de-escalation and less-lethal tactics. “I am the new captain here in District 6. I assumed command in October. What we’re gonna do this evening is present the 2024 year review,” Captain Ben Israel said.
The nut graf: Deputies and the city credited coordinated technology and targeted enforcement for helping recover stolen property, locate suspects who move through multiple jurisdictions and keep traffic incidents down; Lieut. Cameron Tucker said many incidents are committed by nonresidents passing through the city.
Tucker, who presented crime statistics and case examples, said the city’s…
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