April 2009

Editor's Note: The following was written by the press office of Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas

WASHINGTON, DC – In response to today’s report that Florida unemployment reached 8.6% in January with 800,000 out of work, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24) issued the following statement:

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A gunman robbed the GNC store, 1968 State Road 44 this afternoon by demanding money from the cash register and then running away in an unknown direction, New Smyrna Beach police said.

Officers responded to the store right after the 3:24 p.m. robbery was called in on a 911 call, but the clerk wasn't sure which way the armed robber fled. The employee was unhurt, said acting police Sgt. Shane Riggle.

The robber was described as a white man in his mid-30s, 5 feet 6 with sandy-colored hair. He was wearing shorts, a white T-shirt and sneakers.

April 30, 2009: Heather Kristen Frost, 26, Edgewater, possession of a schedule IV substance; Allen Joel Durocher, 20, Edgewater, fleeing and attempted eluding; Frederick Edward Leo Jr., 52, New Smyrna Beach, grand theft; Delbert Jerold Martin, 35, New Smyrna Beach, tampering with evidence; Corey Lee Stickney, 18, Oak Hill, unarmed burglary of an occupied structure.

April 20, 2009: James Scarborough and Shawn Dunn of Edgewater, boy, 5 pounds, 14 ounces, 4:42 p.m., at Halifax Health Medical Center, Daytona Beach.

Courtesy photo. Olympic gold medal swimer Ryan Lochte of Volusia County was honored Wednesday by the Florida House.

TALLAHASSEE -- Volusia County's Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Ryan Lochte was honored by state lawmakers today.

Lochte, the 24-year-old Spruce Creek High School and University of Florida graduate, won a relay team gold and an individual gold in the 200-meter backstroke, the latter beating the world record, in the Beijing Games.