ORMOND BEACH
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Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
FREE • THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2019
VOLUME 7, NO. 38
Septic reversal North peninsula’s septic-to-sewer conversion will get city’s help after all. PAGE 3
Your Hurricane Guide
What government is doing. What you can do. PAGES 11-18
INSIDE ‘HOW SHOULD WE GROW?’
Volusia County Council to bring sustainable growth conversation to elected officials roundtable meeting. PAGE 3
TASTE OF NY
BUILDING A NEW CLASSROOM
Owner has been a judge on the show ‘Chopped.’ PAGE 4
Local Rotary Clubs pitch in to build outdoor classroom. PAGE 5
COSTELLO HONORED
Ormond arrests suspect in recent car burglaries Police report that Jacksonville’s Jeremy McDade confessed to several unlocked car burglaries here. JARLEENE ALMENAS NEWS EDITOR
Ormond Beach Police have arrested a 32-year-old Jacksonville man responsible for a recent string of unlocked car burglaries in town, and his arrest led to the recovery of seven stolen firearms. Jeremy McDade was taken into police custody on Tuesday, May 28, after Detective Tom Garcia spotted McDade’s vehicle parked outside of the Sleep Inn at 170 Williamson Blvd. Police said McDade had been captured on security footage, some of which dated back to May 19, burglarizing cars throughout several neighborhoods, including Hidden Hills, Kings Crossing, Tymber Creek and Chelsea Place, where his car was identified by a patrol officer. Sgt. Tom Larsen said at press conference on Friday, May 31, that McDade would drive to a subdivision, park his vehicle, and go through the neighborhood checking for unlocked vehicles either on foot or on a skateboard. He would use his shirt to open car doors to prevent leaving behind fingerprints, according to police.
Ormond Beach names Rockefeller Gardens amphitheater after former mayor. PAGE 3
$2 MILLION HOUSE SOLD
John Anderson Drive has the top sale in this week’s real estate transactions. PAGE 21
SEE BURGLARY PAGE 8
AWAKENINGS AT ART SHOW
The Casements to showcase exhibition of abstract art. PAGE 19 Alex Stephens prepares a pizza at Bronx House Pizza.
Photo by Wayne Grant
Jeremy McDade