COPS CORNER

JUNE 2

BEND AND SNAP

10:01 a.m. — 900 block of North U.S. 1, Ormond Beach Breach of peace. Police arrested a 30-year-old man from Hudson after he allegedly flashed his nude posterior at passing traffic.

A police officer had noticed the man making “several erratic body movements,” according to a police report.

After the officer saw the man flash passing cars, the officer made a U-turn to approach the man, who fled into nearby woods.

Police ordered him to come out, but he did not.

The man was seen about 40 minutes later leaving the woods. He approached someone who was mowing grass along the highway, and police caught him.

The man denied that he had exposed his buttocks to traffic, saying that he had dropped a pen, then bent over to pick it up, according to the report. He said he went into the woods to urinate, not to evade police, and said, “I didn’t see I did anything wrong.”

He was taken to jail.

MAKING A SCENE

6:14 p.m. — 1500 block of West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach Disorderly conduct. Police officers were flagged down at a big box store after a 41-yearold Daytona Beach man was seen throwing candy bars, screaming and trying to spit on customers.

Police soon discovered that the man had an open warrant out of Martin County and detained him.

The store asked to trespass the man, who was taken to jail.

JUNE 9

IN HINDSIGHT

9 a.m. — 5200 block of State Road 100, Palm Coast Burglary, grand theft. A Palm Coast woman was arrested after she allegedly broke into a workplace she was recently fired from.

Sheriff’s Office deputies responding to a burglary at a local eyeglass store found personal items belonging to the suspect strewn about the business, according to the suspect’s arrest report.

An employee also told deputies that the business was missing four outdoor chairs, four couch cushions, a coffee maker, a mini fridge and six glasses.

Deputies went to the suspect’s home and found three of the missing chairs, the coffee maker and the mini fridge sitting in the woman’s open garage, the report said.

When the woman returned home, she told deputies that she had gone to the business to pick up things she had left behind and things she felt she was owed, the report said.

The suspect was arrested and taken to the county jail.

JUNE 11

HOWDY, NEIGHBOR

8:02 p.m. — 4400 block of County Road 90, Bunnell Battery on person over 65.

A Bunnell man was arrested after he allegedly punched his neighbor in the nose during an argument about yard waste.

The victim, 65, told Sheriff’s Office deputies that he and his neighbor had an ongoing argument about their property lines, according to the suspect’s arrest report. He said the suspect had been dumping yard waste on the victim’s side of their fence, so the victim had placed a lock on the gate.

When the suspect confronted him about the lock and then admitted to dumping the yard waste, the victim told the suspect to “quit taking liberties with my property,” the report said.

The victim told deputies the suspect then yelled back, “Nobody talks to me like that,” and punched the 65-year-old in the nose.

The suspect was charged with battery on a person 65 years of age or older and taken to the county jail.

Biz Buzz

Surgeon Joins Adventhealth Daytona Beach

General surgeon Dr. Harry Aubin has joined AdventHealth Medical Group and will perform procedures at AdventHealth Daytona Beach.

Aubin joins the practice of bariatric and general surgeons Dr. Christian Birkedal, medical director of bariatric services at AdventHealth Daytona Beach, Dr. Gregory Burgoyne and Dr. Christopher Grove.

“Returning to the Daytona Beach area where my medical journey began is truly a homecoming for me,” Aubin said, according to a news release.

Aubin specializes in hernia surgeries, advanced gastrointestinal surgeries, anti-reflux procedures, robotic surgeries and more. He earned his medical degree from the Florida State University College of Medicine.

Aubin previously served as a general surgeon at Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital in South Korea and Martin Army Community Hospital in Fort Benning, Georgia. His overseas military activities included general surgical duties with the 811th Hospital

Center at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait and the 135th Forward Surgical Team at Camp Humphreys in South Korea.

Colorectal Surgeons Join Adventhealth

Board-certified colorectal surgeons Drs. Timothy Tolland, Andrew Ritter and Kathleen Williams have joined AdventHealth’s colorectal surgical care team, adding two Volusia County clinics to the network, according to a news release.

The colorectal surgery clinics are located at 1185 Dunlawton Ave., Suite 100, Port Orange; and 550 Memorial Circle, Suite H, Ormond Beach.

Two additional colorectal surgeons are also anticipated to join the clinic in late 2023.

“Joining with AdventHealth allows us to reach more patients in Volusia County while supporting our vision for advancing colorectal surgery care available locally,” Tolland said. “Together, we are ensuring our community remains at the forefront of the most advanced, personalized care available.”

AdventHealth Daytona Beach is home to the da Vinci XI surgery system, a robotic system for minimally invasive procedures, including some colorectal surgeries.

Halifax Health Welcomes New Oncologist

Oncologist and hematologist

Dr. Cesar De Las Casas has joined the Charles L. and Miki N. Grant Cancer Center for Hope.

De Las Casas has held professorships at MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas Health Science Center and served as a director or chief of oncology at medical facilities including Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, according to a news release.

He received his medical degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru, and completed an internal medicine internship and residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, while earning a master’s in public health.

“We are excited to have Dr. De Las Casas join our team of dedicated providers,” said Julie Roth, service line administrator for Halifax Health-Cancer Center for Hope. “With his depth of knowledge in the advances in oncology and hematology along with his teaching credentials, he will provide patients in east central Florida outstanding cancer care.”