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30-471: The main headquarters is located at 129 Valor Blvd. In January 2009, the former location at 990 Orange Ave was closed due to age (built in 1957 with additions in 1964 and 1971, and renovations in 1978) and its small size. Shortly after closing, in May 2009 the old headquarters was flooded along with large areas of the city after historic rains inundated Daytona. The former headquarters was demolished in late 2017 after

60-527: A "moron" during a public meeting. Ben Johnson said through a spokesman he would not dignify Chitwood's insult with a comment. In 2012, patrol supervisor Jim Newcomb was promoted to the position of Captain. This promotion was met objections from the police union over his controversial past, which includes the wrongful firing of a lesbian officer and year-long harassment of another female officer. On December 20, 2007, Daytona Beach police officer Claudia Wright tasered Best Buy customer Elizabeth Beeland in front of

90-528: A former SunBank location on 10th Street and New York Avenue. In 1995, this branch moved for its final time to a larger building on Indiana Avenue and 13th street where it is still located today. The first Poinciana Branch was opened in 1988. It was a modular building and consisted of a 14,000 book collection. This branch was eventually moved into a larger location with a collection of 40,000 books and computer access for patrons. Osceola Library Systems began as an independent organization on April 1, 1989. In 1990,

120-526: A heavily publicized incident on the campus of the historically black Bethune–Cookman University , in which DBPD Chief Chitwood was alleged to have made racist comments, the NAACP asked the US Attorney General , Eric Holder, to probe Chitwood’s "racially tinged" comments about the disturbance. A recent spate of murders in the black community, including the death of a 13-year-old boy who was shot in

150-481: A lengthy asbestos remediation process. A DBPD substation is located on Orange Ave across the street from the former headquarters location. Another DBPD substation is at the corner of Harvey and Wild Olive avenues on the "beachside", the peninsula portion of Daytona Beach on the east side of the Halifax River . "Scumbag Eradication Team: Not in our Town!" are the words printed on a T-shirt used to raise money for

180-534: A local Starbucks . The officer agreed to take a polygraph, and the results tested negative. Garvin was fired for this incident, and then subsequently rehired based on an arbitrators ruling that the investigation into his behavior was "shoddy". He was involved in another incident in May 2010, involving parking his unmarked patrol car in a handicapped parking space at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex in Osceola County . Eight DBPD officers have been killed in

210-550: A single offender. A fifth unsolved death that occurred in October 2006 may have also been committed by the same offender. In 2019, Robert Hayes was charged under suspicion of being the Daytona Beach Killer. In 2022, he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Former police chief Michael Chitwood has been known for his brash language. In one incident, Chitwood referred to Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson as

240-475: A store full of customers. A store clerk had called police thinking Beeland was using a stolen credit card, which turned out not to be the case. Beeland was backing away from Wright when she was tasered. Police Chief Mike Chitwood defended his officer's actions. Wright was also investigated for interfering in a narcotics investigation in 2009. Wright was arrested in 2010 on three felony charges for fraud and forgery for allegedly defrauding her own grandmother. After

270-653: Is home to the Ray Shanks Law Library, and TechCentral the library system's "creative space". Until 1989, there was no independent Osceola Library System. Instead, Osceola patrons were taken care of by Orange County Library System. Before that, there were two libraries, which are still named after the original independent libraries, run by women's organizations: Veteran's Memorial in Saint Cloud and Hart Memorial Library in Kissimmee. In 1910, land for

300-461: Is named for the Native american leader Osceola , whose name means "Black Drink Cry [Asi Yaholo]". Osceola County was created in 1887. On July 21, 1821, Florida was divided into two counties, named Escambia County to the west and St. John's County to the east. In 1824, the southern part of St. John's County became Mosquito County , with Enterprise as the county seat . In 1844, Brevard County

330-552: The South Florida Railroad in the 1880s, runs through the urbanized northern part of the county. CSX has leased the line to the FDOT . Intercity passenger service is provided by Amtrak at Kissimmee station and commuter passenger service is operated by SunRail , with stops at Kissimmee and Poinciana . As of the 2020 United States census , there were 388,656 people, 109,642 households, and 81,168 families residing in

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360-556: The Buenaventura Library opened. In 1991, volunteers helped open the Kenansville Branch Library in a shared space with the old Kenansville school. During the 2004 hurricanes, the collection was a total loss. It was rebuilt in 2007 with a larger collection, including books, DVDs, and computer/wifi access. Back in 2009, there were plans to create a new city named Destiny near the intersection of

390-730: The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the unincorporated territory of the United States, and in the 2000 U.S. Census Puerto Rican was the largest self-reported ancestry group. Osceola County is a charter county , and a subdivision within the State of Florida . Voters approved the County Charter in March 1992, and it took effect on October 1, 1992. The structure of County government under the charter does not depart dramatically from

420-619: The DBPD website, "The purpose of the Daytona Beach Police Explorers Unit 22 is to assist the development of character in young people." Chitwood stated that the individuals he characterized as "scumbags" not only erode the quality of life in Daytona Beach but they also ruin its "fabric", saying "It's the scumbags like this that erode the quality of life and the fabric that we have here." Prolific use of

450-594: The Daytona Beach Police Explorers Unit 22, a program which helps to mentor teenagers age 14–19 who are interested in a career in law enforcement. The T-shirts feature the words "Scumbag Eradication Team" and "Not In Our Town" with a caricature of former police chief Mike Chitwood, who served 17 years with the Philadelphia Police Department , and a toilet full of what are assumed to be "scumbags". According to

480-486: The Hart Memorial Library was donated by a widow of a former Florida Governor, Carrie S. Hart. It was located on North Stewart Avenue in Kissimmee . In 1914, women pooled money together from themselves and other community members to build the actual building and Annie Palmer Fell, another widow of a prominent Florida man, donated furnishings and books from her personal collection to begin building inventory in

510-470: The budgets of all Osceola County Government, including the independently elected Constitutional Officers and Judicial Officers, as well as the Commission's own departments. Each independent officer has discretion to administer his or her own programs. The County Commission exercises oversight only over its own departments. Osceola County has five electoral districts each represented by a commissioner. All

540-591: The commissioners compose the Board of Commissioners that appoint a County Manager. There also is a Commission Auditor and County Attorney. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,506 square miles (3,900 km ), of which 1,327 square miles (3,440 km ) is land and 178 square miles (460 km ) (11.9%) is water. CSX 's A-line, formerly the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad mainline, and originally built by

570-561: The county was $ 52,279. The per capita income for the county was $ 22,196. About 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over. The School District of Osceola County, Florida serves the county. The county is home to 59 schools, not including colleges. There are currently six branches of the Osceola County Library System: The Hart Memorial Library

600-471: The county. The population density was 292 inhabitants per square mile (113/km ). There were 162,661 housing units at an average density of 122 per square mile (47/km ). The majority of Hispanics/Latinos in the county are Puerto Ricans, who account for an estimated 33.7% of the population and are the largest ancestral group in the county. 38.2% of the county population is affiliated with a religious congregation. There are 206 or more religious congregations in

630-487: The county. 16.5% are Catholic ; 1.3% are Mormons ; 3.5% are Baptist , 3.7% are Pentecostal , 1.4% are Methodist , 8.3% are members of other Christian faiths, 0.1% are Jewish , 0.2% affiliate with an eastern faith, and 3.2% affiliate with Islam . There were 111,539 households, 57% were married couples living together, 23% had a female householder with no spouse present, 7% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 13% were non-families. The average household size

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660-406: The details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 220294669 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:58:46 GMT Osceola County, Florida Osceola County ( / ˌ ɒ s i ˈ oʊ l ə / AH -see- OH -lə ) is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida . As of the 2020 census ,

690-448: The face, have led some to blame the DBPD's moving the police headquarters from Orange Avenue, in the black community, to Valor Boulevard, in a culturally-mixed suburban area of Daytona Beach. When asked about the possibility of placing a police substation in the area, Chitwood responded that substations were "a monument for cops to sit on their ass and don’t do anything". Lt. Major Garvin was fired after accusations of harassing employees of

720-591: The line of duty, five by gunfire, three by vehicular assault. In September 1998, police officer Kevin John Fischer, a motorcycle officer, was struck and killed by a pick-up truck on I-95 , while aiding in an accident investigation of a prior incident. In 2021, officer Jason Raynor died from a gun wound to the head. Halifax River Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

750-458: The new library. In 1968, the location moved to a 4,000 square foot building on Broadway and Dakin. Hart Memorial Library is the Osceola headquarters and is now located in a 43,000 square building . Veteran's Memorial Library was at first a reading room until enough funds were raised to build the first official location on Massachusetts Avenue in Saint Cloud. In the early 70's the location moved to

780-511: The population was 388,656. Its county seat is Kissimmee . Osceola County is included in the Orlando – Kissimmee – Sanford , Fla. Metropolitan Statistical Area . Being 54.3% Hispanic, Osceola is one of three Hispanic-majority counties in Florida, owing to its large Puerto Rican American population. It also is the 12th-largest majority-Hispanic county in the nation . Osceola County

810-552: The structure of a County government outlined in the Florida Statutes . Osceola County Government is governed by three sets of elected officials , each of which independently directs separate branches of County Government. These include: the five-member County Commission, five separate Constitutional Officers, and a number of Judicial Officers. Under State law, the County Commission is responsible for funding

840-722: The word "scumbag" in public, as well as printing T-shirts which make prominent use of the word scumbag is a family tradition started in Pennsylvania by Chitwood's father, Mike Chitwood Sr., also a former officer of the Philadelphia Police. The elder Chitwood, later police chief of Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania , printed "Not in My Town, Scumbag" on his shirts. Four homicides that occurred in December 2005, January 2006, February 2006 and December 2007 were linked to

870-412: Was 3.4 persons per household. In the county, the population was spread out, with 12% being 0 to 9 years old, 15% 10 to 19, 14% 20 to 29, 15% from 30 to 39, 13% from 40 to 49, 11% 50 to 59, and 19% who were 60 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males. The median income for a household in

900-431: Was carved out from Mosquito County. When Florida became a state in 1845, Mosquito County was renamed Orange County . On May 12, 1887, Osceola was named a county, having been created from both Orange and Brevard Counties. Osceola County reached all the way down to Lake Okeechobee until 1917 when Okeechobee County was formed. Since the late 20th century, Osceola County has experienced a significant influx of migrants from

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