Sanford Police, Volusia Sheriff's Office Seek Public Input for Reaccreditation
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7_14_pages_1to3.qxp_redesign 7/13/21 12:48 PM Page 1 MIDWEEK: JULY 14-17, 2021 HOMESTRETCH FOR FCSL Suluh selected to represent Tightening standings, trip Miss Florida to Georgia in Florida USA/Miss Florida Teen USA League as Miss Sanford Teen USA See Sports, Page 7 See People, Page 5 S ANFORD HERALD LAKE MARY, LONGWOOD, WINTER SPRINGS, OVIEDO, GENEVA, CASSELBERRY, OSTEEN, CHULUOTA, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, DEBARY Vol. 130, No. 98 • © 2021 READ US ONLINE AT MYSANFORDHERALD.COM Since 1908 HEADLINES FROM Commission discusses public ASSOCIATED PRESS Sanford Police, Volusia Sheriff’s Office input process, new positions US consumer prices surge By Steve Paradis in June by the most since seek public input for reaccreditation [email protected] 2008 Herald Staff WASHINGTON (AP) — By Steve Paradis Prices for U.S. consumers jumped in June by the most in SParadis@MySanford Three members of the Sanford City Com- 13 years, extending a run of Herald.com mission decided Monday to delay a decision higher inflation and fueling con- Herald Staff on whether to allow citizens to submit large cerns that the rapidly rebound- amounts of written material at the last minute ing economy is making goods The Sanford Police De- during public hearings, but moved forward on and services increasingly expen- partment and the Volusia sive. County Sheriff’s Office See COMMISSION, Page 6 are both asking for public Year since Washington Herald photo by Steve Paradis input as they work on the change, Native sports im- New and future police officers for the Sanford Police Department were intro- accreditation process. The Sanford Police De- This month’s District 2 agery evolving duced by Sanford Police Chief Cecil Smith, center, Monday night at the San- ford City Commission meeting. Smith said the group includes six officers who partment welcomed feed- community meeting will Washington will not have any back from agency kind of Native American im- would be sworn in during a separate ceremony Tuesday, three cadets who will enter the police academy and a 16-week in house training, and two new com- members as well as the include back-to-school info agery as part of its next name, community, it said in a and the subject is still evolving munity service officers. The three cadets should be on the streets by March 2022. Smith told the Herald that before this new group of recruits, the depart- Monday news release. From Staff Reports across sports in the year since the storied NFL franchise ment was down about 10 officers. With retirements and general turnover, the department will still be down about three officers, Smith said Monday. See INPUT, Page 6 All residents of Sanford, especially those dropped arguably the most po- with children in Seminole County Public larizing moniker left in the pros. Schools, are invited to the District 2 Commu- nity Meeting and Back to School Event on Iraqi health officials: 64 dead in fire at coronavirus ward See MEETING, Page 6 BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coron- avirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 64 Deltona man, woman die on Tuesday, Iraqi medical offi- in I-4 crash at S.R. 46 cials said. By Steve Paradis Immunized but banned: EU [email protected] says not all COVID vaccines Herald Staff equal LONDON (AP) — After Dr. Two people from Deltona died Sunday af- Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife re- ternoon when their vehicle veered into a ceived two doses of As- guardrail and back into traffic on Interstate 4 traZeneca's coronavirus vaccine near State Road 46, according to the Florida in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this sum- See CRASH, Page 6 mer to a European destination of their choice.They were wrong. Seminole Smile sponsored by Oakport Dental FAREWELL TO WALT GRIFFIN Mystery grows with key suspect in Haiti president killing Herald photo by Steve Paradis From left, new SCPS Superintendent Serita Beamon, Sanford City Commissioner Patty Mahany, Mayor Art See Page 2 Woodruff, newly retired Superintendent Dr. Walt Griffin, his wife, Lori, and Commissioner Patrick Austin after a proclamation was read for Griffin during Monday’s commission meeting. See more photos, Page 10. STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST Showtime in Sanford returns this Thursday As of 3 p.m. Tuesday with new acts, another $500 prize Allegiant $190.63 Faro $77.26 By Steve Paradis SEMINOLE SMILE Fastenal $52.98 [email protected] HCA Healthcare $219.69 Herald Staff Invacare $8.20 The next Showtime in Sanford will Lowes $194.84 take place Thursday at the Sanford Women’s Club featuring singer Lockheed Martin $377.95 Arkeshia and a two-dog act named NextEra $75.58 Chip N Dale, according to organizer Tractor Supply $187.03 Laurence Gordon. The monthly events have attracted Toro $111.14 hundreds of people to the Women’s Wells Fargo $43.16 Club on Oak Avenue. Ten acts com- pete for a $500 cash prize voted on by the audience. There is normally an opening act featuring a local band or school group, followed by 10 paying contestants. Contestants pay $40 for a solo act or $60 for a group of two or more. Angela Atta-Armah Tickets for the show hosted by Jay Sanford Herald The is not subsidized Chip N Dale (above) will part of the new acts at Showtime in San- Student Correspondent by the Federal Government. ford this Thursday at the Sanford Women’s Club. See SHOWTIME, Page 6 Seminole High School 7_14_pages_1to3.qxp_redesign 7/13/21 12:48 PM Page 2 PAGE 2 • Midweek: July 14-17, 2021 SANFORD HERALD Mystery grows with key suspect FEATURED PET OF THE WEEK: Toad in Haiti president killing PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Sanon, whom he accused of said. (AP) — A physician. A church working with those who plot- Charles said that after pastor. A failed Florida busi- ted the assassination. Moïse was killed, one suspect nessman who filed for bank- Charles said officers found called Sanon, who got in touch ruptcy. a hat with the logo of the U.S. with two people believed to be New details that have Drug Enforcement Adminis- masterminds of the plot. He emerged about a man consid- tration, 20 boxes of bullets, did not identify the master- ered a key player in the killing gun parts, four license plates minds or say if police know of Haiti's president deepened from the Dominican Republic, who they are. the mystery over the assassi- two cars and correspondence, Sanon’s associate said he at- nation that shocked this nation among other things, in tended a recent meeting in of more than 11 million people Sanon’s house in Haiti. Florida with Sanon and about as it faces an uncertain future. Twenty-six former Colom- a dozen other people, includ- Local authorities identified bian soldiers are suspected in ing Antonio Enmanuel In- the suspect as Christian Em- the killing, and 23 have been triago Valera, a Venezuelan manuel Sanon, 62, a Haitian arrested, along with three émigré to Miami who runs who once expressed a desire to Haitians. Charles said five sus- CTU Security. He said a pres- lead his country in a YouTube pects are still at large and at entation was made for rebuild- video. However he is un- least three have been killed. ing Haiti, including its water known in Haitian political cir- A U.S. Drug Enforcement system, converting trash into cles, and associates suggested Administration official told AP energy and fixing roads. he was duped by those really that one of the suspects in He said Sanon asked why behind the slaying of Presi- Moïse’s assassination was at the security team accompany- dent Jovenel Moïse in an at- times a confidential source to ing him to Haiti were all tack last week that critically the agency, and that the sus- Colombians. Sanon was told wounded his wife, Martine. pect reached out to his con- that Haitians couldn’t be A Florida friend of Sanon tacts at the DEA after the trusted and that the system is told The Associated Press the killing and was urged to sur- corrupt, the associate said. He suspect is an evangelical render. The official said the said Sanon called him from Christian pastor and also is a DEA and a U.S. State Depart- Haiti a few days before the as- licensed physician in Haiti, ment official provided infor- sassination and said the Photo contributed/Seminole County Animal Services but not in the U.S. The associ- mation to Haiti’s government Colombians had disappeared. Hi-my name is Toad! I am a neutered male, American Bulldog mix. I am a happy, friendly boy ate, who spoke on condition of that led to the surrender and “I’m all by myself. Who are who is 6 years old! I came into the shelter when my owner passed away and I did not get along anonymity out of safety con- arrest of one suspect and one these people? I don’t know well with the other dog in another family members house, so it may be best if I am an only dog. cerns, said Sanon told him he other individual, whom it did- what they are doing,” the as- The shelter updated all my vaccines, I am heart worm negative and I have a microchip! Toad is was approached by people n’t identify. sociate quoted Sanon as say- 6 years old and weighs 105 pounds. He definitely needs to lose some weight 80 pounds would claiming to represent the U.S.