- March 2, 2025
Plus: Halifax Health gets recognition; applications are now being accepted for county court mediators; a look at this week's emergency stats; and more.
BY THE OBSERVER STAFF
Man sentenced to 20 years for local robbery
Jason Russell Dorava, 37, pled and was sentenced on Oct. 29 to a total of 20 years in state prison as a prison-release re-offender and habitual felony offender, with the first 15 years with no possibility of gain time, according to the state attorney’s office. Dorava pled no contest to robbery, false imprisonment, burglary of a dwelling and possession of cocaine.
In March of 2013, Dorava broke into an Ormond Beach condo and demanded the car keys from an 80-year-old woman, but he fled once he realized she did not own a car. Dorava also robbed a 60-year-old woman’s fanny pack and tried to push her off a hotel railing.
Halifax Health recognized for quality measures
Halifax Health has been recognized by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations , as a top performer on key quality measures for 2012. Halifax Health is one of 1,099 hospitals in the country to earn this distinction, representing the top 33% of all Joint Commission-accredited hospitals reporting accountability measure performance data.
Halifax Health was recognized for its achievement on the following measure sets: heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care.
Mediator volunteers needed
County Court Mediation Services is taking applications for volunteer mediators. Training will be conducted by the Florida Dispute Resolution Center Jan. 28-31, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. There is no fee for this training of potential Florida Supreme Court Certified County Mediators.
Visit ccms7th.org to send an application, or call 239-7826.
The Casements to close for events, holidays
The Casements will be closed for tours Nov. 16, during Ormond MainStreet’s Riverfest; Nov. 30, for the Thanksgiving holiday; and Dec. 5 and 6, in preparation of the facility's annual gala, which begins Dec. 6.
Emergency Stats
The following numbers, for the week of Nov. 1, were provided by city staff.
Weekly Police Stats
Calls for Service … 1,877
Arrests …. 19
Citations Issued …. 178
Reports Written ….149
Traffic Stops …. 315
Weekly Fire Operations Stats
Incidents …. 130
EMS …. 82
Motor Vehicle Accidents …. 9
Fires …. 3
Fire Alarms …. 5
Public Assists …. 25
Hazardous …. 6
