VSO, Edgewater Police, send help to Taylor County after Hurricane Idalia

Volusia Sheriff's Office sent 12 deputies to help; Edgewater Police Department sent five of its officers.

  • By Observer Staff
  • | 12:25 p.m. August 31, 2023
A Volusia County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/petert2
A Volusia County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/petert2
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Seventeen law enforcement officers from Volusia County were deployed to Perry, a city in Taylor County, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, to assist residents after Hurricane Idalia.

Volusia Sheriff's Office sent 12 deputies to help; Edgewater Police Department sent five of its officers, according to a video posted on VSO's Facebook page.

"The good lord spared us, and now it's our turn to repay the favor," Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said in the video.

Edgewater Police Chief Joseph Mahoney said his officers who volunteered were eager to help.

"I'm proud of them and I think teamed up with Volusia, we're going to do a real bang up job up there in Taylor," he said.

The local law enforcement officers will be in Perry for a seven-day deployment. 

 

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