An elderly Ormond Beach couple lost $16,000 in a scam where the caller told them their granddaughter was in trouble and needed help.Authorities say a suspect showed up at the couples home to get the money. It s a scary thing for anybody that s got elderly parents or if you are elderly, Ted Teschner saidTeschner says his in-laws, both nearing 90 and with memory issues, were at home in Ormond Beach when they got a call Tuesday from someone claiming to be their granddaughter who told them she d been in an accident. She was in jail with injuries in a holding cell and that they needed $16,000 in order to free her up, Teschner said.The couple believed their loved one was in trouble so they did what they thought was right and drove to the bank to withdraw $16,000 in cash.Teschner says a second suspect was also involved in the call to help seal the deal. They had somebody pretending to be a lawyer claiming that she needed the money and they needed cash and they needed it right away s
DAYTONA BEACH His arms laden with three big Victoria’s Secret bags, Antonio Taddeo was among the early-birds on Saturday at Volusia Mall, where shoppers were hitting the stores on the final big weekend before Christmas Day.
Like many of them, Taddeo, 44, was balancing the necessity of adhering to health guidelines related to the coronavirus pandemic with the desire to keep his holiday shopping traditions.
“I don’t want to go near anything,” Taddeo said of his concern about the virus. “I do most of my shopping online, but it’s Christmastime and there’s something about going out and getting stuff.”