New Smyrna Beach officers cleared in fatal shooting of man who fired at them
3 officers, 1 deputy opened fire
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Three New Smyrna Beach police officers and one Volusia County deputy have been cleared of wrongdoing in a shooting that left a 25-year-old man dead last year.
The state attorney’s office released a letter Tuesday saying the police use of force in the case had been reviewed along with witness statements and investigative reports and prosecutors decided no further action was required.
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Records show a Port Orange officer tried to pull over Matthew Thomas, of Holly Hill, around 4 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2020 but Thomas continued speeding and driving recklessly into New Smyrna Beach, where he crashed outside of a storage facility on Turnbull Street and Industrial Park Avenue.
It remains one of the most daring heists in British criminal history carried out by four fresh-faced students from Glasgow University. It was a crime that struck at the heart of the British establishment and threatened to derail the future coronation of the present Queen. Those responsible faced charges of treason and their story was splashed across the front pages of the world s newspapers.
READ MORE: The theft of the Stone of Destiny had taken place in London. However the police investigation centred on Glasgow and led in turn to one of the city s biggest ever security operations. The drama first unfolded in the early hours of Christmas Day 1950.
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