Officials: Dad finds naked boy in daughter's room, hits him with pipe

Officials: Dad finds naked boy in daughter's room, hits him with pipe

By PATRICIO G. BALONA
Staff Writer
A Deltona father ended up in jail Thursday after finding his daughter's teenage boyfriend naked in the girl's bedroom and hitting him with a pipe, sheriff's officials said.

Raul Colon, 45, didn't even know his daughter had a boyfriend -- or that the youngster had been sneaking into the home for more than a year. So when he heard noises coming from his daughter's room early Thursday and saw a naked stranger standing on the girl's bed, he swung a metal pipe he had taken from the garage, hitting the 15-year-old, according to a Volusia County sheriff's report.

Colon was charged with aggravated battery on a child but was released from jail later Thursday on $10,000 bail, a booking officer said. No one answered the phone at Colon's residence Thursday for comment.

According to the report, Colon heard the noise in his daughter's room when he got up at 4 a.m. to let his dog out, as he does every morning.

Colon told deputies he chased Lucas Contreres through the kitchen, living room and through the front door and out into the street and called 9-1-1.
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Volusia flooding victims raise suspicion of deliberate pond breaches

Frustrated Volusia flooding victims raise suspicion of deliberate pond breaches
Gary Taylor and Rachael Jackson Sentinel Staff Writers
September 11, 2008
Tropical Storm Fay dumped so much rain so fast that massive ponds designed to hold once-a-century downpours failed, prompting speculation of intentional breaches in swollen man-made lakes.

Law enforcement, city officials and regional water regulators say they have no evidence that anyone breached ponds in southwest Volusia to prevent flooding on their properties.

The claims, including one the Volusia County Sheriff's Office is reviewing, signal the ongoing frustration of storm-weary residents still looking for answers about what went wrong and reassurances it won't happen again -- as Fay's remnants leave behind moldy homes, soggy lawns and swarms of mosquitoes.

Residents can learn more about DeBary's plans to deal with long-standing stormwater problems during a City Council meeting at 6 p.m. today at Florence K. Little Town Hall, 12 Colomba Road.
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