- November 22, 2024
-
-
Loading
Loading
Also: Be on the lookout for SpongeBob and fence falls by natural causes.
COMPILED BY THE OBSERVER STAFF
Dec. 17
Prowling investigation leads to drug arrest
7:44 p.m. — 300 Block of Parque Drive. Narcotics. A police officer observed a dark figure riding a bicycle, with no lights, come out from behind a closed business and then ride briskly away. When the suspect saw the officer approaching, he stopped and acted like he was trying to get the lights to work.
The suspect said he was riding around the businesses looking for scrap metal. He admitted he had been charged with burglary in the past. The suspect became increasingly angry, started yelling and stopped cooperating with the investigation. He was arrested for loitering and prowling and placed in handcuffs.
In the suspect’s jacket, the officers found a needle, straw, small heating spoon and two pills, which were identified as narcotics. He was then charged with possession of narcotics and paraphernalia. The suspect said he found the pills on the side of the road. He was transported to Volusia County Branch Jail with a bond for $3,000.
Dec. 20
Victim should have put toys away
11:11 a.m. — First block of Sharon Terrace. Theft. The victim said someone took her son’s pedal go-kart from the side of their home. The officer noted there were other toys, such as bicycles, in that location.
The victim said the children always park their toys and bicycles there and the go-kart was there as of midnight. The officer told her to start putting them in the garage if she could.
The go-kart is described as being lime green and black with multiple SpongeBob stickers on the seat. There are no suspects.
Dec. 22
Vandalism discounted
1:51 p.m. — First block of Lake Walten Trail. Vandalism. The victim said a small decorative fence was damaged, and she believes her neighbor did it. She provided a sworn written statement. The value of the fence was $3. The officer noted that the fence was dry-rotted which probably caused it to fall over and reported that the vandalism accusation was unfounded.
