- November 23, 2024
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There were neighbor squabbles, indecent exposures and one stun gun in the best Cops Corner entries of the year.
BY THE OBSERVER STAFF
Sept. 1
That’s not my “crack pipe”
10:59 p.m. — 500 Block of Yonge Street. Narcotics. Police officers were alerted of a narcotics complaint by an anonymous resident. The officers later identified the suspect’s apartment and conducted a “knock and talk.”
When the officers arrived at the apartment the door was wide open. The officers alerted the suspect of their presence, and he immediately went to the front door. After entering the apartment, the officers notified the suspect they were there on a narcotics complaint and one of the officers noticed a crack pipe sitting in plain view.
The officers questioned the defendant about whether he used crack cocaine, and he said he didn’t. Officers believe the suspect saw them eyeballing the crack pipe because he spontaneously said: “If you’re talking about that crack pipe over there, it’s not mine. I’m holding it for someone.”
Officers tested the pipe with a field kit and results were presumptive for cocaine. The suspect was placed under arrest for narcotic paraphernalia was transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail because he was on probation for misdemeanor battery.
Oct. 11
Silly neighbors, tricks are for kids
8:05 a.m. — First Block of Hamlet Circle. Civil Complaint. The officer responded to the location in regards to a civil dispute between neighbors, which he was told had been going on for more than a year. The officer was told one of the neighbors had obtained a temporary injunction on the other, which was dismissed in court. The neighbor who called the police said the two neighbors had been going “tic for tac” with each other ever since the injunction. He told police he made a fake gravestone for Halloween, with his neighbor’s name on it, and keeps it in the front yard to prove a point. In return, the other neighbor put a skeleton with fake blood and a sign with a fake dead bunny saying “Tricks are for kids,” which was supposed to represent the other neighbor, hanging from a tree. The responding officer told both parties to take down the Halloween decorations and have no further contact with each other. Both neighbors agreed.
Oct. 30
No shoes, no shirt, no problem
2:35 p.m. — First Block of Yonge Street. Indecent Exposure in Public. The victim called police to report that, while she was washing her car at a self-serve car wash, a nude male, wearing only a blue-colored jacket, appeared at the west end of the carport she was in. The victim said the man intentionally exposed himself, because he was smiling, shaking his hips and made a “whew wee” sound with his mouth. The victim said the man stood there for five or six seconds before walking back to his car and driving away. According to the police report, the suspect’s car was described as a gold, four-door utility vehicle.
Nov. 11
A stone-cold stun gun
7:27 p.m. — 1500 Block of U.S. 1. Simple or Aggravated Assault. Ormond Beach police officers were dispatched to Cheater’s Gentlemen’s Club in reference to a fight. When they arrived, the manager told them the defendant slapped one of the dancers. Then, when the manager was trying to escort the defendant out of the bar, he punched the manager.
According to the police report, the manager used a “stun gun-type of device” to shock the defendant. With the help of staff, the manager was able to get the defendant under control.
According to the report, the defendant slapped the victim, with an open hand across the left side of her face, because she walked away from the defendant to talk with two friends who had entered the bar. The victim told police the defendant said, “You look at me when I’m talking to you” when he slapped her.
The victim told police she wanted to press charges. The manager didn’t want to press charges, but did want a trespass warning issued.
The defendant was arrested and later transported to Volusia County Branch Jail. At his request, the defendant’s friend took his property, including $1,106.
Nov. 28
Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but here’s my ATM card …
12:53 p.m. — 900 Block of Atlantic Avenue. Theft. The victim was out nightclubbing Oct. 31, when he met the suspect, who he could only describe as a woman between 38 and 50 years old, who wore fishnet stockings. He told police they had a few drinks, although he couldn’t remember exactly where he met her, and then he asked her if she wanted to have breakfast. She agreed and then drove them to an ATM in Ormond Beach, so that he could withdraw some money.
The victim told police he gave the suspect his ATM card and PIN and told her to withdraw $30 to $40. The victim admitted he wasn’t paying attention to what the suspect was doing until she told him she couldn’t withdraw any money because the ATM indicated no funds were available. The victim took the card and tried to make a withdrawal himself. He said he received the same message. The suspect then drove the victim back to where they met.
A few days later, the victim received his bank statement and noticed $500 had been withdrawn at the time he and the suspect were at the ATM. The victim said he didn’t see the suspect take any money, but admitted he wasn’t paying attention. He filed a police report so he could file a fraud complaint with his bank.
Dec. 1
Thelma and Louise, and their buddies Fric and Frac
2:23 a.m. — 1500 Block of Granada Boulevard. Trespassers/Narcotics. The store manager witnessed four women stashing multiple clothing and baby items into their purses, although their carts were filled with other items. As soon as they noticed the manager watching them, they stopped heading for the exit and ditched the items in the domestic section, according to the report. The four individuals then exited the store yelling and screaming obscenities at the manager, before getting into two vehicles.
While driving away, two of the individuals threw items at two witnesses standing outside, hitting one of them in the stomach with an alcoholic beverage. The manager didn’t press charges.
Police officers pulled over the vehicles and the individuals admitted to getting into an altercation at the store. The vehicles were rented from Alamo Rent A Car, and since the person they were rented to wasn’t present, the company had its property towed.
While searching one of the vehicles, police found a “hand-rolled cigarette (that) contained a green leafy substance consistent with cannabis.” Police also found undergarments, clothing and electronic equipment, leading police to believe the individuals were part of a “retail theft ring.”
The individual in possession of the cannabis was placed under arrest and given a notice to appear.
