- October 31, 2024
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March 5
The Skull Ring Thief
9:01 a.m. — Four Thousand Block of Fruitwood Avenue. Burglary Residential. A deputy responded in reference to a delayed residential burglary. Upon arrival the deputy came in contact with a male stating that sometime last night between 6:30-11 p.m., an unknown person, or persons entered his home.
The suspect stole jewelry items located in his bedroom inside a small wooden box. Stolen from the box was a Harley Davidson ring valued at about $50, skull ring valued at about $50, a wedding ring with small diamonds valued at about $100 and a diamond ring with six smaller diamonds surrounding valued at about $200.
The deputy noticed signs of forced entry both to the door handle and the bottom of the metal door. The front door has minimal signs of forced entry. Latent prints were not able to be lifted due to the condition of the doors.
The man looked through his residence and stated nothing else appears to be missing and that he is less concerned with the items missing than he is that someone entered his residence while he was gone. A neighborhood canvass met with negative results.
March 7
Getting Fired Up
3:20 p.m. — First Block of Pineapple Drive. Criminal Mischief. A deputy was contacted in reference to a criminal mischief complaint. A male working for the U.S. Postal Service advised the communications division he found a mailbox on fire.
Upon arrival, the fire department was on the scene and had extinguished the fire which was confined to the mailbox. The deputy identified the residence as being vacant and checked to make sure everything was in good condition.
The deputy then canvassed the area and spoke with neighbors, which met with negative results. There are no known suspects at this time.
March 8
Glass Half Empty
9:25 a.m. — Two Thousand Block of North State Street. Criminal Mischief. A deputy made contact with a female business owner in reference to a criminal mischief complaint.
The woman advised that her business owns a commercial garbage truck and that it runs it’s route every Monday-Thursday from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. The woman stated that this past Monday, about thirty minutes after employees began their route, the truck broke down. At the time, the woman didn’t think much of the situation.
The woman advised that as the truck began to be worked on, several pieces of glass were found in the transmission when the fluid was drained out. The woman stated there are no glass parts at all in the transmission and the foreign object had to have been placed there intentionally. The woman advised that a new transmission for the vehicle would cost about $13,000.
The woman stated that she does not have any suspect information at this time. The woman also stated other local businesses have made contact with her about how they do not want her to open her new business. There is no video surveillance on the property at this time.
