- November 22, 2024
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COMPILED BY THE OBSERVER STAFF
Jan. 28
Don’t stay for dessert
6:12 p.m. — 100 Block of South Nova Road. Failure to Pay. The victim said four young male adults came in to his establishment and started eating. One of them said he didn’t feel good and went outside. Then, another went outside to smoke. A few minutes later the two outside got into an older Jeep and parked it in front of the establishment. At that time, the other two males who initially came in with them ran out, got into the Jeep and left.
The victim said the bill was $33.84, and he planned to turn over video surveillance when it was available.
Jan. 23
Road rage: classic me
9:22 a.m. — First Block of Williamson Boulevard. Assault/Battery. The victim said he pulled into the parking lot of a gas station and stopped because the suspect walked in front of him. The victim said he moved his hand in a gesture for the suspect to move because he was just standing there looking at him.
The suspect moved but stared at the victim as he drove by. While inside the store, the victim told the clerk she might have to call the police because the suspect appeared to have an issue with him. The suspect then came into the store and got coffee but did not say anything to the victim.
As he left the store, the victim said he saw the suspect standing beside his own car at a gas pump. After the victim left the station, he was driving down the road and noticed the suspect in the next lane.
A police officer saw the suspect’s car swerve a little left and then make a hard right into the victim’s car. The victim’s car went over to the curb and the suspect’s car jumped the curb. The suspect got out of his car and started walking toward the victim but the officer identified himself and secured the suspect.
The suspect did not speak English so an interpreter was called. The suspect said the victim ran into the car on purpose. He also said he is in the U.S. illegally. The suspect was arrested and taken to the Volusia County Branch Jail.
Jan. 28
Another phony scheme
11:27 a.m. — 100 Block of South Nova Road. Theft. After arriving home, the victim realized he had left his cell phone in a store's restroom. He returned to the store but the phone was gone.
The next day, he received a call on his home phone from someone who asked if he lost his phone. Kindly, the caller offered to sell the victim his phone back for $125. The suspect said he was a truck driver passing through when he found the phone. He said that he was from Illinois and told the victim to send the money by Western Union.
The victim agreed, and they agreed on a password, “Ice Tea, “ for the suspect to pick up the money.
The victim found out through Western Union later that the suspect picked up the money. The victim said he has not received his phone so he bought a new one and had the old service terminated.
