- November 26, 2024
-
-
Loading
Loading
In this edition of Cops Corner: A drunk driver sees right through the OBPD; an angry man challenges shoppers to fights, but does it in a spreading-Christmas-cheer kinda way; and, a bench-napper drops his vodka bottle, and a couple one-liners.
COMPILED BY THE OBSERVER STAFF
Dec. 17
Classic OBPD, always arresting people
12:37 a.m. — Nova Road and West Granada Boulevard. Drunken Driver. The suspect had apparently fallen asleep while waiting to turn westbound onto Granada Boulevard. He had drifted into the middle of the intersection, forcing other vehicles to drive around him. After the officer initiated a traffic stop, the suspect stopped in his own driveway.
The suspect got irate when asked where he was coming from, according to police. And when asked if he had consumed any alcoholic beverages, the suspect kept repeating, “Are you kidding me?” He then explained that the cop couldn't arrest him, since he was at his house.
But, following a failed sobriety test, the suspect was taken to the Volusia County Branch Jail. He told the officer he knew he'd be arrested. "You guys do that stuff," he said of the Ormond Beach Police Department.
Dec. 23
Spreading Christmas fear
12:30 a.m. — 1500 Block of West Granada Boulevard.Disorderly Intoxication, resisting without violence. A police officer was notified that a stumbling suspect with slurred speech was “acting strangely” in a department store. When asked to leave, the suspect swore, balled up his fists and said “come get some.” He then walked out of the store, yelling at customers. He continued yelling as he walked across the parking lot saying things like, “I’ll punch your face in.”
Before getting upset, the suspect had explained that he was just having a little fun.
Officers later located the man in a residential area, yelling and flailing his arms. He said he knew his rights and was just spreading some Christmas cheer.
The suspect was placed in a patrol car but refused to put his feet in the car. An officer had to pull his legs in.
He started ramming his head against the car partition. The officer told him if he continued he would be sprayed with chemical spray. The suspect then began lightly tapping his head against the partition then started hitting it harder again when the officer began writing his report.
The suspect complained that he was not getting enough air and started breathing heavily. When the suspect realized that the officer was calling EVAC, he laughed and started breathing normally. He then started beating his head against the partition again.
The suspect was transported to Volusia County Branch Jail.
Dec. 21
Human vodka disposal
2:45 a.m. — 1400 Block of West Granada Boulevard. Drunken Person. The officer noticed the suspect sleeping on a park bench at a shopping plaza, and when the officer approached him, the suspect sat up quickly, causing his half-empty bottle of Skol vodka to fall to the ground.
Asked for identification, the suspect showed his food stamp card. He then stated, “I poured half that vodka out.” After a pause, he said, “I poured it down my stomach,” and laughed.
He consented to a search, and the officer found a small bottle of Red Stag whiskey. The suspect then stated, “I need detox.”
The officer determined that he was a danger to himself and others and transported him to the Stewart Marchman Act treatment center in Daytona Beach.
