- November 27, 2024
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April 30
Man gets away with only a scratch
10:19 p.m. — 100 Block of Vining Court.
Robbery
A man said he was walking to the drug store to meet his girlfriend when three men approached and asked how much his necklace weighed. He described them as “surfers.” As one grabbed his necklace, he ran. The suspect scratched his neck but did not get the necklace, which has a stone and is worth $800.
The victim ran as they yelled at him and almost got hit by a car on East Granada Boulevard. He was able to locate a police officer.
He was in a hurry to leave the scene because he said his girlfriend was mad at him for walking. She drove by once as he was talking to the officers but did not stop. He called her, and she said she was waiting at the drug store.
May 1
Credit card scam
11:32 a.m. — 200 Block of Tomoka Avenue.
Fraud.
The business said they received a credit card order from Hollywood, Florida, for two products. The credit card was approved.
Later, the business owner received a notice that the buyer was disputing the purchase, claiming he never made it. The credit card company had already removed the payment to the business.
May 4
Another “returned item” trick
4:30 p.m. — 1500 Block of West Granada Boulevard
Theft and Dealing in Stolen Property.
The loss prevention officer at the store saw the suspect bring a box for an Ozark Trail fan into a store. The suspect went to the sporting goods department, took a fan out of a box, and placed in the box he brought into the store. The suspect then went to the customers services department and requested a refund. He had a receipt he had brought into the store.
The officer contacted the suspect outside the store and brought him back inside. When a police officer arrived, the suspect said he purchased a fan prior to that date, and admitted to making the fraudulent return. He said he needed money to feed his family who were living transient in the woods.
He was transported to Volusia County Jail. He was also found to be on felony probation for possession of drugs.
May 5
My condo indeed
10:31 a.m. — First Block of Vining Court.
Fraud.
The victim said he had been divorced from the suspect for five years, but they still lived together. A few days earlier, his sister told him that according to the property appraiser’s website, he did not own the condo he was living in.
He discovered that a local bank had notarized a quit claim deed for the condo. He said he never signed the deed and wanted to press charges against the suspect.
May 5
Signs of the times
10:24 a.m. — 800 Block of South Atlantic Avenue.
Theft
The motel manager said he had a surveillance video showing a male walk out the door, pick up a “No Beach Parking” sign in the parking lot, and place it in the back of a pickup truck that was parked on the beach. An employee recognized the suspect.
Later, the manager said the sign was returned by an unknown suspect in a different truck. The second suspect said he found it in his driveway. There was a phone number on the side of the second truck. The officer did some research and found that the number had been used by the first suspect in an earlier police report.
