- November 22, 2024
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Sept. 7
Crime of opportunity
5:43 p.m. — 100 Block of South Nova Road
Stolen Vehicle. The victim said she pulled up in front of a restaurant in a shopping plaza and left her car running while she got out to see if it was open. It was closed, so she walked to the restaurant next door.
She then heard a car door slam shut. She turned around and saw her car driving along beside another car. Both were driving at a high rate of speed and exited the plaza.
Her cell phone, debit card and $20 in cash were in the car.
A witness at a nearby business said they have outdoor surveillance cameras, but it couldn’t be checked until the next day when the manager is there.
Sept. 4
Full purse a giveaway
1:22 p.m. — 1400 Block of West Granada Boulevard.
Shoplifting. The victim said he saw the suspect on the surveillance camera acting suspiciously inside the store. She had a large purse, but it was flat as if there was nothing in it. She took several items into a changing room, and when she emerged, the purse appeared to be full. The victim checked the room and it was empty.
The victim followed the suspect out of the door but she would not stop. She dropped the purse with all of the items and ran. He thinks she was picked by a jeep.
The victim was able to recover all of the clothing, which had a value of $199.99.
Sept. 5
Almost a good deed
9:57 a.m. — 1600 Block of N. U.S. 1
Theft. The victim said he left his wallet behind at a service station in the bathroom. The manager contacted him and told him the wallet was turned in by a customer.
When he picked up his wallet, $170 in cash was missing.
Video showed someone turning in the wallet, but not opening it and removing money.
Just messing around
12:51 a.m. — 400 Block of Harbour Lights Drive
Possession of Cannabis. The officer noticed a pickup truck similar to one that had been driving recklessly the night before. When he attempted a traffic stop, the truck tried to evade the officer by turning down side streets and rapidly accerating. It also turned out its lights.
The officer was eventually able to make a traffic stop on the truck which had expired tag. There was a person in the passenger seat and a person in the truck bed.
The driver said he made evasive maneuvers because he thought a friend was following him, and he was just messing around.
The officer could smell marijuana, and the driver said there was a “little weed” in the glove box.
A probable-cause search revealed 26 grams of marijuana in a plastic bag, digital scale and one oxycodone pill in plain view on the driver’s seat.
The driver said the cannabis belonged to a coworker who needed a place to store it while he was working. He said the scale also belonged to the coworker. He said the coworker “got busy” and forgot about the cannabis.
He denied the oxcodone pill belonged to him.
The driver was arrested for possession of cannabis, oxycodone and reckless driving.
The two passengers were also arrested. One had five oxycodone pills, and there was an active Volusia County warrant for the other.
A day at the lake interrupted
1:02 p.m. — 1500 Block of West Granada Boulevard
Trespassers. A police officer noticed three people at a retention pond between a department store and West Granada Boulevard. He recognized them from numerous contacts in the past.
Two were seated on a blanket. One had a 16-ounce can of Natural Ice beer and the other two were drinking Hurricane High Gravity Malt Liquor.
They had been trespassed from the business before, which means they were subject to arrest for returning. They said they didn’t realize the pond was on the business property, and the business representative gave them the benefit of the doubt and declined to press charges.
They cleaned up their trash and left without incident.
