- November 22, 2024
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Rude awakening
4:10 p.m. — First Block of South Beach Street
Stolen Vehicle. The victim said that that after getting off work he parked his motorcycle in Cassen Park. He then walked under the bridge and sat on a park bench overlooking the water. He got tired, so he rolled up his jacket for a pillow and went to sleep. His motorcycle keys were in his jacket.
After sleeping for a couple of hours, he walked back to his motorcycle and found it missing. He searched the area for awhile, and then called to report it missing.
He said it was possible the keys fell from the jacket while he was sleeping. He said he would send a photo so that a be-on-the-lookout could be issued for the motorcycle.
Mysterious caller
8:06 a.m. — 200 Block of South Atlantic Avenue
Information. The motel employee said she had received mysterious phone calls over night. In the first call, a man named Stephen said he was the Best Western security officer. He said an Ormond Beach police officer would be calling her about claiming property from subjects who were arrested at the motel. She said there is a Best Western security officer and the caller sounded official.
About 4:30 a.m., a caller said he was Officer Stephens with the OBPD. He said they had arrested juveniles for dispersing pizza fliers and during a chase their shoes fell off.
He also talked about the subjects selling drugs to minors.
The conversation continued for four hours, and the victim said she believed the caller because he sounded official. He gave her a case number and Florida statute number, and the police officer assured her they were fictitious and there was no Officer Stephens at OBPD.
Eyes in the sky
1:14 a.m. — River Beach Drive and Riverside Drive
Fleeing and Attempting to Elude with Active Lights, Siren. A police officer saw a vehicle traveling northbound on Riverside Drive near Cardinal Drive at an estimated speed of 90 to 100 mph.
The officer started a pursuit, and the vehicle kept making turns to elude the officer. The officer broke off the chase and notified the Sheriff’s Office on the direction it was taking.
A short time later, officers saw the vehicle traveling west on the Granada Bridge. It made a right turn onto North Beach Street and was located by the Sheriff’s Office helicopter which began to follow it.
The helicopter followed the vehicle until it turned its lights out and parked in a yard. The helicopter pilot could see two people leave the vehicle and go between two houses.
Two officers detained the two suspects in the back yard. One was the owner of the car and had the key.
In a post-Miranda interview, the driver at first said he had been at home but then admitted he had been drinking at a club. He said he was scared and made a mistake. He asked if he could get a ticket and go home if he admitted to driving.
He was taken to the county jail.
