- November 22, 2024
-
-
Loading
Loading
Dec. 7
Home shoppers?
2:25 p.m. — 200 Block of North Ridgewood Avenue
Burglary. The victim said he went to the residence once owned by his father that is now vacant. He noticed a car in the driveway. As he got to the back door, he noticed that it was slightly open. Once inside, he heard voices coming from the lower level. Three females wearing white gloves then came upstairs. The three suspects said they would buy the house for $10,000.
As he was looking up the direct line for Ormond Beach police, the women left in the car. He found trash bags that had been filled with items from the house and taken outside. The bags had paperwork with bank account information and other identity-related information.
Dec. 8
What’s in a name?
3:32 a.m. —1900 Block of West Granada Boulevard
False Name Given to Law Enforcement Officer. The officer responded to a shoplifting call and found the suspect sitting in a car with three other people. While being questioned, the suspect gave the officer an ID but the picture did not look like him. Asked about the discrepancy, the officer asked his real name. He then gave another name, but one of the other suspects yelled to him, “Don’t make it worse,” and called him by his true name. The suspect turned his head toward them when he heard his name.
He then gave his true named which was verified with a computer search. He was found to have an open warrant.
Dec. 8
New shoplifting scheme
11:30 a.m. — 1500 Block of West Granada Boulevard
Petit Theft. The suspect bought two Ripstik caster boards, a heater and a six-volt quad and placed them into his car. He then returned to the store with his receipt and placed the same items into his shopping cart.
He attempted to leave the store without paying, and the offense was observed by the loss prevention employee. He had two failures to appear on his record and he was transported to jail.
Dec. 9
Porch picking
2:28 p.m. —First Block of Southern Pine Trail
Theft. The victim said he ordered a headset from a mail order company. He received another item he ordered, but not the headset, so he called the company. The company said they left the package at his address without a request for a signature. The company said they would send a new headset if he filed a police report.
Dec. 10
Unwelcome home
2:32 p.m. —First Block of Broad Creek Circle
Burglary. The couple returned from vacation and found the glass in the back door broken and almost every room ransacked. Missing were a laptop computer, worth $1,500; jewelry, $1,000; and a man’s watch, $3,000.
The owners did not want the home processed with latent print dust. There were paper towels in a couple of locations, possibly used for wiping off fingerprints.
There had been another burglary in the Broadwater subdivision within the previous 24 hours.
