- November 22, 2024
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Scan scam
4:53 p.m. — 1500 Block of West Granada Boulevard
Petit Theft. The store employee was watching surveillance video of a shopper who was suspected of shoplifting. He saw the suspect scan a mobile phone at the self-checkout register. The employee checked the transaction receipt and saw that it was scanned for a price of $2.98. The employee knew the phone was listed at $198.88.
After scanning the phone, the suspect placed it in a bag and scanned other items. All of the evidence was turned over to police.
Never know when you need a glass breaker
1:35 a.m. — 1500 Block of West Granada Boulevard
Suspicious Person. Police were dispatched to a store because of a suspicious person looking to buy a ski mask and a glass breaker. When contacted in the store, the suspect had zip ties, duct tape, camouflage ski masks, trash bags, a glass breaker, tool box, two cell phones and food in her shopping cart. She said she was buying the ski masks for a trip to New York with her boyfriend and the glass breaker because she and her boyfriend “lock themselves out of their vehicles and sometimes need to break the glass.” The other items were for her boyfriend’s work, she said.
The officer made a field report.
Be careful with keys
7:04 a.m. — 500 Sandy Oaks Boulevard
Stolen Vehicle. The victim left his recently purchased car in the driveway, unlocked, with keys visible in the center console cup holder. When he came out the next morning, the car was gone. He told the police he had learned the significance of keeping a vehicle secured with the keys removed.
Who’s the county president?
8:23 p.m. — Breakaway Trail and Shadow Creek Way
DUI Alcohol or Drugs. Police received a call about a reckless driver. The suspect was seen traveling west on State Road 40, going 30 mph in a 60 mph zone. The suspect also kept turning around to go in the other direction and was weaving in her own lane.
A police car approached from behind, and the suspect stopped in the middle of an intersection during a green light, waiting to turn into a neighborhood even though no car was coming, except in the far distance.
The suspect then took off into the neighborhood, traveling 33 mph in a 25 mph zone. The officer initiated a traffic stop to make a well-being check on the driver.
The suspect turned left and went over the curb into the grass. She then backed up almost hitting the patrol car. The suspect then continued down the road and made a complete stop.
The suspect had difficulty finding her identification and said she was lost, trying to find her way home. She said she was new to the area. She later mentioned she had lived there one and a half years.
The suspect was asked some questions, and said the date was Feb. 16, 2015. She said she was unable to say who the president is, but when asked again, she said, “Oh, I thought you meant the president of the county. Obama.”
After tests, the suspect was charged with DUI.
Trashed merchandise
8:20 a.m. — 1500 Block of West Granada Boulevard
Shoplifting. A store employee saw the suspect put several items in a black trashcan in her cart, including Olay soap, toothbrushes, detergent and underwear.
When contacted in the parking lot, she fled, leaving the merchandise behind. The police were provided with the tag number, two pictures of the suspect and a list of stolen merchandise.
