- November 22, 2024
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Nov.10
Out of sight
11 p.m. — 200 Block of North U.S. 1
Theft . Snack bar employees had noticed that money was missing from the cash register each morning. The night shift always left a certain amount, and it was short each morning.
The inconsistencies began in small amounts and gradually increased from $5 to $53.
Surveillance footage showed that while two members of the cleaning crew were on the premises, the camera at the snack bar was pushed up, only showing only the ceiling
Other cameras showed one of the cleaning crew enter the snack bar.
The victim installed another camera at the register. Video showed the suspect drape a jacket that belonged to a snack bar employee over his shoulders before walking up to the register. He used a key to open the register and removed money. He then locked the register.
The victim said he wants to press charges.
Nov. 12
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere
10:50 a.m. — 100 North Old Kings Road
Prohibited Alcoholic Beverage. The officer noticed the suspect sitting in a city park in the morning with an open 16-ounce can of beer. He spontaneously uttered it was his first beer of the day. He was arrested and taken to jail.
Nov. 14
Entrepreneur
9:54 a.m. — 1500 Block of West Granada Boulevard
Retail Theft and Possession of Cocaine. The suspect was detained after being seen putting several items, including baby items, laundry items and electronics, in a cart and leaving the store without paying. Asked what his intentions were upon entering the business, the suspect said he intended to “make a little money.” He said he was going to sell the items.
A search revealed a white powder in a cigarette pack in the suspect’s pocket. The suspect would not say what it was, but a field test revealed it to be cocaine.
Nov. 16
Oh, never mind
11:46 p.m. — Central Avenue and South Ridgewood Avenue
Possession of Controlled Substance. The suspect was pulled over for speeding and an expired tag. An officer noticed that there were straws on the dashboard, cut in a way normally used for narcotics. He could see white powder in a straw. The subject was searched prior to arrest and officers also found cut straws in his pockets. He admitted the straws contained a drug that he crushes and snorts.
In plain view on the console was a controlled substance, and it was not in a prescription bottle. The officer asked the suspect about it, and he said a friend left it at work and he was meaning to give it back to him.
Asked for the friend’s number so the story could be verified, the suspect said, “Don’t worry about it, no one will verify it.”
The suspect had several previous narcotics charges.
Mysterious car theft
1:14 p.m. —First Block of Moss Point Drive
Burglary. The victim said his wife left in the morning and when she returned their BMW was missing. They said they leave the garage door open most of the time. The key to the vehicle was on a hook by the garage door and it was missing. They said they also leave their front door unlocked.
The vehicle was located using the BMW tracking system in Daytona Beach and it was towed the police department impound lot to be processed.
