- February 11, 2025
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Puppy fraud
1 p.m. —1000 Block of North Beach Street.
Fraud. The victim told police she tried to buy a puppy around Valentine's Day from a company called "Dynamic Goldens," which was located in Texas. The price of the puppy was $586.
The owner of the company told the victim they would not accept checks for dog payments. The victim gave her information to the owner and agreed to wire her the money. The victim went to Winn Dixie and obtained a Western Union wire for $486. She never received the puppy.
Roof jumper
4:13 a.m. —300 Block of Riverside Drive
Unarmed Burglary/Trafficking Cocaine/Possession of Marijuana. After running the tag of a pickup truck, officers discovered the registered owner had a suspended license. Once the driver of the truck realized a police car had followed him into a resort parking lot, he sped up and struck a concrete piling with the passenger side of his vehicle and continued to drive away from the police car.
The officer lost sight of the truck after chasing it onto Riverside Drive and finally located it parked at a residence. Police heard the defendant break into the residence and kick-in the door to a bedroom. The victim yelled that someone was in his house and he didn't know why he was there.
Police then heard the defendant jumping through a window and onto the roof. He ran on the roof for a few moments before jumping down to where officers were waiting for him. During his arrest, he spontaneously told officers that he had narcotics in a backpack in his vehicle.
Good time gone bad
3:40 a.m. —100 Block of Williamson Boulevard
Aggravated Battery/Criminal Mischief. The victim told police that she and the defendant were parked behind Denny's in her car to "have a good time," when the defendant started "going crazy."
The victim claims the defendant hit her with her hands and feet and ripped the rearview mirror off the vehicle and began to beat her with it. During the attack, her head was also slammed against the window numerous times and was sprayed with a can of Fix a Flat.
The victim told police she wants to press charges.
Shadow man
5:09 a.m. —300 Block of South Atlantic Avenue
Leaving the scene. Officers found the Dodge Dakota truck facing southbound on a northbound sidewalk area with a utility power pole sitting on top of it. Witnesses told police they saw "one shadow" exit the vehicle. They could not describe the person but insisted it was only one.
While on the scene of the crash, officers received a call about a suspicious person just a few houses down. The reporting party told police they had a young intoxicated man on their front porch. When police arrived, the saw the man had injuries on his face, knees and hands consistent with the crash. After he told police his name, they learned it was the same name registered to the crashed vehicle.
The defendant stated that he wasn't driving and that he was in the crash with three others. When questioned why someone else would be driving his vehicle, he stated, "I want a lawyer."
