- November 23, 2024
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8:14 p.m. Ormond Beach
Loitering or prowling. Someone noticed a man pulling on the door handles of a church van in a church parking lot.
A police officer found the man in the woods nearby, according to the officer's account in an arrest report.
The man "stated that he was a man of faith, and was trying to connect with God," the officer wrote in the report. "The defendant stated he was pushed by God to the van."
The officer tried to get the man to elaborate on why he'd approached the van, but the man "just stated that's where God pushed him," according to the officer's report.
The officer arrested him.
3:41 a.m. 600 block of Nova Road, Ormond Beach
Narcotics. A gas station convenience store clerk noticed that a pickup truck had been parked in front of one of the gas pumps for more than an hour. The man and woman inside the truck appeared to be passed out.
The clerk contacted police. When a police officer arrived, the man was outside, but the woman was still asleep in the truck.
The man told the officer that the woman had fallen asleep in a friend's driveway, and that the pair had then driven to the gas station and fallen asleep at the pump. The woman was noticeably slow to awake.
The officer had a police dog come out and check the truck, and the dog alerted to possible narcotics.
Officers found meth, fentanyl and heroin in the truck, and arrested the man.
3:41 a.m. 600 block of Nova Road, Ormond Beach
Narcotics. A gas station convenience store clerk noticed that a man who'd shoplifted from the store earlier that day had returned.
The clerk called the police.
An officer arrived and found the suspected shoplifter, the officer wrote in a police report.
The man "was a wearing a blue Gators sweater and shoes that still had the anti-theft tags on them, leading me to suspect that his clothing was stolen," the officer wrote.
The officer spoke to the man, who gave a false name. The officer arrested him.
