- December 26, 2024
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6:25 p.m. — Intersection of New Britain Avenue and North Beach Street, Ormond Beach
DUI. While being investigated for drunk driving, a 67-year-old Ormond Beach man argued with a police officer because the officer was wearing prescription sunglasses. The man demanded he take them off.
Police had responded to a local parking lot after receiving a call about a crash, according to a police report. The caller said she believed the man was drunk. As police spoke with him, they noted that he smelled of alcohol, was unsteady and had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes.
While performing field sobriety exercises, which he failed, the man continued to argue with the officer about his prescription sunglasses.
He was taken to jail.
6 p.m. — 300 block of Airport Road, Ormond Beach
Burglary of an unoccupied dwelling. A 37-year-old Daytona Beach woman suspected of breaking into a home was found hiding underneath a bed.
Police were dispatched to the residence after a maintenance worker noticed that a glass door to the patio was broken, according to a police report. Someone had also cut a lock on the gate at the end of the driveway.
Officers contacted the homeowner, who told police he had not given anyone permission to stay at the home.
Officers found the woman under a bed in a second-floor bedroom, a pair of bolt cutters beside her on the floor.
The woman said she had been granted permission to stay in the home with a friend.
The homeowner wanted to pursue charges and estimated the damage at $1,500.
The woman was arrested.
