Cops Corner: Ocala man impedes emergency sand work, attempts to bite officer

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May 9

Man reports stolen wheel and tire, finds it on Facebook Marketplace

10:39 a.m. — Palm Coast

Residential burglary. A man reported his American Racing wheel and tire stolen, only for a similar wheel to pop up for sale on Facebook marketplace. 

The man said he left his $400 wheel outside his house and returned the next day from work to find it missing, according to an incident report. 

When a Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived, the man told the deputy that his brother had found what appeared to be his missing wheel on Facebook Marketplace, priced for $40.

The man’s chrome-colored wheel had a scratch on the tire caused by the wheel and the one pictured on Facebook Marketplace also had a similar scratch, the report said. 

The deputy looked at the poster’s profile and noted that it appeared to be a spam profile. The theft is under investigation. 



May 12

Ocala man impedes emergency sand work, attempts to bite officer

2:24 p.m. — 3300 block of North Ocean Shore Boulevard, Flagler Beach

Breach of peace. An Ocala man allegedly blocked construction workers placing emergency sand on the beach at Varn Park and tried to bite a law enforcement officer.

The man was visiting the beach with his friends but jumped in front of dump trucks and refused to move.

The man was intoxicated, according to his arrest report, and later tried to bite a Sheriff’s Office commander overseeing the construction.

The Sheriff’s Office commander attempted to persuade the man to return to his spot on the beach, but the man refused to move.

The two began to struggle, and the man threatened and tried to bite the commander.

A deputy arrived on scene and helped the commander arrest the man. 




 

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