- September 16, 2024
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Shop-“giftng”
10:29 p.m. — 5100 block of State Road 100 East, Palm Coast
Shoplifting. A 56-year-old Palm Coast man was arrested after he was caught stealing a toy car and women’s underwear from a department store.
A store loss prevention officer recognized the suspect from previous incidents and followed the suspect on the store’s cameras, according to an arrest report. The suspect walked directly to the toy aisle, picked up a toy car and then walked to a different section, where the suspect stuffed the car in his pants.
The suspect then walked over to the women’s lingerie section, the report said, and picked out three pairs of women’s underwear, which he also stuffed down his pants. The suspect then walked out of the store without paying.
When confronted by a Sheriff’s Office deputy, the suspect said the toy was for his grandson and the underwear for the suspect’s wife, the report said. The four stolen items totaled $31.02.
All gassed up
6:04 p.m. — 2500 block of Moody Boulevard, Flagler Beach
Battery on a person over 65. A 62-year-old Flagler Beach man punched another man in the head for blocking a gas pump.
The victim had just run out of has as he was coasting forward between two gas pumps at a gas station in Flagler Beach, according to the suspect’s arrest report. Because of where the car stopped, the victim’s car was taking up two pump locations.
Out of nowhere, a black SUV pulled up and parked “nose-to-nose” with the victim’s car. The victim told police that the driver got out and immediately started yelling at the victim, the report said.
The victim said when the suspect wouldn’t listen to his apology or explanation, the victim told the man if he was going to continue talking like that to “get into my face and say it like a man.” The suspect then walked over and, instead of talking, punched the victim in the side of the head, knocking him to the ground.
The suspect then walked into the store, returning to his car while the victim was on the phone with 911 and driving off. Police officers were able to track the suspect down to his home, where he was placed under arrest.
