- October 6, 2024
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10:15 a.m. — 1500 block of West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach
Criminal mischief. Police arrested a 22-year-old Ormond Beach woman who spray-painted several areas of a big box store parking lot, causing $1,000 in damage.
The woman was seen spray-painting the store's sidewalk and sign, and was yelled at by an employee to leave the premises. And she did, but not before spray-painting some more, according to a police report.
Officers found her at a nearby gas station where she was arrested; she was seen by employees pouring motor oil on the concrete to spell out a sentence.
A police report notes the woman told police that she was "trying to get her message out" regarding a prior incident where she felt nothing had been done.
Her message? She was named someone as a pedophile and wrote down where he worked and what deputy handled his polygraph test, according to the woman's arrest report.
Employees with both the big box store and gas station wished to press charges. She was taken to jail.
3:55 p.m. — 700 block of West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach
Burglary. Police responded to an active construction site after receiving a call that an unknown man was trying to break into the building.
Officers canvassed the area and found a 33-year-old Ormond Beach man crouching down behind construction supplies. He was detained and agreed to speak with police. According to a police report, he told them that he was resting on the property and looking for a place to hide his inoperable scooter.
But, he also admitted to cutting the lock on the building because he was curious as to what was inside. He told police he threw the lock in a 2-feet-deep puddle of water, which police never found.
Police believe the man was in the process of committing burglary on the building. When they conducted a search of his person, they found a gram of methamphetamine.
He was taken to jail.
