- April 15, 2025
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10:52 a.m. — 1600 block of North U.S. 1, Ormond Beach
Fraud. A delivery driver called police after she noticed she had been paid with a fake $100 bill — one that specifically said, "For Motion Picture Use Only."
Police report that during the previous evening, the delivery driver, whose company recently started allowing cash payments, delivered three pizzas to a local motel room, where the guest paid her in cash. It wasn't until later in the night that she noticed it was fake. After reporting the incident to her company, she was instructed to call police, according to an incident report.
When police arrived at the motel and inquired about the suspect, a 30-year-old woman, the front desk clerk informed the officer that she had extended her reservation and attempted to pay with the same kind of fake $100 bills.
Police spoke with the woman who said she was having financial troubles. Upon looking into her room, the reporting officer saw the three pizza boxes as well as a stack of the fake $100 bills, which he seized.
Because the woman cooperated, and had three small toddlers in her custody, the officer filed a complaint affidavit in lieu of an arrest.
2:15 p.m. — 300 block of Ocean Shore Boulevard, Ormond Beach
Battery. A 67-year-old Holly Hill man working as a flag man for a road construction company was pushed into thick shrubs by an unknown man, causing his ear to almost sever from his head.
According to a police incident report, the victim was standing on a sidewalk near a local church when he recognized the suspect waking toward him. Five days prior, the suspect — a white man in his 60s with facial hair and approximately 6 feet tall — tried to steal his lunch.
On the day of the recent incident, the suspect walked up to him to make a comment, but the victim didn't hear what was said and asked him to come closer. That's when the suspect pushed him into the shrubs, causing his right ear to scrape against a tree.
Police and Sheriff's Office units searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect. The victim wished to pursue charges if the suspect is identified.
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