- January 7, 2025
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10:03 a.m. — 400 block of Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach
Burglary. An Ormond Beach resident called police to report a theft: He believed his marijuana had gone missing.
Police report that as the resident searched his home, he soon discovered other items missing, including $300 in cash, some medication, a gold bracelet and two gold engraved charms. He did, however, find his missing marijuana — it was found in his living room and in another bedroom of his house.
The victim told police he believed the burglar had entered the home through an unlocked back door, according to a police incident report. He suspected an acquaintance had performed the crime, saying he had met her about two months prior on the streets of Daytona. The woman had told him she liked his car, and he brought her to his home to help him clean, the report states.
The woman had been arrested the day before the man called police on attempted burglary charges in Daytona Beach. The victim wished to press charges.
3:28 p.m. — 100 block of East Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach
Vandalism. Police responded to a local office building after its property manager discovered their Christmas tree had been vandalized.
Police report that the tree appeared to have been intentionally knocked over, which resulted in bent limbs and several ornaments strewn across the floor, some which broke, according to an incident report. The broken ornaments were estimated to have cost about $20.
When the property manager reviewed the security footage, she saw a man punching the Christmas tree and knocking it to the ground, an incident that took place on the previous day in the late afternoon hours. The property manager, the incident report states, conducted her own investigation and discovered the suspect had come from a nearby electronic device repair store in the office building.
The store owner recognized the suspect as a client of his and provided police with contact information. Police eventually met up with the suspect, a 57-year-old Ormond Beach man, who admitted to punching the Christmas tree out of anger after being unhappy about his visit at the repair store.
The man was placed under arrest for criminal mischief, but released on the scene with a notice to appear in court.
