- January 13, 2025
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10:07 a.m. — 500 block of South Atlantic Ave., Ormond Beach
Resisting an officer without violence. A 56-year-old transient man staying in a local motel was arrested after he disrupted other guests; the man claimed to police that people had implanted devices into his body, that he had murdered people and brought them back to life, and other "nonsensical ramblings," according to his arrest report.
Police, who noted the man likely had a mental illness, escorted him to the front desk where he was issued a refund. The man told police that he would leave the property in his car, which had no license plate. Police also noted the man's driving license had been permanently revoked in 2021.
When officers told him he would have to have his vehicle towed or picked up by a friend, the man continued on to his car and begin to leave the parking lot. He told officers he would be driving his car despite officers warning him not to, according to the police report.
One officer placed his patrol car behind the man's vehicle to prevent him from leaving. He was commanded to exit his vehicle, but the man refused. The man had to be forcefully extracted, the report notes, which included the use of a taser.
He was taken to jail.
3:47 p.m. — 1500 block of San Marco Drive, Ormond Beach
Vandalism. Police responded to a local apartment complex after a 25-year-old Ormond Beach woman reported her vehicle had been vandalized — with lotion.
According to the incident report, the victim reported that someone had dumped an entire bottle of lotion on her car before leaving the area. She had previously taken her car away from the property after a previous vandalism incident.
Police were provided security footage from the apartment complex staff. The video showed a woman exiting the passenger side of an SUV and squirting a substance onto the victim's car, according to the incident report. The suspect then throws the bottle at the car and gets back into the SUV, which then leaves the scene.
Neither the apartment complex staff nor the victim were able to identify the SUV or the suspect. Damages were estimated at $15 and the victim wished to pursue charges.
