COPS CORNER: The check's not in the mail


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Sept. 25

Mailbox theft

5:34 p.m. — First Block of Sherrington Drive. Theft. The victim said she put five checks in her mailbox for pickup.

She said one of the checks, made out for $100 and made out to a department store, was altered to $500 and the store name was changed to “Brain Thomas Bennett.” She had written her account number on the memo line, and it was altered to a phone number. The check was signed on the back.

The other checks are missing, and the victim closed the bank account.

Employee theft

3:25 p.m. — 400 Block of South Atlantic Avenue. Theft. The victim said that when the suspect was doing consulting work for her business, she took two android tablets on a business trip to California.

The suspect no longer works for the victim and lives in a different city. The victim has tried to get her property back and has received various excuses from the suspect about why she can’t return the items.

The victim gave the suspect an opportunity to buy the tablets. She told her she was going to file a police report. The police officer attempted to call the suspect, but the call went to voice mail.

The victim said she has the serial numbers of the tablets and also advised that the suspect has plans to move to another state.

Oct. 1

Car theft happens anywhere

8:38 p.m. — 1100 Block of West Granada Boulevard. Stolen Vehicle. The victim said he was putting air into the tires of his girlfriend’s vehicle, when a male entered it and drove off. The suspect exited the parking lot and went south on Clyde Morris Boulevard.

The police officer asked the gas station for the video tape, but they said no one would have access to it until the next morning.

Daytona Beach police located the vehicle parked in a backyard on South Franklin Street. The Ormond Beach officer processed the vehicle and recovered three sets of fingerprints and a lighter which did not belong to the victim.

The vehicle was returned to the owner. There was no damage but the keys are missing.

 

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