- April 25, 2024
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May 13
Catch me if you can
6:54 p.m. — 300 Block of Collins Street. Suspicious Person. The witness said he was swimming in his backyard when the suspect, a male dressed in black shorts, hopped his fence and came into his yard. The suspect said some men were chasing him and he needed help to escape.
The witness called 911 to report the incident, and officers searched the area for the suspect. He was spotted down the road in a woman’s backyard. He had also told the woman that he was being chased.
A witness on a bicycle told an officer he saw the suspect hop a fence into a mobile home park, which was in county jurisdiction. Sheriff’s deputies began arriving on the scene to assist in the search.
A resident in the mobile home park told an officer that the suspect stole her three-wheel bike, valued at $400.
Another witness later told an officer that he saw the suspect go into the backyard of an abandoned home. The officers searched the property did not find the suspect.
Ormond Beach police and sheriff’s deputies formed a perimeter. Air One joined the search.
Several more residents reported seeing the suspect at various locations, and he was finally caught by a deputy. He was arrested for the theft of the bicycle.
May 12
With friends like them …
8:15 a.m. — First Block of Soco Trail. Theft. The man said he made friends online and invited them over to his house. He said he did not know them very well.
He said they were at his house about 2:30 a.m., and stayed for about an hour. He did not see them leave.
In the morning, his roommate, the victim, noticed that her purse was missing. They believe the visitors took it. The victim said she always leaves her purse on a table near the door.
The victim said they have already used her debit card at a gas station and an ATM for $340. Inside the purse were her Social Security card, driver’s license, wireless charger and makeup.
The victim had the suspect’s phone number, but it goes straight to voice mail. The victims said they would try to find photos of the suspects.
May 14
Kids play with fire
6:48 p.m. — 1400 Block of Hand Avenue. Arson. An overflow drain pipe at a retention pond, near a church, was set on fire. A fire fighter on the scene told a police officer that he saw two juvenile males, one on a blue bicycle, fleeing the area. He said he believes the juveniles stacked wood at the end of the plastic pipe and set it on fire.
The fire fighter said the entire inside of the pipe caught fire, causing flames to shoot out the other end of the pipe where a sewer grate is located. The 60-foot pipe melted and was completely destroyed.
The fire marshal was notified, and photos were submitted into evidence.
