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Nov. 6
Out-of-country landlord
12:46 p.m. — 200 Block of Rio Pinar Drive. Information. The victim said she found a house for rent on a real estate listing website. She began corresponding with the suspect by email.
The suspect said he was in Nigeria and would not be in the U.S. for four or five years. He said the rent was $1,000 with an $800 deposit. He asked a few questions about her income.
When she went by the house, she noticed a sign advertising it for sale with a real estate company. She contacted the company and they said the ad was a scam.
She did not lose any money but wanted police to be aware of the incident.
Nov. 6
Money for nothing
1:10 a.m. — First Block of Grizzly Bear Path. Fraud. The victim said she just moved here and was looking for a job on a job website as a housekeeper or personal assistant. She received an email from the suspect saying he wanted to hire her.
The suspect told her he was moving to the area soon and needed to have some items purchased for the house. He sent her a check and asked her to cash it and wire the money to another person. She would then receive some artwork to hold until the suspect arrived. She cashed the check at her bank and wired the money to the person as requested.
After she received another check for $2,500, she became suspicious. She checked with her bank and they said it would be five days before they knew if the first check was fraudulent.
She turned all the evidence over to police, along with the address in Milwaukee where she wired the money.
Nov. 6
Tricky neighbors?
11:53 p.m. — First Block of Brookwood Drive. Information. The police responded to an address after receiving a report of a disturbance between father and son. The caller said the father had a gun.
Upon arrival, units established a perimeter and had dispatch try to make telephone contact, which was unsuccessful. Officers then tried to reach the parties using a patrol car public address system.
After several minutes, the officers reached a resident who said there was no disturbance and everyone was sleeping. Officers checked the house and found no sign of disturbance.
The owners said they suspected some neighbors that they had problems with. Dispatch said the call came in on a nonemergency line, so there was no number associated with it.
Nov. 6
Good reason
4:00 a.m. — 1500 Block of West Granada Boulevard. Petit Theft. The suspect passed all points of checkout without paying for knives and a wall charger, which he had placed in his pockets.
After being arrested by a police officer and read his Constitutional rights, the suspect said he was willing to answer questions. Asked why he took the items, he said he was just being stupid. He was transported to Volusia County Branch Jail.
