- April 19, 2024
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June 25
Smart iPad
10:40 a.m. — 600 Block of North Ridgewood Avenue. Fraud. The victim said she purchased an I-Pad on eBay for $152.50. When it arrived, she could not get it work because it was blocked. When powered up, the iPad message said, “lost or stolen” and gave a number to call.
She called the number and talked to the owner, who said the I-Pad was stolen from him. The officer called the owner, and the owner said he had reported the theft to his local police.
The officer obtained the name and address of a suspect on the shipping box, and is in the process of contacting police in the town where the I-Pad was stolen.
June 18
‘The customer didn’t want it’
10:30 p.m. — 1500 Block of West Granada Boulevard. Petit Theft. The store employee told the officer that he saw the suspect assisting customers at the register, when two customers brought an iPad mini up to the register. The customers then decided not to purchase the item.
The suspect voided the transaction and placed the iPad next to the register. Later, the suspect placed the item in a store bag, and placed it behind the register. At the end of her shift, she took the bag to the back of the store without paying for the item.
The suspect admitted to the theft and said she sold it to a friend for $140. The iPad is valued at $249. She was transported to Volusia County Branch Jail.
June 25
Open door invites theft
6:03 a.m. — First Block of Fairway Drive. Burglary. The victim said she left the garage door open because her dog was outside. A few minutes later, she heard a noise coming from the garage.
She went out to investigate and saw a car parked at the end of the driveway. She saw a man close the hatch of the vehicle and then hurry to get in the vehicle and leave. She said she yelled, “What’s going on? Stop!”
The vehicle was described as a silver Volvo station wagon. Missing were a Stihl pole pruner, Stihl blower and Troy-Bilt pressure washer.
