- April 28, 2024
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200 block of North Nova Road — 3:33 a.m.
Burglary. Police are searching for a suspect who entered the patio of a local wine bar and stole two couch cushions on his way out.
The suspect, appearing on surveillance video to be a tall white man in his late 20s with short hair, entered the patio through the gate and sat down on the couch to eat chips, according to the incident report. About 30 minutes later, he exited with the couch cushions in tow,
The business owner told police the cushions are worth $85 each. Police put out a "Be on the Lookout" notice.
1300 block of West Granada Boulevard — 2:55 p.m.
Petit theft. A 51-year-old Tampa man was arrested after he was caught attempting to steal tools from a local hardware store.
The man was located in a nearby shopping plaza, and when approached by police, the man stated that he had given the merchandise back, according to the police report. Police asked him why he ran, and the man said he got scared when, after returning the merchandise, was asked to come back inside the store. Police asked him if he had gone inside the store with the intention to steal, and the man said he had.
The police report states the man repeatedly asked if he was getting arrested, and asked to be trespassed instead. After he was handcuffed, the man asked about getting a notice to appear in court rather than get arrested. The reporting officer reviewed his criminal history, and due to this not being the man's first offense, informed him he was not eligible for a notice to appear.
The man then threatened the officer and said, "When you open that door I'm going to turn this into a felony. I don't go to jail for misdemeanors." He also claimed he had put an officer from a different agency out of work for six months.
The man was taken to jail.
First block of China Moon Drive — 2:26 p.m.
Loitering or prowling. Police responded to a neighborhood after receiving a call about a suspicious person walking through people's backyards and drinking out of someone's water hose.
The suspect, a 37-year-old Daytona Beach man, was spotted by police walking out from in between two houses. Police asked him to stop, to which the man questioned why they were asking him to do this and stated he was doing nothing wrong, according to the police report. He declined to give police his name and officers eventually secured him in handcuffs.
The man told police he was on his way to a convenience store, located over a mile away, and was trying to take a shortcut. He also stated he was thirsty, according to the police report. However, he initially denied drinking out of anyone's water hose, but changed his story later on.
He was taken to jail.
