- April 20, 2024
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9:39 a.m. — 600 block of Hand Avenue
Vandalism. Police were called to a local park after city staff reported a bit of criminal mischief.
According to the police report, a memorial park bench was intentionally damaged and contained burn marks and a garbage can lid was spray painted with a white heart design. In addition, one of the dock's wooden support posts was spray painted in black containing profanity and the numbers 1312, which are associated with a derogatory phrase for police officers.
The reporting officer noticed there was something written in pink ink on a wooden ledge, but it wasn't legible. Photographs were taken of the damage, estimated at $500.
10:30 a.m. — 1500 block of West Granada Boulevard
Petit theft. A 42-year-old Ormond Beach woman was arrested after she "skip-scanned" 66 items — mostly candy bars — from a local supermarket.
The store's loss prevention officer told police that he watched the woman scan one barcode while holding multiples of the same item in her hand. The amount of stolen goods totaled $126.18. The woman told police that she didn't intentionally skip-scan the items, but that she was tired and not paying attention.
Police reviewed the store's surveillance footage and determined this to be a lie. Due to her lack of a criminal history, she was released and given a notice to appear in court.
6:47 a.m. — 1600 block of West Granada Boulevard
Grand theft. Police arrested a 19-year-old Daytona Beach woman who stole lottery scratch-off tickets while working at her gas station job.
According to the police report, the woman was a new employee and had been stealing the tickets and scanning them to collect the winnings. The gas station manager showed police surveillance footage of the woman doing this, and informed officers that the store was short $3,000 from three work days.
The woman told police that she needed the money, as she had recently had a child and the gas station job was her only source of income. She said she was willing to pay the gas station back if she could.
The gas station supervisor and manager told police they would contact corporate to see if they could come up with a payment plan for the woman, and if so, they would drop the criminal charges, but for now they wanted to pursue them.
