- April 19, 2024
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6:23 p.m. — First block of S. Atlantic Ave.
Carrying concealed weapon without permit. A 55-year-old Palm Coast man was arrested after causing a disturbance at Lulu's Oceanside Grill while having a firearm on his person the entire time.
Police report that the man, who told proclaimed to anyone who would listen that evening that he was part of the Drug Enforcement Administration, was being vulgar with restaurant staff and causing a scene. The bartender on duty that night told officers the man walked into the restaurant, ordered a shot and began to insult her. He was then asked to leave, but was still arguing outside the restaurant with staff at the time police arrived.
When an officer asked if he was OK, the ma told him he was with the DEA and that if the officer wanted to keep his job, he needed to "watch out for operatives." The man also told police the restaurant employees set him up a few days before and lured him to a bar in Ormond-By-The-Sea where he was physically assaulted. The officer noticed the man's zipper was down at this time.
Once arrested for disorderly conduct, police found a Smith and Wesson .45 caliber semi-automatic firearm with a loaded magazine in his right unbuttoned pocket in his cargo shorts. It was within his reach during the incident at the restaurant and police interaction. The man was transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail.
2:12 a.m. — 600 block of S. Atlantic Ave.
Loitering. Police arrested a 26-year-old man after he persistently rang a person's doorbell, asking for spare blankets, and was later discovered with two wooden poles from the Pirate's Cove mini-golf.
According to police reports, the man was repeatedly knocking on a woman's door in the early hours of the morning. She initially answered the door and he asked her for a blanket. She advised him to leave her home.
A few minutes later, he did the same thing and she told him she was going to call the police. He then knocked on her neighbor's residence, but no one answered. Police found the man shortly after, and he told them he was cold and wet from the rain, as well as admitting to knocking on the woman's door and asking for a blanket.
Police noted he was in possession of two wooden poles with skulls on top of them and asked him where he got them. The man first said they were made by a friend for him, but later changed his story to say he found the poles in different locations in the city. Officers deducted the poles were awfully similar to the ones from the Pirate's Cove mini-golf and later confirmed they were indeed stolen.
