- December 4, 2025
Oct. 19
Well, make up your mind
7:43 p.m. — 1300 Block of West Granada Boulevard. Stolen Vehicle. The victim reported his 2005 Cadillac Escalade stolen. The victim said he was out of state when he received a call from the suspect asking if she could use the vehicle to help a friend with an emergency. The victim agreed, but said she only could have it for two hours.
The victim asked a friend to put $40 worth of gas into the vehicle and move it to a store parking lot so the suspect could pick it up.
The victim then changed his mind and decided not to let the suspect borrow the vehicle. He left a voice message on the suspect’s phone, saying he changed his mind. He also asked the friend to move the keys from the cup holder and hide them in the gas door.
When the victim returned, the vehicle was missing.
Later, the sheriff’s office made contact with the suspect. She said she left it in a parking lot in Port Orange because it ran out of gas. She said she was told she could borrow the vehicle.
Oct. 20
Where is smoking allowed?
11:10 a.m. — 300 Block of Sanchez Avenue. Trespassers. On patrol of Sanchez Park, the officer noticed two suspects smoking as they sat in the pavilion in the picnic area. When they saw the patrol car, the suspects threw the cigarettes to the ground.
As the officer approached, he could smell cigarette smoke. The officer had told the suspects twice in the past that no smoking is allowed in the park. Also, there is a sign posted in the pavilion saying “no smoking.”
Both said they did not know they could not smoke in the park. The officer pointed to the sign and said he had told them personally about the ordinance. The suspects finally stopped arguing and admitted they had been warned.
The officer told them he was going to trespass them from the park for six months. If seen on the property, they would be arrested.
The male suspect was upset because he lives in a tent north of city property in Tomoka State Park. The female suspect brings him food and they sit in the pavilion for hours.
The male gathered his belongings and left. The female left in her car.
Oct. 20
Who do you trust?
3:33 p.m. — 700 Block of Riverside Drive. Burglary of a Residence. The victim said two or three years ago the suspect helped her with yard work. For two years, the suspect also helped her inside her house packing her belongings because she was thinking of moving. During that time, she has noticed objects missing from her house, such as a lighthouse collection and some wooden animals. The suspect would tell her that she probably misplaced the items and would find them later. She believes that the suspect would enter her house with a key when she went to breakfast in the morning.
She has changed her locks.
