- December 4, 2025
Feb. 20
Victim’s name borrowed
2:11 p.m. — First Block of Carrington Lane. Fraud. The victim was notified by bank investigators in South Carolina about a suspected fraud.
The victim said that in December, someone pretending to be her opened an account in South Florida. The account was opened with $25 over the Internet and there was no signature card on record. Someone ordered checks on the account.
In February, a check for $47,615.76 was deposited into the account at a bank in New York City. Later, three checks were cashed for $15,200, $15,200 and $17,000. All checks were cashed, but a cancel was put on them by the bank.
The victim did not lose any money but wanted the incident documented.
Feb. 21
Credit card doesn’t work? Sell it!
10:13 p.m. — 1500 Block of West Granada Boulevard. Suspicious Incident. The gas station attendant said the suspect attempted to purchase five dollars in gas and a pack of cigarettes, but his card was declined. He then tried to purchase just five dollars in gas, but his card was declined again.
He told the attendant that he was going to go to an ATM machine.
A few minutes later, another male walked into the store and said the suspect tried to sell him a credit card in front of the store, but he declined.
He said the suspect then left the store in a red Chevy, and he provided the tag number.
The attendant told the officer that he did not have a record of the card number, and video would not be available until later.
Dispatch reported that the tag number belonged to a car stolen in Port Orange. The officer called Port Orange police, and they had the name of a suspect. The description matched the description of the suspect by the attendant.
The officer called the car theft victim and left a message.
Feb. 22
Officer tracks down owner
11:38 a.m. — 200 Block of North Nova Road. Found Property. An employee at the grocery store said a customer saw a black bag fall off the back of a sport motorcycle as it exited the parking lot. They gave the bag to Customer Service.
The officer checked the bag and found no identification. It contained two pairs of shoes and clothing. A Motorola tablet was found, but the battery was dead. Using a battery charger borrowed from another officer, he was able to access the tablet and find a phone number that belonged to someone who knew the owner.
The person gave the owner’s number to the officer. The officer called the owner and found out he was in town for the Daytona 500. The owner met the officer and signed a property receipt for the belongings.
