- April 23, 2024
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7:54 a.m. — Intersection of Lowndes Avenue and North U.S. 1
Disturbance. A 42-year-old Holly Hill man called police after he believed a gun was pointed a him in a road rage incident.
The man told police that he was stopped at a light behind a sedan when the light turned green. The sedan began driving "extremely slowly," according to his statement to police, and the man decided to pass them using the far right lane. As he did so, he saw a passenger in the rear of the car make obscene hand gestures at him.
The man said the sedan then sped up and brake checked him. He got in the left lane and slowed down at the next traffic signal, where he stated the driver of the sedan cursed at him and presented a gun on the window sill, covering it with his hand, the report states. He said the driver was yelling that he had a gun.
Police conducted an investigation and discovered the sedan was a rental car from Oklahoma. Police noted that upon further questioning, the man advised the gun was resting on top of the window sill, and not directly pointed at him.
4:20 p.m. — 100 block of Northbrook Circle
Burglary. A 75-year-old Ormond Beach woman faces a felony burglary charge after reached inside a 19-year-old man's vehicle and smacked the back of his head with two fingers over him parking in a "No Parking" zone.
Police report that the woman said she informed the man that he couldn't park there and that he and his passenger were being disrespectful. The woman did admit to reaching inside the vehicle, but said she tapped the victim on the back of the head "after he was being smart with her," the report states. Police told her that she should not be enforcing parking issues as that was their job.
The victim told officers that he had been waiting for his sister to get out of school when the woman showed up. He said she was "being very rude" so he decided to ignore her. That's when she put her hands on him, he told police, adding that she walked away smiling. He told police he wished to pursue charges. Police advised him not to be in the neighborhood in the future to avoid "instigating the incident," and informed him of the designated pick-up area for students.
6:11 p.m. — First block of Dix Avenue
Suspicious incident. Police responded to a local residence after receiving a call about a vandalism, discovering dried spit on the front door and screened porch floor upon their arrival.
According to the police report, the 62-year-old homeowner received a call from his daughter advising that someone was beating on the door "to the point the house was shaking." When he came home from work, he found an overturned plant pot by his mailbox, two chairs turned over in front of the home, and the spit. He suspected the perpetrators to be his older daughter's ex and new girlfriend, who have antagonized the family in the past.
Due to no permanent damage to the property, the reporting officer determined a vandalism had not occurred.
