- April 19, 2024
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8:01 p.m. — Intersection of South Beach Street and Reynolds Avenue
Vandalism. A 23-year-old Daytona Beach driver contacted police after someone threw an object from a passing car, hitting his own vehicle and causing a chip in the paint. The driver told officers that he suspected the object was a beverage of some type, and estimated the damage at $600, though didn't want to press charges.
The mystery of the object, however, was yet to be cracked.
After the driver submitted a photo of the passing car's license, police were able to track down a phone number for its registered owner. A couple hours after the incident, the 18-year-old suspect returned the officer's call, and stated that he was the one who the the item out of the car. According to the incident report, he said that he had been sorting through items he had recently purchased from a store and noticed a cracked egg in their groceries. He threw that out of the car, but said he didn't mean to hit another vehicle.
2:06 p.m. — 100 block of South Nova Road
Vandalism. A local cemetery caretaker arrived at the Police Department to inform police that several flags and floral arrangements at his cemetery had been removed from grave sites and thrown on the ground the day before.
According to the police report, some of the flags were also taken from veterans' graves and placed on non-veteran grave sites. The caretaker said everything was now back in place, but wanted to report the incident as they were unaware of who may have committed the crime. He indicated the cemetery would pursue charges if suspects were located.
8:27 p.m. — 300 block of North Nova Road
Stolen vehicle. A 22-year-old food delivery app driver's rented vehicle was stolen as she entered a local fast food restaurant to pick up an order, according to a police report.
The driver told officers that she parked in front of the restaurant in a handicap spot, with the vehicle running, and that when she came out of the building approximately seven minutes later, the vehicle was gone. The driver then called her friend, who had rented the vehicle for her, and two days after the incident the two reported the car stolen to police.
When questioned about the delay, the driver's friend said that they originally tried to report it as stolen in Port Orange, but realized that they initially had the wrong address for the restaurant. They were now certain it had occurred in Ormond Beach.
