- April 18, 2024
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1:23 a.m. — 300 block of West Granada Boulevard
DUI. A 30-year-old man from Nashville, Tennessee, was arrested for drunk driving and once at the jail, police report the man sang at the top of his lungs and laughed.
Police first encountered the man when responding to a call of a possible overdose at a local fast food joint. The man was sitting inside a truck with an unresponsive male. The man, who paramedics advised police was previously unconscious, was able to be woken up and subsequently became belligerent and aggressive with them, according to his arrest report. The reporting officer noted that the man was incoherent and seemed confused by his questions. He continued to be aggressive with first responders and when the officer asked if he would be willing to perform field sobriety tests, the man declined.
En route to the jail, the man alternated between being upset about going to jail and making statements regarding the officer's appearance. He told the officer that he placed all the fire hydrants in Daytona Beach, the city in which he believed he found himself.
3:45 a.m. — 6000 block of St. Georges Road
DUI. After crashing into another vehicle, a 22-year-old Jacksonville man told police that he had "just enough drinks to go to the club," according to his arrest report.
The reporting officer noted the man was stumbling around and at one point nearly fell backward onto another officer. He carried on his person both the smell of alcohol and the smell of marijuana. Inside his vehicle, police found an empty bottle of cognac. Because the man was having trouble standing, and did not wish to cooperate, police bypassed the field sobriety exercises and placed him under arrest.
He was taken to jail.
9:06 p.m. — 1500 block of Hand Avenue
Fleeing/attempting to elude law enforcement. Police saw a truck exit a new subdivision, loaded with various metal parts and a water heater, and having knowledge of previous burglaries in the area, decided to follow the vehicle.
The truck's tag was not adequately illuminated, the officer noted, and that coupled with the "suspicious circumstances" led to his decision to attempt to pull the truck over. However, the driver did not stop and police eventually had to drive to the address listed on the vehicle's registration.
Once there, they found a man who indicated he had not driven the vehicle all day, but that his 66-year-old mother could have been. A second person went to fetch her, and returned without her, telling police that, "she said she did it, she was sick and did not want to stop." The woman later came to meet officers and affirmed that she didn't stop on purpose because she a bad experience with law enforcement in the past. She did confirm she was sick.
Police noticed a box in plain view inside the truck with the new subdivision's name, and it appeared to be full of construction items. Additionally, there were other boxes with construction hardware inside, police report. Police towed the vehicle due to its "involvement in felonious activity."
The woman showed symptoms of COVID-19, so instead of arresting her, police completed an affidavit.
