- December 31, 2025
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12:31 p.m. — Intersection of West Granada Boulevard and North Yonge Street, Ormond Beach
Criminal mischief. A 17-year-old Palm Coast teen who interrupted a funeral procession showed up to the police department lobby after he alleged one of the members of the procession dented his truck.
The teen, who was driving with a 19-year-old Palm Coast woman, told police that they had been traveling northbound on U.S. 1 when they encountered a long line of vehicles that were going through intersections "running red lights" with their flashers on, according to a police incident report. The car at the rear of what they described as a "convoy" would not let them pass.
But the teen found an opening and got around the car. Once at the intersection with Granada Boulevard, he said the car's driver, dressed in a suit, yelled at them with "a hammer or some type of blunt object in his hand." This caused the teen to pull away, but he said the man struck the rear driver side cab of his truck, causing a dent in the metal.
The teen also commented to police that, once they had gotten around the long line of vehicles, they saw a hearse in the front. The reporting officer noted that the teens were unaware of the traffic laws for a funeral procession, or "what a funeral procession even was." The reporting officer had to explain that the rear car was keeping the procession together and that the teen driving the way he had been, and honking his horn, was a sign of disrespect.
The teen driver did not seem to care, the report notes. He told police that he "had places to go" and that he wished to pursue charges for the damage. The officer asked him for his driver's license, to which the teen "sarcastically" stated, "Why do you need that?" according to the report.
The officer explained she needed his driver's license to file a report, noting that the teen was rude during the entire interview for the report.
1:53 p.m. — First block of South Beach Street, Ormond Beach
Suspicious incident. Police responded to City Hall after clerks in the Finance Department reported a citizen made threats to involve the Italian mafia due to his past-due water bill.
The clerks stated that the 62-year-old Ormond Beach man entered the office to pay his bill and have his water service reconnected. The man appeared annoyed during the interaction, according to the incident report, and told the clerks, "This department is as bad as the Italian mafia." He then added, "Maybe I should get someone to take care of you all," subsequently asking one of the clerks if she was Italian.
The clerk didn't answer and the man left. She told police that the man may be mentally ill, and that they deal with him almost every month.
12:32 p.m. — 800 block of Grandview Avenue, Daytona Beach
Criminal mischief. A 52-year-old Ormond Beach man was arrested after he was found writing on a park's dog statue with colored markers.
When the reporting officer arrived, the man was instructed to stop writing on the statue, to which the man, who was shirtless, said "he was just trying to make it look better," and that he'd gotten permission to do so from an unknown woman, according to his arrest report.
The man had drawn multiple polka dots on the body of the dog statue and colored around the nose, ears and eyes. The officer noted it would cost less than $200 to restore the statue to its original condition.
He was taken to jail.
12:08 p.m. — First block of South Beach Street, Ormond Beach
Disturbance. A 40-year-old Ormond Beach woman was escorted from City Hall after she argumentatively challenged a special magistrate's ruling after the conclusion of her hearing.
Police report the woman was appealing a trespass warning she had been issued several months ago, which was ultimately upheld. According to an incident report, her case was the final hearing of the day, and though city staff were preparing to leave, the woman refused to leave and continued to yell at the magistrate, saying he had violated her "14th Amendment right."
The 14th amendment concerns citizenship and equal protections under the law.
Officers told her she would be subject to arrest if she didn't leave, but the woman remained.
At one point, the incident report notes, she took steps toward one of the officers and repeatedly yelled, "Am I a psycho?"
She was secured in handcuffs and led out of the building while the magistrate was escorted to his own vehicle. The woman was released on the scene in lieu of being arrested.
9:02 p.m. — 200 block of Railroad Street, Ormond Beach
Animal complaint. Two black trash bags containing the remains of a dead animal triggered a police respond, as initial reports claimed the remains belonged to a decapitated dog. It was actually a deer, according to a police incident report.
When police arrived to the scene, they noticed one of the bags was still tied and the other was split open, with a partial carcass of a large animal visible. Inside the other bag were two of the animal's legs, "appearing to be removed from an intense impact."
A community service officer supervisor advised police to leave the carcass in place because there was no way to store it, and due to its "overwhelming stench." The supervisor then identified the carcass as that belonging to a deer.
9:38 a.m. — 800 block of Airport Road, Ormond Beach
Person shot. Police officers responded to a call about a person shot after a 38-year-old Deltona man accidentally fired his gun while retrieving it from his waistband.
According to a police incident report, the man was found laying on the grass on the side of the road by his friend's pickup truck. Deputies who arrived on the scene first applied a tourniquet to his right leg and the man was transported to the hospital as a trauma alert.
The man's friend told police his friend had asked him for permission to leave his gun in the truck when he soon heard a gunshot and called 911.
Officers went to the hospital to speak with the man, who said he fired a round into his right testicle while removing the gun from his waistband. He pulled the bullet out himself, the report states.
