- June 21, 2025
2:29 a.m. — 800 block of Peninsula Drive, Ormond Beach
Resist an officer without violence. Police arrested a 20-year-old Ormond Beach man who told an officer he "would get shot" if he kicked his dog.
According to an arrest report, police responded to the residence in reference to a fight. Upon seeing officers, the man went inside the home and locked himself in, and the other involved parties, alongside the reporting officer, stood at the front door trying to get him to come out.
After a few minutes, the man came out and tried to walk with the office when a small dog began following them. The officer, according to the report, personally knows the dog has bitten people in the past and noted the dog was "exhibiting aggressive behaviors." In an effort to scare the dog, the officer stomped in the dog's direction, at which point the man asked if he would kick the dog.
The officer told him he would — if he had to, due to aggressive behavior. That's when the man told him "you're gonna get shot," and the officer informed him he would be placed in handcuffs. The man pulled away and tripped over a large flower pot, and soon detained on the ground.
He was taken to jail. The man told police the fight had started because one of the people involved tried to get another to use narcotics. No charges were filed in relation to that incident.
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.
