- December 4, 2025
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10:03 a.m. — First block of North Yonge Street, Ormond Beach
Petit theft. A Palm Coast man brought his car for repairs to a local tire shop and all seemed normal. He received his service and continued about his day.
But the next morning, he realized his Apple AirPods were missing from the center console of his car, according to a police incident report. Using the device's tracking feature, the man discovered that his AirPods were currently at a Daytona Beach residence. The only person, other than himself, who had recent access to his car was the tire shop mechanic.
He then returned to the shop where he met with the manager, and as they were speaking, he received a notification that his AirPods were on the move. Twenty minutes later, their location was the same as his — the tire shop.
The incident report states that the manager confronted the mechanic privately. The mechanic alleged the AirPods were back home and offered to get them, but the manager informed him they had the AirPods' location and knew he had them on his person. The mechanic, a 59-year-old Daytona Beach man, eventually left the store, "presumably quitting his employment," the incident report states.
After leaving the shop, the AirPods stopped transmitting their location.
The man wished to press charges.
6:55 p.m. — 100 block of East Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach
Civil complaint. Police responded to a shopping plaza's parking lot after a woman noticed her car's windshield was cracked; her sunroof had sustained damage as well.
The woman told police she had seen two restaurant employees throwing a football in the parking lot about 30 minutes before. While initially wishing to press charges, a police incident report states the woman ultimately just wanted her car to be fixed.
A restaurant employee gave police the identity and contact information for the employee who hit the woman's car with a football, and the employee was "extremely apologetic and willing to pay for the damages," the report states.
Police provided the woman with the employee's contact information. Both parties understood it was now a civil issue.
