- November 16, 2025
3:42 p.m. — First block of Seville Street, Ormond Beach
Burglary. A 16-year-old Ormond Beach teen called police to report that two men — dressed in all black, including ski masks — had just tried to break into his hose..
The teen told officers that he thought the men were solicitors at first, intending to ignore their presence, but that when he heard what sounded like "jingling," he opened the front door, according to an incident report. He claimed to see one of the men trying to pick their lock; the teen said he kicked him in the face.
The armed suspect fled to a car, at the same time the second suspect, who had been "standing lookout" on the corner of the garage, got into the driver's seat of the vehicle. The teen said their license plate had been blacked out as if it had been covered by black tape.
The teen called him mom and then contacted 911 once she got home. His mom told police her son had never done anything like this in the past and that she couldn't think of anyone who would want to break in.
Police noted both the teen and his mom "appeared calm as if nothing had happened," the report states, citing a lack of fear or worry about the alleged armed burglary attempt while the teen was home alone.
There were three homes nearby with cameras. Two were inoperable, the report states, and the other didn't capture anything. The teen completed a statement with police affirming everything in his report was true and that he understood the consequences if it was fabricated. When asked about his demeanor, he told police he was "tired and not afraid to die."
He wished to press charges.
10:52 p.m. — 1400 block of West Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach
Child neglect. Police arrested a 37-year-old Ormond Beach woman and a 39-year-old St. Augustine man after multiple calls came into dispatch about an unattended baby in a car parked in a local shopping plaza.
The callers reported the parents appeared to be under the influence and that the mother had fallen while getting out of the car.
Once police arrived, the man, who was found inside a retail store, said he hadn't noticed that the woman had left the car without their baby. The woman, who was talking to another officer, was swaying on her feet, losing balance and dragging her feet, according to an arrest report. After they were detained, the couple began arguing about who was supposed to watch the baby as the other went inside the store.
Video surveillance and witness testimony later contradicted the couple's statement. Witnesses were concerned for their sobriety, having seen the woman bump into things and that the man could hardly stand straight or talk.
They were arrested for child neglect, and a search of their vehicle turned up a small plastic bag with cocaine residue.
