- February 9, 2026
3:57 p.m. — 200 block of Ocean Shore Boulevard, Flagler Beach
Trespassing. A Daytona Beach man was arrested after he was caught dancing on a construction crane at the Flagler Beach pier.
When a police officer arrived on scene, the officer saw the suspect still dancing on the crane, positioned at the end of the pier, which is under construction. As the officer walked up to the man, the suspect jumped off the crane to hide behind another structure one the pier, according to an arrest report.
The officer snuck up behind the suspect to grab him, fearing the suspect would jump into the water if he saw the officer. The suspect was placed under arrest and walked back to the police car.
When asked why he was on the pier, the suspect told the officer that he was driving around and stopped at the pier construction site to “get somewhere away from people.” He later admitted to the officer that he had smoked marijuana an hour and a half before.
The officer noted the suspect was “extremely cooperative and apologetic.”
11:00 p.m. — 100 block of Cypress Point Parkway
Petit theft. A Palm Coast man walked out of a department store with a $368 espresso machine.
The store’s loss prevention officer saw the suspect, who he knew from a previous attempted theft at the store, walk out of the store with the espresso machine, according to an arrest report.
The loss prevention officer told the responding Sheriff’s Office deputy that he was able to identify the suspect from the previous interaction and found the suspect’s address through a personal Facebook page.
There was a post that included a photo with an Amazon package that had the delivery address visible, the report said.
The deputy went to the address and the suspect and his wife answered the door. Though the suspect did not respond to any questions, per his Miranda Rights, his wife told the deputy the suspect had brought home an espresso machine that day.
She said she did not know it was stolen, and allowed the deputy in to see it, the report said. It was the exact one stolen from the store, and the suspect was placed under arrest. The machine was returned to the store.
