This past weekend we had an abundance of idiocy in Volusia County.
I had a hard time picking a DCOTD. So here are my two favs:
We have the chick who decided to change her course midway and runs into a deputy, and, we have the dude who refused to stop for the deputy — while obeying all traffic laws — and made a run for it when he parked.
Who do you think deserves the Dumb Criminal of the Day title?
Case#:09-13008 Date: 4/24/2009 Time: 0002 Invest Asgn:
Header: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SIMP
WHILE DRINKING ALCOHOL AND PLAYING YAHTZEE, V1 AND D1, FATHER AND SON, HAD AN ARGUMENT OVER V1 CALLING D1 A DRUG DEALER. A PHYSICAL FIGHT ENSUED IN WHICH D1 WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE PRIMARY AGGRESSOR. D1 WAS ARRESTED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE BRANCH JAIL WITH NO BOND.
See, family bonding is alive and well!
The weekend police logs had a couple of fun bits in them.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Night Shift:
D.U.I. – A womann fell asleep at the wheel while waiting for the light to change at Rich and Amelia. She was arrested for D.U.I. Breath test revealed blood alcohol level at .125 & .128. Transported to the branch jail.
I knew that was a long light, and man, some days I got impatient, but napping while waiting for the light to change?
Brilliant!
That’s way more productive than flipping through radio stations!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Day Shift:
Assault (DV) – E. New York – A man, 39, was arrested when he chased his girlfriend, whom he lives with, around the parking of the Dollar Store threatening to harm her.
OK, DV isn’t funny, but the cartoonish image of this guy chasing his gal around the parking lot got me.
The duckbilled platypus
It’s Friday, ya’ll. Which means we need to salute the duckbilled platypus.
OK, that’s not what it means. But, it seems like a fun way to start the weekend, so why not, right?!
Right.
To the Australian egg-laying mammal with the butt of a beaver and the snout of a duck, with venomous fangs in its feet, we salute you!
Happy Friday.
(Actually, the duckbilled platypus is my husband’s favorite animal, so, hon, this illustrious post is dedicated to you. I know you’re going to be just so proud.)
So, guy’s running around and decides to not stop for the coppers because he has a suspended license and doesn’t want the truck towed.
Check it out:
(From the Volusia County Sheriff’s logs)
Case#:09-12271 Date: 4/18/2009 Time: 2104 Invest Asgn:
Header: TRAFFIC Location:920 Greenwood Ave. Business Name: ZONE:64Deputy Duggan attempted to stop a 1990 red Chevy pickup that was travelling west on French Ave. from 17-92 for having a tail light and tag light out. The driver refused to stop and turned south onto Sparkman Ave. where he increased his speed. Deputy Duggan shut off all emergency equipment and resumed the speed limit. The vehicle was observed turning west on Greenwood Ave. Seconds later Deputy Duggan turned onto Greenwood Ave and observed the truck turning into the driveway at 920 Greenwood Ave. Deputy Duggan was able to pull in behind the vehicle and activate his warning lights again. The driver was apprehended as he exited the truck. Andrew Furman, 26 of 920 Greenwood Ave, spontaneously stated that he ran from the stop because his DL was suspended and he didn’t want his truck towed. Furman was also found to have an active warrant out of Volusia County for FTA ref. DWLS. His passenger also had a suspended DL, and stated she told Furman to flee so the truck would not get towed. Furman was charged with Fleeing and Eluding an LEO with lights and siren, and DWLS 2nd offense. Total bond was $2000. He was also arrested for the FTA warrant under case #09-12272, bond $1000.
It cost $3,000 in bond for this dude.
BUT… the truck wasn’t towed!
From Sunday, April 19 DeLand PD logs:
Disturbance – S. Woodland – A man and his friend alleged that they were in the parking lot of this location talking to several unidentified subjects when one of the subjects allegedly reached inside the victim’s van and stole his prescription of Oxycontin. The victim and his friend stated they chased the subjects but lost them. A resident in Sha-de-Land was holding the victim down at the time of police arrival because when the men ran through the resident’s yard they accidently knocked down a child. The victim’s version of the events was suspicious and he was very uncooperative with officers. The victim’s vehicle had a tag that expired in 2008 and he and his friend’s licenses were suspended. Officers told the victim that he could not drive the vehicle at which time he stated that his sister was coming to pick up him and the vehicle.
Suspended DL/Poss of Drug Paraphernalia/Poss of Cont. Sub with Intent to Sell – S. Woodland (Related to above incident) – The victim from the previous report ignored officers’ orders not to drive and was stopped after leaving the S. Woodland Blvd. location. He was arrested for DWLS. A search of his vehicle revealed that he had a pill crusher hidden in a boot along with some of his prescription pain medication. The victim, now suspect had numerous unfilled prescriptions which he stated that he lost and recently found. Many pills were unaccounted for out of his current prescription based on the date prescribed and the number of pills that are supposed to be taken daily. The man was in possession of Oxycontin, Methadone and Alprazolam. When interviewed separately, the man’s friend provided a sworn statement that he and the man were at the location to sell their prescription pills to street buyers and that the above mentioned disturbance was a result of them being “Ripped off.” Based on the totality of the circumstances the man was charged with Poss. with Intent via Complaint Affidavit.
Yeah
No need for snarky commentary. This speaks for itself.
Just in case you didn’t know… THIS is why I don’t fly
From YAHOO.COM’s Offbeat News:
Man jailed for urinating on woman during flight
Published – Apr 15 2009 08:17PM EST
A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to three weeks in jail for urinating on a 66-year-old woman during a Continental Airlines flight last month from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Jerome Kenneth Kingzio, a resident of the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, was sentenced after pleading guilty Tuesday to assault charges in federal court in Honolulu.The victim was headed to Hawaii on March 21 for a scuba diving vacation and was watching an in-flight movie when Kingzio stood up and began urinating on her. He had been drinking on the flight.
U.S. Attorney Edward Kubo Jr. said the woman reported that not only was her entire vacation ruined, but she continues to suffer emotionally from the incident.
The case was investigated by the FBI.
And, just a couple of fun blips for this gloomy Tuesday morning:
From the Volusia County Sheriff’s logs:
District 4
Date: 4/9/2009 Time: 1957 Invest Asgn:
Header: ARRESTS
Deputy Dwan conducted a traffic stop on D1 at the intersection of Piedmont Dr. and N. Normandy Bl. in Deltona. Contact was made with D1 who exited the vehicle and began crawling around on the ground and was having great difficulty in standing up. D1 was arrested for DUI and transported to District 4 where breath test results showed a .428 and .427. D1 was then transported to Florida Hospital Fish to be medically cleared.
The legal limit is .08. I wasn’t sure you could still be ALIVE when you’re more than five times over the legal limit, let alone drive. This guy was drunk to a new degree, and I have to tag him as dumb.
District 6
Date: 4/11/2009 Time: 2328 Invest Asgn:
Header: BATTERY SIMPLE
Deputies responded to 30 W. Highbanks Rd. in Debary, reference to a female being attacked in her front yard by an unknown male. Upon arrival contact was made with Humberson, Tiffany who advised that she went to check her mail at approx. 2300 hrs and was attacked by a male subject. Humberson reported that the white male subject was approx. 6 feet tall and was wearing a dark colored sweatshirt and ski mask. She further advised that he pulled her to the ground and that she struggled with him for several minutes and that the suspect fled the area when a car passed by.
Humberson then entered her residence and awoke her boyfriend Platt, Mitchell W/M 11-18-88 who advised her to clean herself up while he went to search the area for the suspect. After approx. 20 minutes of searching with negative results Platt called the Sheriff’s Office to report the incident.
While investigating the incident a water bong was located in plain view in the residence which resulted in Platt being arrested for possession of paraphernalia. There was no physical evidence on scene to support Humbersons story.
Right.
People, this is just a failure in pothead etiquette. EVERYONE knows that when you call the police and ask them to come into your home, don’t leave out the every-day water bong… bring out the good bong, the one you reserve for company.
There was so much activity this weekend. Like, an insane amount.
So I have a lot of oddball stuff to share.
This one deserved its own entry.
Date: 4/9/2009 Time: 2124 Invest Asgn:
Header: THEFT**Juvenile**
The victim notified the Sheriff’s Office to report a stolen cell phone stolen. The victim advised that when it was learned the cell phone had been stolen, the number was dialed to see if someone would pick up. Someone did answer and advised that he would sell the cell phone back to the victim for $50.00. Sgt. Maddox was made aware of the incident at which point a simple plan was developed. Deputy Mefford obtained the victim’s cell phone number and posed as the victim while making arrangements to meet the suspect at a predetermined location to complete the deal. The Wendy’s Restaurant located at 1203 S. Woodland Blvd was agreed upon by the suspect. Sgt. Maddox responded to the area and kept close surveillance on the Wendy’s parking lot. Deputy Mefford then made an additional phone call to the suspect to confirm his exact intentions on the matter. The suspect made it clear that he wanted $50.00 for the cell phone and “better not see any police.” Shortly after the final conversation, units quickly converged into the Wendy’s parking lot. Deputy Mefford immediately observed the suspect, who was trying to conceal himself in the bushes on the south end of the restaurant. Upon contact, Deputy Mefford observed the suspect as he threw an object to the ground just before being escorted to the patrol vehicle. The suspect was taken into custody without further incident. Deputy Mefford dialed the victim’s cell phone number one last time for confirmation. It rang from the ground where the defendant was standing. The charger for the stolen cell phone was also later recovered from the defendant’s pants pockets. The cell phone and charger were photographed then returned to the victim. The defendant was arrested and charged with Felony Dealing in Stolen Property and Petit Theft. The defendant was transported to DJJ.
NICE!
Now, the event logs and activity reports from local police agencies are often chock full of burglaries. TVs, iPods, video games, money, jewlery… all unfortunately stolen, but I can follow the logic of the theif.
These are a few random bits from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Daily activity reports over this past weekend. Things that have been stolen that, well, just made me scratch my head.
It just goes to show that there is no logic to the criminal mind.
Enjoy.
Date: 4/10/2009 Time: 1200 Invest Asgn:
Header: BURGLARY RESEntry was made to V1’s unsecured residence sometime between 1200 hours on 04-10-09 and 1630 hours on 04-10-09. A nine inch portable DVD player, a five pound package of hamburger meat, a package of beef chunks, and a small bag of onions were taken from the residence. V1 has resided in the trailer for approximately one week and stated that O1 is the caretaker of the trailer for the owner. Case is active to Deputy Post.
I’m thinking barbecue!
