Man tosses baby
Officers responded to a call for a trespass complaint March 1. When they got to the residence, a man ran from the officers with an infant in his arms. According to the DeLand Police Department’s report, the man tossed the baby to a lady at the residence “in a reckless manner” before fleeing. Officers did not catch the man.
Public bathroom vandalized
Feb. 25, deputies conducted an extra patrol of Chipper Jones Park in Pierson, when they discovered the restrooms had been vandalized. Light fixtures and a sink were damaged. There are no suspects.
Needed a lesson
Someone broke into a vehicle in Deltona on Feb. 28, and stole a book bag, which had several textbooks in it. There are no suspects at this time.
Drive-by marble-throwing
Feb. 28 was a busy night for marble-throwing criminals. Deputies reported six instances of criminal mischief overnight. According to police reports, an unknown person was shooting or slinging marbles into vehicle and business windows. The report speculates that, based on the targeted windows, it was likely the incidents were occurring from a vehicle.
Five vehicle windows were broken, and a front window at Temple Baptist Church was broken.
March 3, a marble-thrower hit a house, shattering a resident’s front-door glass.
And, on March 4, a sliding-glass door was shattered at a Deltona home, possibly by a marble.
Accidentally called the cops
Deputies arrived at a Deltona home after someone called 9-1-1 and hung up. While at the home, the deputies smelled marijuana. The resident turned over a small amount of pot, but then he tried to hide a pipe and another small bag of pot. The man was arrested.
Take the car out for a bite
A DeLand woman said her live-in boyfriend bit her on the arm March 1, because he was mad at her for driving his vehicle. The boyfriend confessed and was taken to jail for battery.
New threads and dinner
On March 1, a man stole $483.23 worth of meat and clothing from Walmart in Orange City. When he was confronted by store security, he took off running. Deputies set up a perimeter and caught the thief on Fort Smith Boulevard, where he was read his Miranda rights and confessed to the crime. All of the clothing, and the meat, was recovered. The meat thief also had a warrant out for failure to pay child support. He was taken to jail.
Pot dealer robbed
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about armed robbery. When they got to the Deltona address, two people said they invited a man inside the residence to smoke pot. The man went outside, came back with a gun, and had his hosts tie each other up. Three other men came into the residence to help steal 30 pounds of marijuana, cash, and a cell phone. The thieves left in a silver car. A BOLO (be on the lookout) was issued.
Sheriff’s spokesman Brandon Haught said that there was no way to verify the victims’ claim — that 30 pounds of pot was stolen; however, if the claim was true, the value would be around $21,000 — or $700 per pound.
Haught said the weight of the drugs was in question, because the bucket the victim said she stored the pot in was not big enough to hold 30 pounds.
Because there is no evidence, the victim is not being charged. “However, one of our narcotics units is actively investigating this case,” Haught said.
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