Police blotter blast . . .

Submitted by Deborah Lavery Powers

Staff Reporter

The following are highlights from some narrative reports on file at Fernandina Beach Police Headquarters.

A roll of lottery tickets (Cash Jubilee) went missing.  Probably thrown into the store’s trash bin by mistake.  But,  if per chance they were stolen — or lost and then found — Finder may want to know the tickets haven’t been activated.  Not being “activated” means  the same thing as being “worthless.”

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Domestic violence can — and does — happen in every type of neighborhood.   This Suspect yelled at Victim, choked her to the point of “depriving her of air,” and threatened  to kill her — but she escaped and called 911 from outside her home.  She lived in an upscale neighborhood.  Suspect went to jail.

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Images from a camera mounted on a building across the street from the alleged robbery may prove helpful in identifying the suspects.  One is said to be  tall  (6’2”),  the other short (5’6”).  Tall has a dark complexion and light-colored eyes.  Short has a mustache and  gold tooth.

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You might call it an “arrow”, I might call it a “bolt” —  or even a “quarrel” — but , no matter what anyone calls the projectile that came out of Someone’s crossbow, it  hit the side of Citizen’s home, penetrating through the particleboard siding and into the exterior wall.  Perhaps Somebody is still walking around town muttering, “ I shot an arrow into the air; it fell to earth I know not where.”

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Police have been called to Citizen’s home numerous times — on this occasion because she was fearful that someone had broken into her home while she was asleep.   There were no signs of forced entry and Police believe nobody could have broken into Citizen’s home without waking her up.  Her dog barks  “continually”  when anybody comes near the door.  Neither Citizen nor her house guest heard the dogs barking in the night.  Citizen’s father holds power of attorney  due to her mental health issues.

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Sitting at a beach access with an open bottle of Bud Light in the front seat of your silver SUV is apt to earn you a Citation.  ‘Nough said?

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He’s 20 years old.  He said the cooler in his vehicle only held water.  Officer asked if he might look inside.  Twenty-Year-Old replied that the cooler actually held something else.  A case of beer.  Police watched as Twenty-Year-Old poured out all of the beer — then arrested him for Possession of Alcohol under 21.   He was released on Notice to Appear.

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Renter awoke in the morning to find two window screens “flapping in the wind.”  One on the window she had opened the night before just prior to going to bed; the other on the same backside of the building.  It didn’t appear as though anybody had entered the  apartment — just that Unknown Suspect had tried to use something like a screwdriver to “pry the screens off.”  The case is still open.

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Taxpayer was  told by her CPA that he had been informed electronically that her joint tax return (with husband) had been rejected by the IRS.  Identify theft.   When Police contacted CPA, he told them that he hadn’t spoken to an IRS agent yet; he had been electronically advised that he first had to submit a Form14039 – Fraud Claim.  CPA also told Police that the IRS  deals with “thousands of income fraud cases” every year,  but he believes that the IRS will “assume any monetary loss” after the investigation into Taxpayer’s case has been completed.  Which could take up to 200 days.

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Victim left her 2013 grey Lexus on Centre Street overnight.  When she returned to pick it up in the morning, the side of her car was scratched from front door to rear door, to rear quarter panel.

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The City of Fernandina is the victim in this case.  One of its street signs was knocked over by a 2012 Freightliner tractor and trailer.  The driver was warned that the City may be contacting him soon —  requesting payment for the damages.

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There is video surveillance in our local department stores.  Suspect found that out when she went into the dressing room with 13 articles, and only came out with 9.   Suspect had concealed the four missing pieces of clothing (2 pair of shorts, 2 shirts) on her person. Total worth:  $173.00.  Suspect was issued an Order to Appear and released.

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Taxi Driver picked up Bar Patron at a local establishment.  Patron then had Driver go up and down several streets while Patron “attempted to find his house.”  Couldn’t.  He eventually asked Driver to stop his vehicle, which Driver did.  Then Patron refused to pay his $5.00 cab fare.   When Police arrived, Patron was standing in the middle of the street “causing a disturbance.”  When he continued to refuse to pay his fare after being asked to do so several times,  he was arrested for “theft and disorderly intoxication.”  Post Miranda, Patron was discovered to have $106.25 in his pocket.

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Three Under-Twenty-Ones were in a vehicle which was involved in a “crash” at 8th and Centre.  The three didn’t admit to being in the accident at first, but when Police Officer showed them a broken off piece of their vehicle which he had found on the ground nearby, they ‘fessed up.  An almost empty large bottle of Jagermeister (yeah, I had to google it) was found under Number Two’s seat (she’s a juvenile); a metal flask with alcohol in it was under Number One’s seat (she was the driver),  and oh yes, Number Three pulled a clear plastic baggy “containing marijuana” out of his pants’ pocket when Police told him he was about to be searched because “the odor of marijuana was coming from his person.”   Number Two (Juvenile) was released to the custody of her parents after being booked,  Number Three was issued a Notice to Appear, and Number One (driver) was sent along to Nassau County Jail.   In addition to being an underage drinker, herself, she allegedly knew how old Juvenile was when “they were consuming the alcohol beverage” together at Main Beach prior to the accident.

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Speaking of marijuana, a small baggie of a “green leafy substance that smelled like cannabis” was found in the automotive section of one of our local stores.  The baggie, with contents intact, is now in the Evidence Room at Police Headquarters.

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Victim told Police that he didn’t report the theft of his $450 bicycle until the day after it was stolen  (while he was inside a convenience store buying beer) because at the time of the theft he was on his way “to the movies with his girlfriend.”

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Editor’s Note: After a career in adult education, where writing, course design and development were her “beat”, Deborah now enjoys the world of freelancing, and volunteering.  Deborah covers the police beat for the Fernandina Observer writing weekly “Police blotter blasts . . .”   We thank Deborah for her many contributions.

April 26, 2013 1:00 a.m.