COPS CORNER 12.12.16
WINTER GARDEN
Dec. 2, 519 block of Westpoint Garden Circle: An officer conducting an area check in the Westpoint Garden subdivision noticed two bikes by an open screen door located near the back of a house for sale. When the officer peeked inside, he observed a male walking around the living room, which was void of furniture save for one foldable lawn chair. After the officer knocked on the front door, four occupants exited through the back sliding door. The officer's conversation with them established that neither one of them knew who the homeowner was and they did not have permission to enter the home. They admitted they had been living there for several days. One of the occupants was a convicted felon in possession of a black backpack containing two BB guns and four large knives.
OCOEE
Dec. 1, 8913 block of W. Colonial Drive: At 10:30 a.m., an irate woman entered a McDonald's and began complaining about an incorrect order from the previous day, demanding to speak to a manager. The woman grew more agitated while conversing with employees and threatened them, causing a public disturbance as she attempted to throw a cookie display on the ground. She then started eating the cookies without paying for them. At one point, she jumped on the checkout counter where she continued her tirade. She then left the McDonald's at 10:45 a.m., threatening to return, and made her way across the street to a Burger King. While there, she demanded food from the employees and began to yell. She then went behind the checkout counter without permission and grabbed a double cheeseburger. She began consuming the unpaid for cheeseburger. A Burger King employee asked the woman to leave repeatedly, but the woman instead jumped on the counter and continued to curse and yell. A responding police officer soon arrested the woman.
OAKLAND
WINDERMERE
Dec. 7, 5th Ave on Main Street: Around midnight, an officer spotted a silver car speeding 54 mph in a 30 mph speed limit zone. The officer performed a routine traffic stop but noticed a smell of alcoholic beverages and cannabis emanating from the interior of the vehicle. When asked where the smell was coming from, the male driver stated he had one drink at universal. The driver did not show any signs of intoxication. The driver then handed over a vape pen used to smoke cannabis and a clear plastic baggy containing about 10 grams of marijuana. The driver was subsequently arrested.
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