Published On: September 3rd, 2019Categories: Uncategorized

Florida police give warning after burglary arrest amid hurricane evacuation

“Do not come here to loot,” was the warning from Police in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, as they made a burglary arrest on September 2 after evacuation orders were issued ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Police said a man tried to enter rooms at a hotel.

“Do not come here to loot,” was the warning from Police in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida, as they made a burglary arrest on September 2 after evacuation orders were issued ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Police said a man tried to enter rooms at a hotel.

Hurricane Dorian’s molasses-like pace has done little to ease the anxiety of Florida.

Three Florida men were arrested on several charges in two separate looting incidents Monday, according to multiple law enforcement agencies.

Volusia County sheriff’s deputies say Thaylon Lewis, 43, and Joseph Colombo Jr., 45, were seen loading sandbags into a red Chevrolet pickup just before 5 p.m. at the Tomoka Farms Road/ Interstate 4 overpass in Daytona Beach. The duo was arrested on the scene and charged with theft during a state of emergency. Deputies also stuck Colombo with an additional charge for violating an injunction by possessing a firearm.

Daytona Beach Shores police arrested Jeremy Crouter, 32, on several charges after officers say he attempted to enter hotel rooms. Crouter initially tried to fight off officers and received an additional battery on a law enforcement charge in addition to burglary, resisting arrest and methamphetamine possession.

Court records show all three men are being held in the county’s Branch Jail.

The county issued an evacuation order Monday. Volusia Sheriff Michael Chitwood has repeatedly warned residents that any crimes committed during the state of emergency will carry enhanced penalties.

C. Isaiah Smalls II is a reporter covering breaking and trending news for the Miami Herald. Previously, he worked for ESPN’s The Undefeated as part of their inaugural class of Rhoden Fellows. He is a graduate of both Columbia University and Morehouse College.




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