From the Apopka Police Department
In Summary:
APD recorded 23 adult arrests and one juvenile arrest during the seven-day reporting period. The report contained 39 charge or warrant entries, with several people facing multiple allegations. Officers also handled 1,535 calls for service, issued 100 citations, and responded to 55 crashes.
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The Apopka Police Department reported 24 arrests during the week of September 6-12, including 23 adults and one juvenile. The department’s weekly report listed 39 charge or warrant entries connected to those arrests. Some people were arrested on multiple charges or in connection with more than one case.
Related: Vehicle break-ins dominate Apopka’s weekly burglary report.
Battery-related allegations accounted for a significant portion of the report. Police listed nine counts of battery by touching or striking, two counts of battery on a person 65 or older, and one count of domestic battery by strangulation.
One person was arrested in connection with two cases and faces allegations that include robbery without a firearm or weapon, battery, theft, and assault. Other arrests involved an alleged written or electronic threat to kill or cause bodily harm and a separate allegation of simple assault.
Drug-related cases resulted in the arrests of five adults on controlled-substance possession allegations. One person faced separate possession counts involving cocaine and MDMA. Three of the five were also charged with possessing or using drug equipment.
Two people were arrested on driving-under-the-influence allegations. One also was charged with resisting an officer without violence and refusing to submit to DUI testing. The other was charged with driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 or higher.
Four arrests, including the juvenile arrest, involved out-of-county warrants. One of the adults arrested on a warrant also faced drug-possession and drug-equipment charges.
Other allegations appearing in the report included petit theft by a person with at least two prior theft convictions, trespassing after being ordered to leave, driving with a suspended or revoked license, and criminal mischief involving less than $200 in property damage.
In addition to the arrests, APD reported handling 1,535 calls for service, issuing 100 citations, and responding to 55 crashes during the seven-day period.
The arrest report summarizes charges and does not include detailed narratives explaining the circumstances of each case.
An arrest is not proof of guilt. All charges are allegations, and every person accused of a crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
The Apopka Police Department reported the following statistics:
Calls For Service: 1,535
Traffic Citations: 100
Crash Reports: 55
Arrests: 24
Five key points:
- APD reported 24 arrests from September 6 through September 12.
- The total included 23 adults and one juvenile.
- Battery-related allegations represented a substantial share of the listed charges.
- Five adults faced controlled-substance possession allegations, while two people were arrested on DUI allegations.
- APD also reported 1,535 calls for service, 100 citations, and 55 crashes.
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