From the Apopka Police Department
In Summary:
Apopka police arrested 20 people on 32 charges between August 23 and August 29. The most serious allegations included domestic battery by strangulation, child abuse without great bodily harm, false imprisonment, and burglary of an unoccupied structure. Officers also handled 1,579 calls for service, 51 crashes, and 97 citations during the week.
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Apopka police arrested 20 people on 32 charges between August 23 and August 29, according to the department’s weekly media arrest report.
Related: Three vehicle burglaries among four incidents reported in Apopka.
The charges ranged from theft and battery to false imprisonment, child abuse and domestic battery by strangulation. Officers arrested five people on out-of-county warrants.
One arrest included charges of domestic battery by strangulation, simple battery and child abuse without great bodily harm. In a separate case, police charged a person with false imprisonment, battery, and criminal mischief involving property damage estimated between $200 and $1,000.
Police also reported several theft-related arrests. One person faced grand theft from a posted construction site and burglary of an unoccupied structure, while another was arrested in multiple cases involving retail theft and other alleged theft offenses.
Other charges listed during the week included possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession or use of drug equipment, trespassing, resisting an officer without violence, and driving without a valid license.
Two people were charged with criminal mischief involving damage between $200 and $1,000. The report also included multiple arrests on battery charges and one charge of driving with a suspended or revoked license as a third or subsequent violation.
In addition to the arrests, the Apopka Police Department recorded 1,579 calls for service, investigated 51 crashes and issued 97 citations during the seven-day reporting period.
An arrest is not a finding of guilt. Those charged are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Key Points:
- Apopka police reported 20 arrests on 32 charges.
- Five arrests involved out-of-county warrants.
- Charges included theft, battery, drug possession, trespassing and resisting an officer.
- More serious allegations included false imprisonment, child abuse and domestic battery by strangulation.
- The department recorded 1,579 calls for service, 51 crashes and 97 citations.
The Apopka Police Department reported the following statistics:
Calls For Service 1,579
Traffic Citations 97
Crash Reports 51
Arrests 20
