From Staff Reports
In Summary:
The Apopka Police Department’s Nov. 1-7 report documents a week of calls, crashes, citations, and arrests involving a range of alleged offenses. Its arrest section contains 51 charge entries across 33 distinct case numbers, including a first-degree murder charge against a 17-year-old and separate adult cases involving aggravated child abuse and serious battery allegations. Multiple charges appear under some cases, and the report does not provide detailed narratives or court outcomes.
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Behind the Apopka Police Department’s 1,449 calls for service during the first week of November were cases involving alleged violence, theft, drugs, and impaired driving. The department’s Nov. 1-7 report also recorded 49 crashes and 55 citations.
Related: Vehicle break-ins dominate Apopka’s burglary report.
The arrest portion of the report contains 51 charge entries across 33 distinct case numbers. Those figures do not represent 51 separate arrests: several people face multiple charges, and some cases involve more than one person.
Among the most serious charges was first-degree premeditated murder listed against a 17-year-old arrested November 6. The juvenile also faces charges of discharging a firearm on public or residential property, tampering with evidence, unlawful firearm possession by a person younger than 18, and resisting an officer without violence.
A second 17-year-old listed under the same case number faces a charge of resisting an officer without violence. The report identifies the offense location as the 10 block of South Forest Avenue but does not provide a narrative explaining either juvenile’s alleged actions.
The report’s juvenile section also lists a third 17-year-old arrested Nov. 5 on a charge of possessing cocaine without a prescription. That case lists an offense location in the 550 block of West Martin Street.
Violence-related charges appear throughout the week
Several adult arrests involved battery allegations, including cases with additional charges. A 31-year-old arrested November 2 faces charges of battery causing bodily harm and false imprisonment, while a 24-year-old arrested that day faces a charge of domestic battery by strangulation.
Another November 2 arrest involved a 31-year-old charged with aggravated battery on a pregnant victim. On November 4, a 58-year-old was arrested on charges of battery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, and obstructing justice by hindering a witness’s communication with authorities.
The report also lists a 37-year-old arrested November 6 on a charge of aggravated child abuse. It provides no further details about the allegation or the condition of the child.
Other battery arrests appear on Nov. 3, 5, 6 and 7. In one of those cases, a 20-year-old faces an additional charge of resisting an officer without violence.
Theft, drug and traffic cases round out the report
Theft-related arrests included two people charged under the same Nov. 3 case number and separate cases involving burglary of an occupied structure while unarmed. One person arrested Nov. 4 faces charges of burglary, petit theft and resisting an officer without violence.
Adult drug cases included allegations of possessing controlled substances without prescriptions and possessing or using drug paraphernalia. Two adults listed under the same Nov. 5 case number face controlled-substance possession charges, with one also charged with resisting an officer without violence.
Traffic-related arrests included DUI allegations on Nov. 1 and Nov. 7, along with separate charges involving driving with a suspended or revoked license. The Nov. 7 DUI case also includes a charge related to refusing testing.
Five people were listed on out-of-county warrant entries during the reporting period. A separate arrest involved an allegation that a registered sex offender failed to register an email address or internet identifier.
The report lists arrest dates and charges but does not include detailed incident narratives, court outcomes or the circumstances behind every case. All charges are allegations, and those accused are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Key Points:
- Apopka police recorded 1,449 calls for service, 49 crashes, and 55 citations during Nov. 1-7.
- The arrest report contains 51 charge entries across 33 distinct case numbers; charge entries are not a count of separate arrests.
- Three juveniles are listed, including a 17-year-old facing murder and firearm-related charges.
- Adult arrests included allegations of aggravated child abuse, domestic battery by strangulation, aggravated battery, burglary, theft, and drug possession.
- The report also lists DUI cases, license-related offenses, and five out-of-county warrant entries.
