10/12/2026
Blue Honda suspicious activity at Dunlawton Starbucks
⚠️ COMMUNITY SAFETY WARNING - Daytona Shores / Dunlawton Area ⚠️
Tonight while driving for Lyft, I picked up a young rider from the Starbucks at Dunlawton and Peninsula in Daytona Shores. The Starbucks was closed and pitch black, and she was waiting outside alone.
When I pulled in, I noticed something very odd: a blue four-door Honda was parked there with its trunk wide open, the driver's door open, and both back doors open—actually, they had opened all the doors on the car.
My rider told me that right before I arrived, that car had driven slowly around the building before parking by her. The driver and a kid got out, and then they opened up the trunk and all the doors to the vehicle. The driver stood by his door on the phone, while the kid walked up to her and started circling her while talking on the phone to somebody in what sounded like Arabic (they were not speaking English).
She told me she was so relieved when I pulled up because she was really scared. As I pulled in, I actually saw it too—the kid immediately bolted to the blue Honda and jumped into the back seat.
We got photos of the license plate and called the police immediately while staying on the phone with dispatch. The driver took off flying over the Dunlawton Bridge towards the mainland, easily going 60 to 70 mph. When he reached the bottom of the bridge by Aunt Catfish, he pulled a U-turn and sped right back over the Dunlawton Bridge towards beachside.
We followed at a safe distance while updating the police, but when he turned north on A1A, he took off like a bat out of hell again—flying down A1A at 60 to 70 mph. Even driving around 40 mph ourselves to stay within a reasonable speed, he was way ahead of us. We kept driving up A1A trying to keep eyes on him to give the cops updates on where he was turning, but he was moving so fast that we eventually lost sight of him and turned around.
Please, please share this and warn your family and friends:
Never wait outside alone in the dark for a rideshare, especially if a business is closed.
Wait inside with coworkers or make sure you leave right when everyone else does.
Always stay alert and trust your gut—if something feels off, get to a safe indoor spot immediately.
Let's keep our community safe and watch out for one another!
(Vehicle and license plate details attached below)
