Doughnuts!? A naked dude and a wrecked police cruiser — yep…

It started with a 911 call about a naked man wandering near a strip mall. It ended with a totaled police car and a driver facing traffic charges.

Plymouth Police Department detective Mika Martinez was out of her unmarked Ford Taurus and approaching a reported “naked loiterer” near Roses department store in the pre-dawn hours of June 19 when a pickup truck barreled into her empty patrol car on U.S. Highway 64 — adding an unexpected twist to what was already an unusual early morning call, according to the Roanoke Beacon, Northeast North Carolina’s trusted news source. For more crime news, see this week’s Roanoke Beacon.

The 911 dispatch came in at 4:42 a.m., reporting a male subject loitering in the area who was allegedly in the nude. PPD and Washington County deputies responded, locating the man near a nearby Dunkin’. They do make good doughnuts.

PPD Chief Louis Banks noted the suspect fell somewhat short of the dramatic description — he was wearing a T-shirt and boxers — but Martinez had stepped out of her vehicle to address the situation when the crash occurred.

With emergency lights flashing on the stopped Taurus, Phillip Cox of Roper failed to slow his 2013 Ford pickup and plowed into the cruiser, crushing its left quarter panel and sending the truck careening off the roadway into a tree. Both vehicles were towed. The Taurus was declared a total loss.

NC Highway Patrol charged Cox with failure to yield and failure to reduce speed when necessary. No injuries were reported.

As for the man in the boxers who started it all — Chief Banks declined to identify him or confirm whether he faced any charges.

Tyrrell County

Tyrrell County Sheriff K. Sawyer announces the arrest of Daquan Spencer, 33, of Columbia, North Carolina, following a traffic stop of the Tyrrell County Sheriff’s Office.

During the traffic stop, probable cause was developed that led to the discovery of marijuana, along with a digital scale and a large amount of U.S. currency, all of which are consistent with the distribution of illegal narcotics.

As a result of the investigation, Spencer was charged with:

    •    Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver Marijuana

    •    Possession with Intent to Sell or Deliver a Controlled Substance Within 1,000 Feet of a School

Spencer was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Dare County Detention Center, where he was held without bond due to being on pretrial release for a pending charge out of Washington County.

Edenton Police

Travis A. Byrum, 39, of Cannon’s Ferry Road, Tyner, was charged with possession of fentanyl and possession of druge paraphernalia on June 22. Bond: $40,000

Kymani Dance, 18, of Wildcat Road, Edenton, was charged with trespass on public lands on June 24. Bond: $2,500 

Jamari Hill, 19, of Oakum Circle, Edenton, was charged with trespass on public lands and resisting an officer on June 24. Bond: $4,000

Jaylen Tyler Newby, 21, of Vann Street, Edenton, was charged with injury to real property, resisting an officer and carrying concealed weapons on June 24. Bond set at $75,000.  

Elijah Williams, 18, of MLK Drive, Edenton, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon on June 24. Bond set at $5,000.  

Perquimans Sheriff

James Coomer and Reness Arena, both of Whitehouse Road, Belvidere, were charged with possession of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia and child abuse on June 19. Coomer had no bond – 48 hour hold – and Arena’s bond was set at $15,000  

Ashley Gibbons of Bunnell Avenue, Elizabeth City, was charged with shoplifting and simple assault on June 20. Bond was set at $500

Tracey Gerth of Wildwood Trail, Hertford, was charged with assault on a female and misdemeanor crime domestic violence on June 20. Gerth had no bond — 48 hour hold

Preston Layne of Upriver Road, Belvidere, was charged with stalking/harassment on June 21. Bond was set at $2,500

James Bowden of Micmac Trail, Hertford, was charged with assault on a female on June 23. Bond was set at $2,000

Blair Winslow, no address, was charged with disorderly conduct and resist/obstruct/delay on June 25. Winslow had no bond — 48 hour hold

Joshua Russell of Dobbs Street, Hertford, was charged with possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia on June 25. Bond was set at $15,000

Wallace Knight of Red Bank Road, Hertford, was charged with assault on a female on June 25. No bond; criminal summons.