| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SMITH, BRADLEY 0477 (AR08105474) did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that THE DEFENDANT knew or should have known was stolen, to wit: JEWELRY, the property of THE VICTIM, in violation of Florida Statute 812.019(1, AND DID KNOWINGLY GIVE FALSE VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP AND DID RECEIVE MONEY FROM A PAWN BROKER FOR GOODS SOLD OR PLEDGED, TO WIT: SEVERAL PIECES OF JEWELRY WITH A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 539.001(8)(B)(8)(A). ON 092408, THE VICTIM REPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT RINGS HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM HER RESIDENCE. THE VICTIM STATED THAT SHE BELIEVED HER SON'S EX-GIRLFRIEND, IDENTIFIED AS MS ALEXANDRA OLMSTEAD, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING HER RINGS BECAUSE ALEXANDRA HAD BEEN LIVING AT HER RESIDENCE DURING THE TIME THE RINGS WENT MISSING. A PAWN QUERY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE PS-NET FOR POSSIBLE PAWNS MADE BY THE DEFENDANT, MS ALEXANDRA OLMSTEAD. SEVERAL PAWNS WERE FOUND WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING ON 080408 FROM COLONIAL PAWN, IN INVERNESS, FLORIDA. ON THIS PAWN TRANSACTION, THERE WERE SEVERAL RINGS WHICH POSSIBLY MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RINGS THAT HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM THE VICTIM. ON 092908, THE VICTIM MET ME AT COLONIAL PAWN, IN INVERNESS. THE VICTIM ADVISED ME THAT TO HER KNOWLEDGE, THERE WERE THREE RINGS WHICH WERE DEFINITELY MISSING FROM HER RESIDENCE. THE FIRST RING SHE DESCRIBED AS A WHITE GOLD SOLITAIRE RING WITH A DIAMOND IN THE CENTER. THE VICTIM STATED THE SIZE OF THE RING WAS A WOMAN'S SIZE 6 ¾, AND THE BAND ON THE RING HAD A SMALL CUT ON THE UNDERNEATH PART OF IT. THE VICTIM DESCRIBED A MAN'S SIZE 11 AMERICAN LEGION COMMANDER RING IN YELLOW GOLD WITH THE INITIALS "JWK" OR "KRAEMER" INSCRIBED INSIDE OF THE RING WHICH BELONGED TO HER FATHER. SHE DESCRIBED A THIRD RING WHICH BELONGED TO HER MOTHER AS A WOMAN'S CLASS RING FROM 1947 WITH THE WORDS "TEXTILE HIGH SCHOOL" ON IT WITH BLUE STONES. THE VICTIM AND I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE PAWN BROKER AT COLONIAL PAWN, WHO WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH PAWN TRANSACTIONS FROM 080408 AND 060508, WHICH WERE MADE BY THE DEFENDANT, ALEXANDRA OLMSTEAD. THE PAWN BROKER ADVISED THAT ALL THE ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN PAWNED BY THE DEFENDANT HAD ALREADY BEEN SCRAPPED EXCEPT FOR ONE GOLD RING (TRANSACTION 025789-N). THE PAWN BROKER SHOWED THIS RING TO THE DEFENDANT, AT WHICH TIME, SHE IMMEDIATELY STATED THAT IT WAS HER MOTHER'S RING. THE RING WAS WHITE GOLD WITH A CLEAR STONE IN THE CENTER AND IT HAD A SMALL CUT ON THE UNDERNEATH SIDE OF THE RING. THE VICTIM THEN COMPLETED AN AFFIDAVIT OF PROPERTY OWNERSHIP FOR THIS RING. THE DEFENDANT RECEIVED $14.00 IN CASH FOR THIS RING. THE PAWN BROKER ALSO LOCATED A RING MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION PROVIDED BY THE VICTIM FOR THE CLASS RING WHICH TOOK PLACE ON 060508 (TRANSACTION 025153-N), WHICH PROVIDED AN EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE CLASS RING THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE VICTIM. THE PAWN BROKER COMPLETED AN AFFIDAVIT OF PAWN/SECOND HAND DEALER SWEARING THAT THE CUSTOMER/DEFENDANT, ALEXANDRA OLMSTEAD, SOLD THE ITEMS LISTED ON 060508 AND 080408. THE PAWN BROKER WAS PROVIDED WITH A PROPERTY RECEIPT, AT WHICH TIME I TOOK POSSESSION OF BOTH TRANSACTION FORMS. I THEN RESPONDED TO 49 SOUTH ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD, BEVERLY HILLS, WHERE I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, MS ALEXANDRA OLMSTEAD. I QUESTIONED MS OLMSTEAD ABOUT THE PAWNS SHE HAD MADE ON THE TWO DATES PROVIDED. MS OLMSTEAD ADMITTED SHE KNOWINGLY PAWNED STOLEN PROPERTY AND PROVIDED FALSE INFORMATION OF OWNERSHIP TO THE PAWNBROKER. MS OLMSTEAD STATED SHE TOOK THE CLASS RING WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE VICTIM'S RESIDENCE WHEN SHE WAS STAYING THERE IN JUNE, 2008, AND SHE LATER PAWNED IT AT COLONIAL PAWN, IN INVERNESS, AND RECEIVED $20.00 CASH FOR IT. SHE ADVISED SHE WAS PROVIDED TWO TO THREE OTHER RINGS, INCLUDING the SOLITAIRE WHITE GOLD RING, BY HER BOYFRIEND AT THE TIME, WHO IS THE VICTIM'S SON. SHE STATED she KNEW THE ITEMS HAD BEEN STOLEN BY HER BOYFRIEND, BUT SHE PAWNED THE ITEMS FOR HIM ON 080408 AT COLONIAL PAWN, IN INVERNESS. THE DEFENDANT COMPLETED A WRITTEN STATEMENT. THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, AT WHICH TIME DEPUTY JOHNSON TRANSPORTED HER TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. THE DEFENDANT WAS BOOKED AND RELEASED ON HER OWN RECOGNIZANCE. THE PAWN TRANSACTIONS WERE TURNED INTO EVIDENCE AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY PAPERWORK WAS TURNED INTO RECORDS. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
