| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SCHANEL, CHARLES 0252 (AR08105602) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, BEALL'S TO-WIT: CLOTHING ITEMS OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), WITH THE INTENT TO EITHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE VICTIM OF A RIGHT TO THE PROPERTY OR A BENEFIT THEREOF, OR DID APPROPRIATE THE SAID PROPERTY TO HER OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014(2)(C)(1). ON 100608 AT 1414 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO 2851 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN INVERNESS, WHICH IS THE BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT OF BEALL'S IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED, WHERE LOSS PREVENTION HAD AN ADULT WHITE FEMALE IN CUSTODY. UPON ARRIVAL, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH LOSS PREVENTION, WHO STATED A SHORT TIME AGO, THEY OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MS ANGELA SMITH, WALK IN TO BEALL'S OUTLET, WHERE SHE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN REMOVING ITEMS FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT RACKS IN A RAPID MANNER. THEY OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT THEN PROCEED TO THE BACK OF THE STORE, WHERE SHE CONTINUED TO REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM THEIR HANGERS. AT THAT TIME, WHILE REMOVING THOSE ITEMS FROM THE HANGERS, SHE CONTINUED LOOKING UP TO MAKE SURE NO ONE WAS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, PLACING THE CLOTHES ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH A CLOTHING RACK. THE DEFENDANT THEN PROCEEDED TO REMOVE AN EMPTY BEALL'S BAG FROM HER PURSE, OPENED THE BAG UP AND PROCEEDED TO PLACE ALL THE CLOTHING ITEMS SHE REMOVED FROM THE HANGERS IN TO A BEALL'S PLASTIC BAG, WHICH SHE BROUGHT INTO THE STORE, CONCEALED IN HER PURSE. THE DEFENDANT THEN PROCEEDED TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE STORE, WHERE SHE PASSED THE LAST REGISTER AND PROCEEDED TO GO OUT THE FRONT DOOR WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE ABOVE ITEMS. SHE WAS SHORTLY MET BY LOSS PREVENTION IN THE PARKING LOT AND ASKED TO RETURN TO THE STORE UNTIL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED. LOSS PREVENTION ADVISED THAT THEY HAD THE ABOVE PROBABLE CAUSE CAUGHT ON VIDEO TAPE AND PROVIDED THEIR OWN PICTURES OF ALL THE STOLEN MERCHANDISE. A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM LOSS PREVENTION WAS FILLED OUT AND TURNED IN TO THIS AGENCY FOR FILING. A PROPERTY RECEIPT OF ALL LISTED ITEMS WAS FILLED OUT. THOSE ITEMS TOTALED $456.92. A COPY OF THE PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS GIVEN TO BEALL'S DEPARTMENT STORE. ALL THE ITEMS WERE RETURNED TO THE CUSTODY OF BEALL'S. THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT. SHE WAS HANDCUFFED BEHIND THE BACK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT DID ADMIT TO THIS AFFIANT, AS WELL AS LOSS PREVENTION THAT SHE DID IN FACT STEAL THE TIMES, NOT ONLY FOR HER PURPOSE BUT THAT HER FAMILY WAS GOING THROUGH HARD TIMES AND SHE WANTED TO HELP THEM. BEALL'S MANAGEMENT ADVISED THE DEFENDANT SHE WAS TRESPASSED FROM THE ABOVE ESTABLISHMENT. ALL PAPERWORK WAS TURNED IN TO RECORDS FOR FILING. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
