| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: LAUGHLIN, JEREMY, 0617 (AR12-3945) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIMS, TO-WIT: 40 PIECES OF JEWELRY CONSISTING OF EARRINGS, CHARMS, RINGS, AND CHAINS OF THE VALUE OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00), TO WIT: APPROXIMATELY $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 HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014. did unlawfully traffic in or endeavor to traffic in property that THE DEFENDANT knew or should have known was stolen, to-wit: 40 PIECES OF JEWELRY CONSISTING OF EARRINGS, RINGS, CHAINS AND CHARMS, the property of THE VICTIMS, in violation of Florida Statute 812.019(1); 11 COUNTS IN REFERENCE TO TRANSACTIONS AS FOLLOWS: TRANSACTION NUMBER 1428 ON 112712, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1435 ON 112912, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1440 ON 113012, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1457 ON 120612, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1464 ON 120712, TRANSACTION NUMBER 14771 ON 121112, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1481 ON 121312, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1483 ON 121412, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1495 ON 121812, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1501 ON 122112, AND TRANSACTION NUMBER 1507 ON 122612 KNOWINGLY GAVE FALSE VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP OF 40 PIECES OF JEWELRY CONSISTING OF EARRINGS, RINGS, CHAINS AND CHARMS AND THE DEFENDANT GAVE A FALSE OR ALTERED IDENTIFICATION AND WHO RECEIVED MONEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,860.00 FROM ALL TRANS ACTIONS FROM THE BEVERLY HILLS GOLD AND DIAMOND EXCHANGE PAWNBROKER FOR JEWELRY VALUED AT MORE THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF: FSS 539.001(8)(B)(8) 11 COUNTS IN REFERENCE TO TRANSACTIONS AS FOLLOWS: TRANSACTION NUMBER 1428 ON 112712, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1435 ON 112912, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1440 ON 113012, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1457 ON 120612, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1464 ON 120712, TRANSACTION NUMBER 14771 ON 121112, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1481 ON 121312, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1483 ON 121412, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1495 ON 121812, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1501 ON 122112, AND TRANSACTION NUMBER 1507 ON 122612 ON 122612, WHILE FOLLOWING UP ON AN UNRELATED CASE CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR ANTHONY ROMANELLI. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION FOR THE PREVIOUS CASE THIS DETECTIVE HAD NOTICED THAT MR ROMANELLI HAD VARIOUS PAWN TRANSACTIONS FOR JEWELRY WITH A FEMALEâS NAME OF MICHELLE ON SEVERAL PIECES OF THE JEWELRY WHICH MR ROMANELLI HAD SOLD. IN SPEAKING WITH MR ROMANELLI, HE ADVISED THAT ALL THE ITEMS THAT HE HAD SOLD BELONGED TO HIM AND THAT HE HAD BROUGHT THE ITEMS FROM NEW YORK. DURING THIS CONVERSATION WITH MR ROMANELLI, HE ADVISED THIS DETECTIVE THAT I PROBABLY KNEW HIS AUNT AND UNCLE. MR ROMANELLI DID PROVIDE THE NAME OF MICHELLE AS THE NAME OF HIS AUNT. AFTER A BRIEF CONVERSATION, MR ROMANELLI WAS FREE TO LEAVE THE AREA. I AGAIN RAN MR ROMANELLIâS PAWN TRANSACTIONS THROUGH THE FINDERâS PROGRAM. BY DOING SO I LOCATED SEVERAL PIECES OF LADIES JEWELRY WHICH HAS SPECIFIC DATES TO INCLUDE A LOCKET WITH THE DATE OF 06071993, A LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL GLASS RING FROM 1993 WITH THE INITIALS OF M A R INSCRIBED, A FEMALES RING WITH THE NAME OF MICHELLE, AND TWO NAME PLATES FOR MICHELLE. THIS DETECTIVE THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM ONE, MS MICHELLE ROMANELLI AND INQUIRED IF SHE KNEW THE DEFENDANT, MR ANTHONY ROMANELLI. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT ANTHONY WAS HER NEPHEW. I ADVISED THE VICTIM THAT ANTHONY HAD SUSPICIOUS PAWNS FOR FEMALE JEWELRY THAT INCLUDED THE NAME OF MICHELLE. THE VICTIM THEN DISCOVERED NUMEROUS PIECES OF JEWELRY TO BE MISSING FROM HER RESIDENCE. DURING THIS TIME, THE VICTIM, MS MICHELLE ROMANELLI, HAD CONTACTED HER FATHER/VICTIM TWO, MR FRANKLIN ROMANELLI AND HE DISCOVERED SEVERAL PIECES OF JEWELRY TO BE MISSING FROM HIS RESIDENCE TO INCLUDE A MENâS DIAMOND RING WITH A SQUARE CLUSTER AND A MENâS OBLONG ONYX DIAMOND RING. I ADVISED THE VICTIMS THAT I HAD POSSIBLY LOCATED THESE ITEMS. AT WHICH TIME, BOTH OF THE VICTIMS ADVISED THAT THEY WISHED TO PURSUE CHARGES AGAINST MR ANTHONY ROMANELLI. ON 122712, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 HOURS, THIS DETECTIVE DID MEET BOTH VICTIMS AT THE BEVERLY HILLS GOLD AND DIAMOND EXCHANGE. VICTIM ONE, MS MICHELLE ROMANELLI HAD COMPILED A LIST OF APPROXIMATELY 20 ITEMS THAT SHE HAD MISSING FROM HER JEWELRY BOX TO INCLUDE VARIOUS EARRINGS, CHARMS, AND NECKLACES. THE VICTIM WAS SPECIFIC THAT THE ITEMS INCLUDED A HEART SHAPED LOCKET IN SCRIBED WITH THE DATE OF 06071993 THE YEAR IN WHICH SHE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL, HER LECANTO HIGH SCHOOL 1993 CLASS RING WITH THE INITIALS OF M A R INSIDE, TWO NAME PLATES FOR MICHELLE, A LADIES RING WITH MICHELLE ACROSS THE TOP, VARIOUS CHARMS THAT INCLUDED ITALIAN PRINCESS CHARM, TWO TWEETY BIRD CHARMS, TWO ITALIAN HORN CHARMS, #1 GODCHILD CHARM, A FANCY ETCHED CROSS CHARM, AND VARIOUS OTHER EARRINGS, CHARM HOLDERS AND LADIES CHAINS. THE VICTIM, MS MICHELLE ROMANELLI COMPLETED THE PAPERWORK FOR PAWN TRANSACTION NUMBERS AS FOLLOWS: TRANSACTION NUMBER 1428 ON 112712, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1435 ON 112912, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1440 ON 113012, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1457 ON 120612, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1464 ON 120712, TRANSACTION NUMBER 14771 ON 121112, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1481 ON 121312, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1483 ON 121412, TRANSACTION NUMBER 1495 ON 121812, AND TRANSACTION NUMBER 1501 ON 122112. MS SAMANTHA BRYAN FROM GOLD AND DIAMOND EXCHANGE ALSO COMPLETED PAPERWORK WHICH WAS COLLECTED AND WILL LATER BE TURNED INTO RECORDS. VICTIM TWO, MR FRANKLIN ROMANELLI, REVIEWED PAWN TRANSACTION NUMBER 1507 AND IDENTIFIED BOTH RINGS AS HIS PROPERTY. HE COMPLETED THE PROPER PAPERWORK AS DID MS SAMANTHA BRIAN FROM GOLD AND DIAMOND EXCHANGE. A PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS COMPLETED FOR ALL ORIGINAL PAWN TRANSACTION FORMS AND A COPY WAS PROVIDED TO MS SAMANTHA BRYAN. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF ALL THE JEWELRY. A HOLD WAS PLACED ON ALL THE ITEMS AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE with BOTH VICTIMS TO PURCHASE THEIR PROPERTY BACK. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT AT 20 ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD, BEVERLY HILLS. HE DECLINED TO MAKE ANY statements WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF HIS LAWYER. AT WHICH TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR GRAND THEFT, DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY 11 COUNTS, AND FALSE INFORMATION TO A PAWN BROKER 11 COUNTS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. DUE TO HIS LACK OF COOPERATION AND OTHER ITEMS STILL BEING UNACCOUNTED FOR, THE DEFENDANT BOND WAS SET AT $114,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
