| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: TAYLOR, TROY 0700 (AR2012-1192) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: 30 MG OXYCODONE, IN THE QUANTITY OF 23 TABLETS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). (AND) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, WAL-MART, TO WIT: HEALTH AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF $67.44, 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 STATE STATUTES 812.015. ON 051612, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 6885 SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD IN HOMOSASSA IN REFERENCE TO A SHOPLIFTER IN CUSTODY AT THE WAL-MART. UPON ARRIVAL I MET WITH THE COMPLAINANT, SECURITY OFFICER TO WAL-MART, MR CASEY CLARKSON, WHO STATED HE HAD OBSERVED A FEMALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS CONSTANCE COLLOP, ACTING SUSPICIOUS IN THE HEALTH AND BEAUTY DEPARTMENT AND HE OBSERVED HER TO REMOVE TWO PACKAGES OF FUSION RAZOR BLADES FROM THE DISPLAY SHELF. HE CONTINUED TO FOLLOW THE DEFENDANT AND WHEN SHE ENTERED THE TOY SECTION OF THE STORE THE DEFENDANT CONCEALED THE RAZOR BLADES IN HER PURSE. THE DEFENDANT THEN CONTINUED SHOPPING, ENTERED CHECKOUT NUMBER 13, PURCHASING ITEMS IN HER CART; HOWEVER, made NO ATTEMPT TO PAY FOR THE ITEMS SHE HAD CONCEALED IN HER PURSE. THE DEFENDANT THEN PROCEEDED TO THE EXIT, PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE. WHEN MR CLARKSON APPROACHED THE DEFENDANT, HE ASKED FOR THE MERCHANDISE SHE HAD CONCEALED AND THE DEFENDANT COMPLIED, HANDING OVER A BOX OF HAIR COLOR, A PACK OF HAIR CLIPS, TWO PACKAGES OF FUSION RAZOR BLADE CARTRIDGES, A PACKAGE OF ADVIL PAIN RELIEVERS AND ONE BOTTLE OF ENAMEL FINGERNAIL POLISH, WHICH TOTALED THE SUM OF $67.44. MR CLARKSON THEN DETAINED THE DEFENDANT UNTIL MY ARRIVAL. I INFORMED THE DEFENDANT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR RETAIL THEFT, AND I REQUESTED TO TAKE AN INVENTORY OF HER PURSE TO ENSURE SHE HAD NOT CONCEALED ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS, WEAPONS OR CONTRABAND. WHILE SEARCHING THE DEFENDANTâS PURSE, IN HER PRESENCE, I DISCOVERED IN A SIDE ZIPPER POCKET A PRESCRIPTION BOTTLE WHICH HAD THE LABEL PEALED OFF AND CONTAINED 23 SMALL ROUND TABLETS HAVING THE CAPITAL LETTER M ON ONE SIDE AND THE NUMBER 30 WITH A LINE UNDER IT ON THE OTHER. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHAT THE ITEM MIGHT BE, AND SHE STATED, âTHEYâRE JUST ALLERGY PILLSâ, ADDING THAT THEY WERE A GENERIC FORM AND SHE NO LONGER HAD THE PACKAGE. I INFORMED THE DEFENDANT THAT I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO INTRODUCE ANY FORM OF CONTRABAND OR ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES INTO THE JAIL AND I WOULD HAVE THE PILLS IDENTIFIED AT THE WAL-MART PHARMACY PRIOR TO HER BEING TRANSPORTED. UPON PRESENTING THE PILLS TO THE WAL-MART PHARMACIST, THEY INFORMED ME, AND PRINTED OUT AN INFORMATION SHEET INDICATING THAT THESE 23 PILLS WERE, INDEED, 30 MG OXYCODONE. AT THIS TIME I INFORMED THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE ADDITIONALLY CHARGED with POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AND READ HER MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA PREPRINTED CARD. SHE STATED SHE UNDERSTOOD AND REFUSED TO MAKE ANY STATEMENTS AT THAT TIME. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED BEHIND HER BACK, DOUBLE LOCKED, AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL CAR AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING. DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $5250.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. CASE INFORMATION WITH MY NAME AND THIS CASE NUMBER WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMPLAINANT. THE ABOVE MENTIONED OXYCODONE TABLETS WERE SEIZED AS EVIDENCE, PROPERLY PACKAGED AND PLACED IN THE EVIDENCE LOCKER AT THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONâS CENTER. MR CLARKSON PRESENTED ME WITH A COPY OF THE STORE RECEIPT, ITEMIZING THE STOLEN PRODUCTS AND A SWORN, HAND WRITTEN STATEMENT which WILL BE TURNED OVER TO RECORDS. |
