| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: RICHEY, JONATHAN 0678 (AR13-4299) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, BEALLS, TO WIT: SEVERAL DRESSES AND TOPS, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF $246.00 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 STATE STATUTES 812.014(2)(E) and 812.014(3)(a). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF GOODWILL, TO WIT: PURSES, DRESSES, AND OTHER MERCHANDISE CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF BEALLS OUTLET, TO WIT: TOPS, JEANS, PERFUME, AND OTHER MERCHANDISE CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A). DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF DOLLAR GENERAL, TO WIT: CDâS, BODY SPRAY, MAKE-UP, AND SHIRTS CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE, A MERCHANT, OF THE POSSESSION, USE, BENEFIT, OR FULL RETAIL VALUE OF SAID PROPERTY, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $300.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTES 812.015, 812.014(1), AND 812.014(3)(A). ON 012913, AT APPROXIMATELY 1348 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE BEALLS DEPARTMENT STORE, LOCATED AT 346 NORTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD, CRYSTAL RIVER, IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED. DISPATCH ADVISED ME THAT THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER HAD IDENTIFIED A SUBJECT THAT STOLE SOME ITEMS AND THEN WENT INTO THE GOODWILL STORE LOCATED NEXT TO BEALLS. THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER GAVE THE DESCRIPTION OF A WHITE FEMALE POSSIBLY ORIENTAL WITH HER HAIR UP IN A CLIP WEARING A WHITE SHIRT AND DARK PANTS. AT THAT TIME, I ENTERED THE GOODWILL STORE AND LOCATED THE ONLY SUBJECT MATCHING THIS DESCRIPTION LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS CYNTHIA SMITH. I THEN APPROACHED HER AND NOTICED THAT SHE HAD SEVERAL GARMENTS IN HER HAND THAT APPEARED TO BELONG TO GOODWILL. I ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD SET THE ITEMS DOWN AND COME OUTSIDE AND SPEAK WITH ME IN PRIVATE. THE DEFENDANT AGREED and THEN EXITED THE BUILDING. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS CARRYING A WHITE PURSE THAT WAS VERY BULKY AND I FIRST ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD MIND IF I SEARCHED HER PURSE. SHE STATED shE WISHED FOR ME NOT TO SEARCH HER PURSE. DEPUTY AGUILERA THEN ARRIVED ON SCENE AND STAYED WITH THE DEFENDANT AS I WENT TO SPEAK WITH THE BEALLS LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER/COMPLAINANT, MR JEFFERY FITZPATRICK. HE STATED TO ME THAT THE FEMALE SUBJECT HAD ENTERED THE STORE AROUND 1309 HOURS WITH A LARGE PURSE AND PICKED OUT APPROXIMATELY EIGHT ITEMS. SHE THEN WENT INTO THE FITTING ROOM WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY CHECKED AND HAD NO MERCHANDISE OR HANGERS IN IT. SHE THEN EXITED THE FITTING ROOM WHERE IT WAS CHECKED AND THREE EMPTY HANGERS WERE LEFT. THE COMPLAINANT STATED THE SUBJECT DID THIS TWICE AND EACH TIME SHE NOTICED THAT HER PURSE BECAME LARGER. SHE THEN EXITED BEALLS GOING TO HER VEHICLE WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS A BEIGE JEEP PLACING THE MERCHANDISE IN THE BACK SEAT. HE THEN WATCHED HER WALK INTO THE GOODWILL STORE. AT THAT TIME, I HAD THE COMPLAINANT COME TO THE GOODWILL STORE WHERE HE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE DEFENDANT AS THE PERSON THAT HAD STOLEN THE ITEMS. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT HOW SHE HAD GOTTEN TO THIS LOCATION AND SHE STATED she WAS DROPPED OFF. AT THAT TIME, I READ THE DEFENDANT HER MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA PRE-PRINTED, AGENCY ISSUED CARD. SHE ADVISED SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS AND AGREED TO SPEAK WITH ME. THE DEFENDANT STATED THE REASON SHE DID NOT WANT ME TO SEARCH HER PURSE WAS SHE HAD SEVERAL STOLEN ITEMS IN IT FROM GOODWILL. she FURTHER ADVISED she DID TRAVEL TO THIS LOCATION IN HER FRIENDâS JEEP WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED THAT ALL THE PROPERTY SHE HAD STOLEN FROM BEALLS WAS IN THE BACKSEAT. AT THAT TIME, I LOCATED THE VEHICLE AND FROM THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW I COULD SEE SEVERAL CLOTHING ITEMS. THE COMPLAINANT IDENTIFIED A FEW OF THE GARMENTS THROUGH THE WIDOW AS BELONGING TO BEALLS. AT THAT TIME, I ASKED THE DEFENDANT IF SHE WOULD EMPTY HER PURSE OF THE STOLEN ITEMS FROM GOODWILL AND RELINQUISH HER KEYS TO ME. SHE THEN EMPTIED HER PURSE ON THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLE AND ADVISED ME THAT ALL THE CONTENTS BELONGED TO GOODWILL. I THEN CONTACTED GOODWILLâS MANAGER, MS LEE LEFFEW, WHO CAME OUT TO MAY VEHICLE AND VERIFIED THAT THE ITEMS DID BELONG TO GOODWILL. THESE ITEMS TOTALED $48.07. AT THAT TIME, THE ITEMS WERE PHOTOGRAPHED, A PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS COMPLETED, AND THE ITEMS WERE RETURNED TO GOODWILL. MS LEFFEW ADVISED ME THEY DID WANT TO PROSECUTE THE DEFENDANT AND HAVE HER TRESPASSED FROM THE STORE. AT THAT TIME, I PROCEEDED OVER TO THE DEFENDANTâS VEHICLE AND RETRIEVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY FROM THE BACKSEAT. THE COMPLAINANT IDENTIFIED SEVERAL ITEMS OF CLOTHING TO BELONG TO BEALLS. THESE ITEMS TOTALED $246.00. THESE ITEMS WERE PHOTOGRAPHED, A PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS COMPLETED, AND THE ITEMS WERE RETURNED TO BEALLS. THE COMPLAINANT ALSO COMPLETED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT AND PROVIDED A COPY OF THE IN-STORE VIDEO WHICH WAS TURNED INTO EVIDENCE. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED BEALLS WANTED TO PURSUE CHARGES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT AND WANTED HER TO BE TRESPASSED FROM THE PROPERTY. AT THAT TIME, THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS LEFT SOME OF WHICH I COULD SEE HAD BEALLS OUTLET TAGS ON THEM. I THEN ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHO THE REST OF THE ITEMS BELONGED TO. AT WHICH TIME, SHE INFORMED ME THAT SHE HAD STOLEN SEVERAL FROM BEALLS OUTLET AND SOME OF THEM FROM DOLLAR GENERAL IN HOMOSASSA. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE-LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK AND SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANAGER AT BEALLS OUTLET, MS CHERYL TAJE, WHO CAME AND IDENTIFIED SOME OF THE PROPERTY BELONGING TO BEALLS OUTLET. THIS PROPERTY WAS THEN PHOTOGRAPHED, A PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS COMPLETED AND THE PROPERTY WAS RETURNED TO BEALLS OUTLET. THIS PROPERTY TOTALED $95.90. MS TAJE ADVISED BEALLS OUTLET WANTED TO PURSUE CHARGES AND TRESPASS THE DEFENDANT FROM THE PROPERTY. AT THAT TIME, I TRAVELED WITH THE DEFENDANT TO THE DOLLAR GENERAL IN HOMOSASSA WHERE I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER, MR RYAN JOHNSON. HE THEN IDENTIFIED THE PROPERTY AS BELONGING TO DOLLAR GENERAL. THESE ITEMS TOTALED $59.25. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THIS PROPERTY, A PROPERTY RECEIPT WAS COMPLETED, AND THE PROPERTY WAS RETURNED TO DOLLAR GENERAL. MR JOHNSON ALSO ADVISED THEY WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE CHARGES AND HAVE THE DEFENDANT TRESPASSED FROM THE PROPERTY. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS OF RETAIL PETIT THEFT. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $2,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
