| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: MOORE, ANDREW 0619 (AR15-15935) (15-100702) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WAL-MART, TO WIT: MISCELLANEOUS CLEANING PRODUCTS, HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS AND CANDLE WAX, BY 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 080115, I WAS DISPATCHED TO THE WAL-MART SUPER CENTER IN INVERNESS, IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MR JOE COMPOSTELLA, WHO ADVISED HE OBSERVED A FEMALE, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS DARLENE REVELLES, ACTING SUSPICIOUS IN THE STORE. HE ADVISED HE OBSERVED HER PLACE SEVERAL ITEMS IN HER PURSE AND AFTER COMPLETING HER SHOPPING TRIP, SHE PROCEEDED TO SELF CHECK OUT PAYING FOR SOME ITEMS BUT FAILED TO PAY FOR 17 ITEMS THAT SHE HAD PLACED IN HER PURSE. SHE THEN PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE STORE, PASSING ALL POINTS OF SELL AND NOT ATTEMPTING TO PAY FOR THESE ITEMS. THE COMPLAINANT THEN STOPPED THE DEFENDANT AND IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AND WALKED HER BACK TO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE. I SPOKE WITH THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS CRYING AND UPSET. SHE ADVISED SHE JUST MOVED INTO HER RESIDENCE ON TODAY'S DATE AND SHE STOLE STUFF THAT SHE KNEW SHE DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR. AT THAT TIME, I READ HER HER MIRANDA WARNINGS FROM A PREPRINTED CARD. SHE ADVISED SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS AND WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE TO SAY EXCEPT FOR THAT SHE TOOK THE ITEMS. SHE STATED SHE HAD BEEN ARRESTED PREVIOUSLY FOR RETAIL THEFT WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER. AT THAT TIME, SHE WAS ADVISED SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR RETAIL THEFT. SHE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKE) BEHIND HER BACK AND PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE COMPLAINANT PROVIDED ME WITH A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT, AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE IN-STORE CAMERA FOOTAGE. THE STATEMENT WAS TURNED INTO RECORDS AND THE DIGITAL VIDEO DISC WAS TURNED INTO EVIDENCE. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. HER BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
