| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: GREATREX, ROBERT 0287 (17-45759) (AR17-23275) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM WHO IS OVER 65 YEARS OLD, TO-WIT: 1 GOLD BANGLE BRACELET, 2 DIAMOND PLATINUM RINGS WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF $60,400.00, THE VALUE OF FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) OR MORE, 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 STATUTE, 812.0145(2)(B). DID UNLAWFULLY TRAFFIC IN, OR ENDEAVORS TO TRAFFIC IN, PROPERTY THAT SHE KNOWS OR SHOULD KNOW WAS STOLEN TO-WIT: BY SELLING THE VICTIMâS JEWELRY AT COLONIAL PAWN, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUE, 812.019(1) ON 033117 AT APPROXIMATELY 1727 HOURS, DEPUTY PRICE RESPONDED TO A 3732 NORTH PINE VALLEY LOOP, IN LECANTO, IN REFERENCE TO A GRAND THEFT OF JEWELRY CALL FOR SERVICE. UPON ARRIVAL, DEPUTY PRICE MADE CONTACT WITH THE VICTIM, MS CATHERINE COUCH. VICTIM COUCH ADVISED DEPUTY PRICE, THAT SHE HAD MULTIPLE ITEMS OF JEWELRY HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM INSIDE OF HER RESIDENCE SOMETIME BETWEEN 031617 AND 033117. THE VICTIM SUSPECTED THAT THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK FOR THE HOME HEALTH CARE THAT ATTENDS TO HER HUSBAND MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE. DEPUTY PRICE OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF FORCED ENTRY TO THE HOME AND THE HOME HEALTH CARE WORKERS WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAD ACCESS TO WHERE THE JEWELRY WAS LOCATED. THE VICTIM COULD ONLY PROVIDE FIRST NAMES FOR BOTH EMPLOYEES, WHICH ARE MICHELLE AND HEATHER. THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE IN HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDER THAT SHE IS USING. WHILE DEPUTY PRICE SPOKE WITH THE VICTIM SHE RECALLED WEARING SOME OF THE MISSING JEWELRY ON 031617 AND TODAY SHE NOTICED THAT HER JEWELRY BAG FELT LIGHTER IN WEIGHT THEN NORMAL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MISSING: A 3 CARAT DIAMOND RING IN AN EMERALD SETTING, ONE GREEN DIAMOND RING, ONE TOPAZ RING AND THREE 14 KARAT BANGLE BRACELETS FOR A TOTAL VALUE OF $72,500.00. THE VICTIM ADVISED THAT SHE KEPT THE JEWELRY INSIDE A PINK ZIP UP POUCH IN THE MIDDLE DRAWER IN THE VANITY INSIDE THE BATHROOM OF HER MASTER BEDROOM. THE SUSPECTS HAD ACCESS TO HER BEDROOM AND BATHROOM BECAUSE THEY ALSO FOLDED AND PUT AWAY HER LAUNDRY. UPON DEPUTY PRICE COMPLETING THIS REPORT, THIS DETECTIVE TOOK OVER THIS INVESTIGATION. THIS DETECTIVE DISCOVERED THAT SUSPECT, MS HEATHER BURROWS, DID PAWN SEVERAL SIMILAR JEWELRY ITEMS AT COLONIAL PAWN IN INVERNESS. ON 040317 AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 HOURS, THIS DETECTIVE MET THE VICTIM AND HER DAUGHTER AT COLONIAL PAWN, AND THEY BOTH DID POSITIVELY IDENTIFY ONE OF THE VICTIMâS GOLD BANGLE BRACELETâS. THE SUSPECT PAWNED THIS ITEM ON 032417 AT 0919 HOURS, UNDER TRANSACTION #4759. THE SUSPECT WAS PAID $126.00 FOR THE PROPERTY AND DID SIGN AND RIGHT THUMB PRINT THE PAWN FORM. AFTER LOCATING THIS EVIDENCE, THIS DETECTIVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER OF ALL ABOUT CARING HOME HEALTH CARE, MS LINDY DECKER. THIS DETECTIVE ADVISED MS DECKER ABOUT THIS INVESTIGATION INVOLVING HER EMPLOYEE/SUSPECT, MS HEATHER BURROWS. MS DECKER SAID STATED THAT SHE JUST SPOKE TO SUSPECT BURROWS AND SHE WAS EN ROUTE TO TURN OVER TWO DIAMOND RINGS THAT SHE HAD LOCATED ON THE FLOOR OF THE VICTIMâS HOME WHILE CLEANING LAST WEEK. AT THAT TIME, THIS DETECTIVE RESPONDED TO 6080 EAST MENLO LANE, IN INVERNESS, TO MAKE CONTACT WITH MS DECKER AND SUSPECT BURROWS. UPON ARRIVING, SUSPECT BURROWS WAS EXPLAINING TO HER EMPLOYER, MS DECKER, THAT SHE LOCATED THE TWO RINGS IN A TISSUE ON THE FLOOR WHILE CLEANING. THIS DETECTIVE THEN INQUIRED OF THE SUSPECT ABOUT THE BANGLE BRACELET THAT SHE PAWNED AT COLONIAL PAWN AND SHE ADVISED THAT THE BRACELET WAS HER PROPERTY. THE SUSPECT WAS AT THAT TIME ADVISED THAT THE VICTIM AND HER DAUGHTER BOTH IDENTIFIED THE BANGLE BRACELET AT COLONIAL PAWN AS THE VICTIMâS. THE SUSPECT MAINTAINED THAT THE BRACELET WAS HERS AND AT THAT TIME, I ADVISED HER SHE WAS UNDER ARREST FOR ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT OF A PERSON 65 OR OLDER AND ONE COUNT OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY. THE DEFENDANT WAS HANDCUFFED, READ HER MIRANDA RIGHTS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY AND BOOKED IN ON ONE COUNT OF GRAND THEFT OF A PERSON 65 OR OLDER WITH A BOND OF $10,000.00 AND ONE COUNT OF DEALING IN STOLEN PROPERTY WITH A BOND OF $5,000.00. FOR A TOTAL BOND AMOUNT OF $15,000.00. TYPED BY: DETECTIVE GREATREX/0287 |
