| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SLINGERLAND, DANIEL 0443 (AR13-8222) ON 120513, AT APPROXIMATELY 1708 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE WAL-MART SUPERCENTER, LOCATED AT 2461 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, INVERNESS, IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT WHICH HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MR JOSEPH COMPOSTELLO, WHO IS THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER FOR WAL-MART. HE PROVIDED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT, AND ADVISED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1638 HOURS, HE HAD OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MS JESSICA CARRABOTTA, AND ANOTHER UNIDENTIFIED WHITE MALE, WHO WERE WALKING THROUGH THE STORE, IN THE APPLIANCE SECTION. HE ADVISED THAT HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT PUSHING THE SHOPPING CART, WHILE THE UNKNOWN MALE PLACED SEVERAL APPLIANCES IN TO THE BASKET. THE COMPLAINANT STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THESE SUBJECTS THROUGH FLOOR SURVEILLANCE, AND OBSERVED THEM WALK PAST ALL FINAL POINTS OF SALE, AND ATTEMPT TO LEAVE WAL-MART, WITH NO ATTEMPT MADE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE ITEMS. THE COMPLAINANT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO DETAIN THE DEFENDANT, WHO WAS STILL PUSHING THE SHOPPING CART; HOWEVER THE UNKNOWN MALE CONTINUED TO WALK OUT OF THE STORE. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SHOWED THE UNKNOWN MALE ENTER A LIGHT COLORED STATION WAGON, AND LEAVE THE SCENE. DETECTIVE HOLLOWAY ARRIVED ON SCENE, AND I WAS PRESENT AS DETECTIVE HOLLOWAY ADVISED THE DEFENDANT OF HER MIRANDA RIGHTS. THE DEFENDANT DID CONFESS TO STEALING THE APPLIANCES. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY MONEY, AND THAT SHE HAD ENTERED THE STORE WITH THE INTENT TO STEAL MERCHANDISE. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST. SHE WAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO APPEAR (NTA) CITATION, BEARING CITATION NUMBER 18598, FOR RETAIL PETIT THEFT, WITH A MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE OF 010914 AT 1300 HOURS. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN RELEASED ON HER OWN RECOGNIZANCE. ALL OF THE STOLEN MERCHANDISE WAS RECOVERED AND TURNED OVER TO THE COMPLAINANT, AND WAS PHOTOGRAPHED. ALL PAPERWORK WAS SUBMITTED TO RECORDS. |
