| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: VIGGIANO, PAUL 0682 (AR12-2459) ON 082112 AT APPROXIMATELY 1159 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE WALMART STORE LOCATED AT 6885 SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD, IN HOMOSASSA, IN REFERENCE TO A POSSIBLE THEFT IN PROGRESS. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MR CASEY CLARKSON, WHO IS THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER. HE STATED THAT ON 082112 AT APPROXIMATELY 1031 HOURS, HE OBSERVED TWO FEMALES ENTER THE STORE AND BEGIN SHOPPING IN THE CLOTHING AREA. BOTH FEMALE SUBJECTS WERE PULLING RANDOM ITEMS FROM THE SHELF. HE THEN STATED HE LOST VISUAL CONTACT OF THE TWO SUBJECTS AND UPON REGAINING VISUAL CONTACT OBSERVED THAT ALL THE CLOTHING WAS GONE FROM THEIR SHOPPING CART, HOWEVER, THEIR HANDBAGS WERE COMPLETELY STUFFED. HE STATED THAT HE PULLED VIDEO OF THE SUBJECTS WHILE THEY WERE IN THE STORE AND OBSERVED THE OLDER FEMALE CONCEAL AN ITEM OF CLOTHING INSIDE ONE OF THE PURSES. HE STATED AT THAT TIME HE CONTACTED THE SHERIFFâS OFFICE. MR CLARKSON DID PROVIDE US WITH A LICENSE PLATE NUMBER OF B095PJ FOR THE VEHICLE THAT THE SUBJECTS HAD LEFT THE SHOPPING CENTER IN HEADING NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 19. I THEN REVIEWED THE VIDEO WITH THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER AND OBSERVED THE OLDER FEMALE STUFFING SOMETHING INTO ONE OF THE PURSES IN THE CART. I THEN RAN THE TAG THROUGH âDAVIDâ WHICH PROVIDED ME WITH THE TWO REGISTERED OWNERâS INFORMATION. UPON VIEWING THE PICTURES IN âDAVIDâ OF BOTH SUBJECTS, I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THEM AS DEFENDANT ONE, MS SARAH WRIGHT, AND DEFENDANT TWO, MS KATEY FINCHAM, FROM THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE. THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER PROVIDED ME WITH A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT and A COPY OF THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE. I THEN RESPONDED TO 9872 WEST FANWOOD LANE, IN CRYSTAL RIVER, WHICH IS THE ADDRESS ON BOTH DEFENDANTSâ DRIVERâS LICENSES. UPON ARRIVAL, I OBSERVED BOTH DEFENDANTS IN THE DRIVEWAY OUT IN FRONT OF THE RESIDENCE BRINGING IN SOME GROCERIES THAT THEY DID PURCHASE AT WALMART. I THEN SPOKE WITH DEFENDANT ONE AND ASKED HER IF SHE WAS AT WALMART, TO WHICH SHE STATED YES. I THEN ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THE REASON WHY I WAS AT THE RESIDENCE, AT WHICH TIME, SHE ADVISED ME THAT SHE DID STEAL A BLACK BRA FROM WALMART AND THAT SHE ALSO HAD TAKEN TWO PAIRS OF FEMALE SHORTS FOR HER DAUGHTER. I THEN SPOKE WITH DEFENDANT TWO WHO CORROBORATED DEFENDANT ONEâS STATEMENT. AT THAT TIME, DEFENDANT ONE AND DEFENDANT TWO BOTH ENTERED THE RESIDENCE AND RETRIEVED THE ITEMS THAT THEY HAD STOLEN. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ALL THE TAGS WERE REMOVED FROM THE ITEMS, HOWEVER, THE PLASTIC FASTENERS (FINE BARBS) THAT ATTACH THE TAG TO THE ITEMS OF CLOTHING WERE STILL ON THE ITEMS. DEFENDANT ONE ADVISED ME THAT SHE DID NOT CONCEAL THE BRA IN HER BAG, THAT SHE ACTUALLY CONCEALED IT ON HER PERSON AND THAT THE ONLY ITEMS THAT WERE IN HER BAG WERE THE TWO PAIRS OF SHORTS THAT HER DAUGHTER HAD PUT IN THERE. ALL ITEMS WERE COLLECTED AND PROPERTY RECEIPTS WERE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY FOR THE ITEMS TAKEN BY DEFENDANT ONE AND DEFENDANT TWO AND THEY WERE SIGNED ACCORDINGLY. I ADVISED BOTH DEFENDANTS THAT THEY WERE BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR RETAIL PETIT THEFT. DEFENDANT ONE WAS ISSUED NOTICE TO APPEAR (NTA) CITATION NUMBER 20152, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 091312 AT 1300 HOURS, AND DEFENDANT TWO WAS ISSUED NTA CITATION NUMBER 20154, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 091312 AT 1300 HOURS. THEY WERE RELEASED ON THEIR OWN RECOGNIZANCE. I RESPONDED BACK TO THE WALMART STORE, AT WHICH TIME, THE ITEMS WERE TURNED BACK OVER TO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER. HE SIGNED THE PROPERTY RECEIPT which WAS LATER TURNED IN TO RECORDS. HE PROVIDED ME WITH A RECEIPT WITH A SUBTOTAL AMOUNT OF $19.98 FOR THE ITEMS THAT BOTH DEFENDANTS REMOVED FROM THE STORE PASSING ALL OPEN AND OPERATING POINTS OF SALE. |
