| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED By: BLOTZ, GEOFFREY 0752 (AR12-2801) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WALMART SUPERCENTER, TO WIT: MISCELLANEOUS MERCHANDISE TOTALING $780.23, 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 091812, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 2461 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, WALMART SUPERCENTER, IN REFERENCE TO A SHOPLIFTER IN CUSTODY. UPON ARRIVAL AT APPROXIMATELY 1405 HOURS, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MR JOE COMPOSTELLA, WHO ADVISED THAT HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MS KIMBERLY HARRINGTON, SELECTING VARIOUS ITEMS FROM MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS. MR COMPOSTELLA THEN OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT CONCEAL THESE ITEMS SHE HAD SELECTED IN A LARGE PLASTIC TOTE AND MULTIPLE REUSABLE WALMART BAGS. THE DEFENDANT THEN PROCEEDED TOWARDS THE GARDEN SECTION PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE ITEMS. MR COMPOSTELLA STATED HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND DETAINED HER UNTIL LAW ENFORCEMENTâS ARRIVAL. I THEN OBSERVED THE RECEIPT of the STOLEN ITEMS THAT MR COMPOSTELLA HAD PROVIDED FOR ME, WHICH TOTALED AN AMOUNT OF $780.23. HE ALSO PROVIDED ME WITH A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT. BOTH ITEMS WERE LATER TURNED IN TO RECORDS. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND READ HER MIRANDA VIA A PREPRINTED CARD. SHE STATED that SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS AND AGREED TO SPEAK WITH ME. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT SHE WAS GUILTY AND DID NOT DENY THE ALLEGATIONS. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT COMPLETED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT, WHICH WAS LATER TURNED IN TO RECORDS. I THEN PROVIDED THE CASE NUMBER TO MR COMPOSTELLA AND COMPLETED A PROPERTY RECEIPT OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE STOLEN, WHICH WAS LATER TURNED IN TO RECORDS. ALL ITEMS WERE THEN RELEASED BACK TO WALMART. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WAS TRESPASSED FROM WALMART. I THEN PLACED THE DEFENDANT UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED), SECURED HER IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED HER TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
