| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BEETOW, CHARLES 0295 (15-1518) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN, USE OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, TO-WIT: WINN-DIXIE OF THE VALUE OF THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) OR MORE, BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000.00), TO WIT: $1,963.00 IN CASH AND MERCHANDISE 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 HIS OWN USE OR THE USE OF ANY PERSON NOT ENTITLED THERETO, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATUTES 812.014. ON 010415, AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 HOURS I RESPONDED TO WINN-DIXIE SUPERMARKET LOCATED A 1202 WEST MAIN STREET IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH ASSET PROTECTION MANAGER, MR ART HARRISON. HE ADVISED HIS MAIN OFFICE IS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA AND WAS ADVISED, IN THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2014, ABOUT SHORTAGES OCCURRING AT THE STORE. THROUGH FURTHER RESEARCH THEY FOUND THE SUSPECT, MS LISA LLOYD, HAD BEEN COMING UP SHORT ON HER REGISTER. AFTER DISCOVERING THAT SHE HAD BEEN COMING UP SHORT ASSET PROTECTION BEGAN TO TRACK ALL OF HER TRANSACTIONS TO INCLUDE MONEY, COUPON, AND LOTTERY TRANSACTIONS. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF TRACKING AND RESEARCH, THEY WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT $1,480.00 IN CURRENCY, $62.00 IN FRAUDULENT COUPONS, AND $421.00 IN LOTTERY HAS BEEN TAKEN BY MS LLOYD. MR HARRISON ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED THEIR INVESTIGATION AND HE FEELS THAT THERE WILL BE FURTHER LOSSES DISCOVERED THAT MS LLOYD TOOK PART IN. UPON DISCOVERING THIS INFORMATION, MR HARRISON ADVISED HE RESPONDED TO THE WINN DIXIE AT 1202 WEST MAIN STREET TO SPEAK TO THE MANAGER AND ADVISED THAT HE NEEDED TO SPEAK TO THE EMPLOYEE, MS LLOYD. MR HARRISON ADVISED THAT WHEN HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND CONFRONTED MS LLOYD WITH THE INFORMATION THE FRONT OFFICE OBTAINED, SHE FREELY ADMITTED TO THE THEFT. MR HARRISON STATED THAT AS OF RIGHT NOW, $1,963.00 CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE CURRENCY, COUPONS, AND LOTTERY. HE ADVISED EACH DAY THE NUMBER OF MONETARY LOSS INCREASES UNTIL ALL OF THE PAPERWORK CATCHES UP. MS LLOYD ADMITTED TO MR HARRISON THAT ON VIRTUALLY EVERY SHIFT SHE HAS WORKED SINCE SEPTEMBER, ON THE AVERAGE SHE HAS REMOVED $50.00 IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, TOTALING AT LEAST $3,000.00 IF NOT MORE. AFTER RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH MS LLOYD. I INTRODUCED MYSELF AND ASKED IF SHE KNEW WHY I WAS THERE TO WHICH SHE STATED YES. SHE ADMITTED TO STEALING MONEY FROM WINN DIXIE IN VARIOUS WAYS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. SHE ADVISED THIS DEPUTY THAT IT AVERAGED $50.00 EACH DAY SHE WORKED THAT SHE HAD TAKEN FROM WIND DIXIE. MS LLOYD WAS VERY APOLOGETIC AND STATED THE ONLY REASON WHY SHE DID IT WAS BECAUSE OF AN UNEXPECTED HEALTH ISSUE THAT AROSE AND SHE NEEDED A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR GRAND THEFT. PRIOR TO ESCORTING THE DEFENDANT TO MY PATROL VEHICLE, SHE HAD GONE TO HER PURSE, WHICH WAS LOCATED IN THE MANAGER'S OFFICE. SHE RETRIEVED $40.00 IN U S CURRENCY IN TWO $20.00 BILLS, AND TURNED IT OVER TO MANAGEMENT. MS LLOYD STATED TO THE MANAGER, ''THIS IS GOING TO BE YOURS.'' THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $2,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. MR HARRISON ADVISED HE WOULD BE CONTACTING THIS AGENCY TO PROVIDE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION ON WHAT THEY HAD FOUND OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. |
