| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: RAMOS, ROBALDO 0515 (AR14-10674) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, WAL-MART, TO WIT: ONE GAME CONTROLLER AND ONE BOOK, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF $63.45, 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 STATE STATUTES 812.014(3)(a). ON 060614, I WAS DISPATCH TO WAL-MART, LOCATED AT 2461 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, INVERNESS, IN REFERENCE TO A SHOPLIFTER IN CUSTODY. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER/WITNESS, MR JOE COMPOSTELLA. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSâ WRITTEN STATEMENT, HE OBSERVED A FEMALE WHO WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, MS PATRICIA SERIO, DISPLAYING SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR in the ELECTRONICS DEPARTMENT. AS HE CONTINUED FLOOR SURVEILLANCE HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, SELECT A âPS IIIâ CONTROLLER REMOVE IT FROM ITS PACKAGING AND CONCEAL IT IN HER PURSE. SHE THEN SELECTED TWO BOOKS, PROCEEDED to the HARDWARE DEPARTMENT AND CONCEALED ONE OF THE BOOKS IN HER PURSE WITH THE CONTROLLER. SHE THEN PROCEEDED TO THE AUTOMOTIVE DEPARTMENT PAYING FOR ONE BOOK AND EXITED PASSING ALL FINAL POINTS OF SALE WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE MERCHANDISE THAT WAS STILL CONCEALED IN HER PURSE. THE WITNESS STOPPED THE DEFENDANT, IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AND HAD HER ESCORTED to the LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE, AT WHICH TIME; CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS CONTACTED. I MADE CONTACT with THE DEFENDANT, READ HER MIRANDA VIA PREPRINTED CARD, AT WHICH TIME, SHE ADVISED SHE UNDERSTOOD AND WAS WILLING TO SPEAK TO THIS DEPUTY. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT SHE DID STEAL THE âPS IIIâ CONTROLLER BUT NOT THE BOOK. SHE WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) AND PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE DEFENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. ALL MERCHANDISE WAS RETURNED TO WAL-MART. |
