| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: SKINNER, RODNEY 0563 (AR11120769) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN OR USE, OR ENDEAVOR TO OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE VICTIM, CITRUS COUNTY, TO WIT: APPROXIMATELY 30 FOOT SECTION OF COPPER WIRE, SAID PROPERTY BEING OF A VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY $10.00 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 STATE STATUTES 812.014(1) and 812.014(3)(B) ON 051411, AT APPROXIMATELY 0655 HOURS, I WAS CONDUCTING DIRECTED PATROL IN THE AREA OF SOUTH DUVAL ISLAND DRIVE AT THE COUNTY RECYCLING DUMPSTER SITE. I PULLED INTO THE AREA AND IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MR PETER MILAZZO, TAKING BLACK INSULATED ELECTRICAL WIRE OUT OF THE MIDDLE DUMPSTER. WHEN MR MILAZZO BECAME AWARE OF MY PRESENCE HE TURNED AROUND AND PLACED THE WIRE ON THE GROUND. I PULLED MY PATROL VEHICLE AROUND TO WHERE MR MILAZZO HAD HIS VEHICLE PARKED, WHICH WAS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE DUMPSTERS. MR MILAZZO'S VEHICLE IS A WHITE CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP, BEARING FLORIDA TAG V055TZ. I EXITED MY PATROL VEHICLE AND APPROACHED MR MILAZZO, AND AT THAT TIME HE ADVISED ME THAT HE DID NOT STEAL ANYTHING AND WAS ONLY CLEANING UP AROUND THE DUMPSTER. MR MILAZZO THEN PICKED UP THE WIRE AND PLACED IT BACK INTO THE DUMPSTER. I ASKED MR MILAZZO IF HE WORKED FOR CITRUS COUNTY IN ANY CAPACITY, AND HE REPLIED, "I DO NOT". I THEN ASKED HIM WHY HE WOULD BE CLEANING UP AROUND THE DUMPSTERS IF IT WAS NOT HIS JOB, AND HE STATED, "SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT". I HAVE PATROLLED THE AREA AROUND THE DUMPSTERS ON MANY PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, AND I HAVE ALWAYS OBSERVED THE AREA TO BE NEAT, WITH NO GARBAGE LYING AROUND OR RECYCLABLE ITEMS OUTSIDE OF THE DUMPSTER. AT THAT TIME I INFORMED MR MILAZZO THAT I HAD OBSERVED HIM TAKING THE WIRE OUT OF THE RECYCLING DUMPSTER. MR MILAZZO STILL DENIED STEALING ANYTHING OUT OF THE DUMPSTER. THE WIRE MR MILAZZO REMOVED FROM THE DUMPSTER IS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET LONG WITH BLACK INSULATION AND A COPPER CORE. I AM FAMILIAR WITH MR MILAZZO FROM A PREVIOUS INCIDENT WHERE, APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO I CAUGHT MR MILAZZO TAKING DONATED ALUMINUM CANS FROM THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON NORVELL BRYANT HIGHWAY IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. IN THAT INCIDENT MR MILAZZO WAS GIVEN A WARNING AND A FIELD INTERVIEW REPORT WAS COMPLETED. THE RECYCLING DUMPSTERS ARE CLEARLY POSTED WITH A SIGN STATING, "NOTICE, THIS CONTAINER AND ITS CONTENTS ARE THE PROPERTY OF CITRUS COUNTY. TAMPERING WITH THIS CONTAINER OR REMOVAL OF ANY ITEMS WITHIN THIS CONTAINER, IS A VIOLATION OF SECTION 812.014 (PETIT THEFT) FLORIDA STATUTES. VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED ACCORDINGLY." AT THAT TIME MR MILAZZO WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR PETIT THEFT. HE WAS HANDCUFFED AND SECURED in the REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. MR MILAZZO'S VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE SCENE PER HIS REQUEST. MR MILAZZO WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRU7S COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE UPON ARRIVAL HE WAS TURNED OVER TO BOOKING STAFF FOR PROCESSING. MR MILAZZO'S BOND SET AT $500.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THE WIRE BY DEPUTY MOORE AND THE WIRE WAS LATER PLACED BACK IN TO THE DUMPSTER. "If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at the Office of the Trial Court Administrator, Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Avenue, Inverness, Florida 34450, Telephone (352) 341-6700, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *not-exempt* |
