| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: CUTLIP, JOSHUA 0721 (AR12-3611) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF THE KEY TRAINING CENTER, TO WIT: MISCELLANEOUS MERCHANDISE 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 112712 AT APPROXIMATELY 0520 HOURS, AS I WAS ON ACTIVE PATROL CONDUCTING COMMERCIAL SECURITY CHECKS OF THE INVERNESS AREA. AS I WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON MAIN STREET, PASSING THEY KEY TRAINING CENTER LOCATED AT 1625 WEST MAIN STREET, I OBSERVED A BLACK FORD EXPLORER WITH BOTH PASSENGER DOORS AND THE REAR HATCH TO BE OPEN. AT THAT TIME, I BECAME SUSPICIOUS OF THE ACTIVITY NEAR THE DONATION DROP OFF AREA, WHERE I THEN TURNED ONTO HEIGHTS AVENUE AND TURNED OFF MY PATROL CAR HEADLIGHTS AND SAT ACROSS THE STREET AND OBSERVED TWO WHITE FEMALES RUMMAGING AROUND THE DONATION DROP OFF AREA. WHILE OBSERVING BOTH THE FEMALES I SAW DEFENDANT ONE, WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS LEANORA BOYSZA, TAKE A WOODEN PICTURE FRAME FROM INSIDE THE DROP OFF AREA AND PLACE IT IN THE REAR OF THE 1997 BLACK FORD EXPLORER BEARING FLORIDA TAG I84LU. I THEN OBSERVED DEFENDANT TWO, LATER IDENTIFIED AS TERRI FREY JENKINS, TAKE SEVERAL ITEMS FROM UNDERNEATH THE KEY TRAINING CENTER DONATION AREA. THE ITEMS ARE ONE CLEAR TUPPERWARE TOTE, TWO WHITE RESIDENTIAL BLINDS, ONE HELIUM CANISTER, ONE CARDBOARD BOX CONTAINING MISCELLANEOUS PLASTIC ITEMS AND BOOKS, AND ONE BROWN LEATHER PURSE. DEFENDANT TWO ALSO TOOK MISCELLANEOUS CLOTHING AND PLACED IT INSIDE THE BLACK FORD EXPLORER IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT. AFTER OBSERVING BOTH DEFENDANTS REMOVE ITEMS UNLAWFULLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OR CONSENT FROM THE KEY TRAINING CENTER, I ACTIVATED MY EMERGENCY OVERHEAD LIGHTS ON MY PATROL VEHICLE AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANTS. BOTH DEFENDANTS THEN ATTEMPTED TO GATHER THE ITEMS FROM OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RETURN THEM TO THE DONATIONS AREA IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT LOOK THAT THEY WERE DROPPING OFF THE ITEMS, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT SEE ME OBSERVING THEIR ACTIONS FROM ACROSS THE STREET. BOTH DEFENDANTS WERE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND THE ITEMS WERE PLACED BACK IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT OF THE FORD EXPLORER. DEFENDANT ONE THEN SPONTANEOUSLY STATED THAT SHE HAD JUST MADE A LARGE DONATION TO THE KEY CENTER AND WAS IN NEED OF THE ITEMS THAT SHE TOOK, THEREFORE, SHE TOOK IT UPON HERSELF TO TAKE SAID ITEMS WITHOUT PERMISSION. SHE STATED THAT SHE KNEW HER ACTIONS WERE WRONG AND THAT SHE WOULD RETURN THE ITEMS, HOWEVER, THE CRIME HAD ALREADY occurred THEREFORE I DID NOT LET HER TOUCH THE ITEMS OR REMOVE THE ITEMS UNTIL THEY COULD BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND PROCESSED. DEFENDANT TWO, MS TERRI JENKINS, WAS VERY NERVOUS AND FIDGETY. I ALSO QUESTIONED HER AS TO WHY SHE TOOK THE ITEMS WITHOUT CONSENT OR AUTHORIZATION, AND SHE COULD NOT GIVE ME A VALID REASON, EXCEPT THAT SHE NEEDED THE ITEMS. AT THAT TIME, DEPUTY RODRIGUEZ (0301) RESPONDED AS BACKUP AND UPON HIS ARRIVAL THE VEHICLE WAS SEARCHED FOR ANY FURTHER ITEMS AND FOR OFFICER SAFETY PURPOSES. I THEN REQUESTED IDENTIFICATION FROM BOTH DEFENDANTS WHERE THEIR IDENTITIES WERE LATER CONFIRMED. WHILE DEPUTY RODRIGUEZ WAS ON SCENE, I REQUESTED HIM TO PHOTOGRAPH AND PROCESS THE SCENE, WHICH HE TOOK SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING THE STOLEN ITEMS. SEE DEPUTY RODRIGUEZâS CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN (CST) SUPPLEMENT. AT THAT TIME, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH AN EMPLOYEE OF THE KEY TRAINING CENTER, MS MARTHA CLUTTER, WHERE I ASKED IF SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY OR ON THIS DATE (112712) GIVEN EITHER OF THE DEFENDANTS PERMISSION OR AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE ITEMS FROM THE DONATION AREA. MS CLUTTER STATED SHE DID NOT NOR DOES THE KEY CENTER ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO FREELY TAKE ITEMS AT THEIR OWN DISCRETION. HAVING THIS INFORMATION IN MIND AND RECEIVING A VERBAL STATEMENT FROM BOTH THE DEFENDANTS, I READ BOTH DEFENDANTS MIRANDA VIA A PREPRINTED AGENCY APPROVED MIRANDA CARD. AFTER HAVING EXPLAINED THEIR RIGHTS AND BOTH DEFENDANTS ACKNOWLEDGING THEY UNDERSTOOD THEIR RIGHTS THEY BOTH SAID THEY WISHED TO SPEAK WITH ME. POST MIRANDA BOTH DEFENDANTS ADMITTED TO STEALING ITEMS FROM THE KEY TRAINING CENTER WITHOUT PERMISSION OR AUTHORIZATION. AT THAT TIME, BOTH DEFENDANTS WERE PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED BEHIND THEIR BACK (DOUBLE LOCKED), PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND LATER TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANTSâ BONDS WERE SET AT $250.00 EACH. THE PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE KEY TRAINING CENTER, which WAS IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT OF THE DEFENDANTSâ VEHICLE, WAS COLLECTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY DEPUTY RODRIGUEZ, AND RETURNED TO THE KEY TRAINING CENTER. THE DEFENDANTSâ VEHICLE WAS LEFT ON SCENE AND SECURED PER DEFENDANT BOYSZAâS REQUEST. MS CLUTTER WAS PROVIDED MY AGENCY CASE CARD, BEARING MY NAME, INFORMATION, AND CASE NUMBER. AT THAT TIME, NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN. |
