| Date of birth: | Jan 28, 1993 |
| Probable cause affidavit: | SUBMITTED BY: SLINGERLAND, DANIEL 0443 (12-313867) ON 120612 AT APPROXIMATELY 1745 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO BEALLS DEPARTMENT STORE LOCATED AT 2851 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY IN INVERNESS, IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER CHAD WHITLER. HE ADVISED THAT HE OBSERVED THE FEMALE LATER IDENTIFIED AS MS BRITTANY LAFLEUR SELECT MULTIPLE CLOTHING ITEMS AND MOVE TOWARDS THE RESTROOM AREA. MR WHITLER ADVISED THAT HE OBSERVED THE FEMALE VIA CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION AND HE DID PROVIDE A COPY OF THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, WHICH WAS LATER TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE. MR WHITLER ADVISED HE OBSERVED THE FEMALE REMOVE A PRICE TAG FROM ONE OF THE ITEMS. HE THEN OBSERVED THE SUSPECT MOVE INTO A FITTING ROOM WITH THE SELECTED ITEMS. MR WHITLER THEN WENT TO the AREA OF THE FITTING ROOMS. HE THEN OBSERVED THE FEMALE LEAVE THE FITTING ROOM. WHEN MR WHITLER CHECKED THE FITTING ROOM HE DID NOT OBSERVE ANY OF THE ITEMS OF CLOTHING THAT the FEMALE SUSPECT/DEFENDANT HAD CARRIED IN WITH HER EXCEPT FOR A PAIR OF JEANS. MR WHITLER DISCOVERED THE PRICE TAGS TO THE CLOTHING ITEMS IN THE POCKETS IN THE JEANS THAT WERE LEFT IN THE FITTING ROOM. MR WHITLER STATED THE SUSPECT THEN EXITED THE STORE PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE, AT WHICH TIME HE STOPPED THE SUSPECT OUTSIDE. THE SUSPECT WAS ESCORTED BACK TO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE. MR WHITLER DISCOVERED THE STOLEN CLOTHING IN A PURSE THAT WAS BEING CARRIED BY THE SUSPECT. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE SUSPECT. SHE WAS ADVISED OF HER MIRANDA RIGHTS VIA A PREPRINTED CARD. THE SUSPECT STATED THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD HER RIGHTS, WAIVED HER RIGHTS and AGREED TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. THE SUSPECT STATED THAT SHE HAD ARRIVED AT the STORE WITH HER MOTHER. SHE ADVISED THAT IT WAS HER INTENT TO STEAL THE CLOTHING THAT WAS DISCOVERED IN HER PURSE. THE SUSPECT ALSO ADVISED THAT SHE WAS WEARING FOUR STOLEN ARTICLES OF CLOTHING. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT SHE ONLY HAD $31.00 ON HER PERSON AND DID NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A BANK ACCOUNT. DEPUTY AUDRA CANFIELD RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND OBSERVED THE SUSPECT ACTUALLY REMOVE THE STOLEN CLOTHING THAT SHE WAS WEARING UNDERNEATH HER ON CLOTHES. THE DEFENDANT DID NOT HAVE A PRIOR HISTORY OF RETAIL THEFT. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR RETAIL THEFT AND ISSUED A NOTICE TO APPEAR CITATION, CITATION NUMBER 19129, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 010313 AT 1300 HOURS. ALL STOLEN PROPERTY WAS RECOVERED and RETURNED TO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER. MR WHITLER PROVIDED A SWORN, WRITTEN STATEMENT, WHICH WAS TURNED IN TO RECORDS. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THIS DEPUTY. |
| Inmate name: | BRITTANY FOSTER LAFLEUR |
| Arrest number: | 4073 |
| Arrest date: | Jan 9, 2013 |
| Arrest type: | Warrant/Capias |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Arrest number: | 3741 |
| Arrest date: | Dec 6, 2012 |
| Booking location: | Citrus County, FL |
| Code: | 812.015 |
| Charge description: | Retail Petit Theft |
| Bond amount: | $0 |
| Code: | 843.15(1)(B) |
| Charge description: | FAILURE TO APPEAR - MISDEMEANOR |
| Bond amount: | $2,000 |
