| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: TAYLOR, TROY 0700 (AR11119914) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF SWEETBAY , TO WIT: TWO CANS OF INTERNATIONAL INSTANT COFFEE AND A TASTER'S CHOICE CAFÉ STICK VALUED AT $11.67, 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 STATUTE 812.014(3)(B). ON 032311, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 4500 SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD IN HOMOSASSA FOR RETAIL PETIT THEFT WHERE I MET WITH THE COMPLAINANT/NIGHT MANAGER, MR JAMES EHRHART, WHO IS EMPLOYED BY SWEETBAY (VICTIM). THE COMPLAINANT STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, MS CANDACE MUNRO, ENTERED THE STORE AND BEGIN TO MEANDER IN AND OUT OF THE AISLES WITH NO PURPOSE WHICH CAUGHT HIS ATTENTION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1816 HOURS, THE COMPLAINANT OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT PLACE THREE ITEMS FROM THE SHELF OUT OF AISLE NUMBER SEVEN INTO HER PURSE AND EVENTUALLY MAKING HER WAY TO THE EXIT DOORS WHERE THE COMPLAINANT DETAINED HER AFTER SHE PASSED ALL POINTS OF SALE NOT ATTEMPTING TO PAY FOR THE PRODUCTS. THE COMPLAINANT THEN ESCORTED THE DEFENDANT TO THE STORE OFFICE AND CONTACTED THIS AGENCY. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE WAS UNDER ARREST FOR PETIT RETAIL THEFT, PLACED HER IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HER BACK, AND PLACED HER IN MY PATROL VEHICLE. THE COMPLAINANT HAD ALREADY RETURNED THE MERCHANDISE FROM THE DEFENDANT'S PURSE AND RETAINED THE ITEMS FOR INVENTORY. THE COMPLAINANT PROVIDED ME WITH A DUPLICATE OF THE CASH RECEIPT SHOWING THE VALUE OF THE MERCHANDISE AND A DIGITAL VIDEO COPY OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED INCIDENT. THE RECEIPT WILL BE FORWARDED TO RECORDS AND THE "DVD" PLACED IN THE EVIDENCE LOCKER AT THE EMERGENCY OPERATION'S CENTER (EOC). I PROVIDED THE COMPLAINANT WITH MY NAME AND THE CASE NUMBER AND TRANSPORTED THE DEFENDANT TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT'S BOND WAS SET AT $500.00 DUE THE DEFENDANT'S PREVIOUS ARREST IN NOVEMBER OF 2009 FOR RETAIL THEFT. "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 your are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.” *NOT-EXEMPT* |
