| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: ELDRIDGE, BRYAN 0722 (AR13-4444) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF WAL MART, TO WIT: THREE ARTICLES OF CLOTHING AND A FISHING REEL, BY 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, IS IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 812.015 ON 021013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1108 HOURS, I WAS DISPATCHED TO 2461 EAST GULF TO LAKE HIGHWAY, WHICH IS THE WAL MART SUPER CENTER, IN REFERENCE TO A SHOPLIFTER IN CUSTODY. UPON MY ARRIVAL I MADE CONTACT WITH THE WITNESS, MR JOSEPH COMPOSTELLA WHO IS THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICER FOR WAL MART. MR COMPOSTELLA ADVISED THAT ON TODAYâS DATE (021013) HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT, LATER IDENTIFIED AS MS DANA DURBIN, DISPLAYING SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR IN THE SPORTING GOODS DEPARTMENT. HE STATED AT THAT TIME HE CONTINUED FLOOR SURVEILLANCE AND OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT SELECT A FISHING REEL AND CLOTHING ITEMS AND CONCEAL THEM IN HER PURSE. MR COMPOSTELLA ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT PROCEEDED TO THE GARDEN CENTER AND EXITED THE STORE PASSING ALL POINTS OF SALE WITHOUT ATTEMPTING TO PAY FOR THE MERCHANDISE. HE STATED AT THAT TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS STOPPED AND DIRECTED TO THE LOSS PREVENTION OFFICE. MR COMPOSTELLA ALSO PROVIDED A SWORN WRITTEN STATEMENT WHICH WAS LATER TURNED OVER TO THE RECORDâS DEPARTMENT OF THE SHERIFFâS OFFICE. I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT WHO WAS READ MIRANDA VIA PREPRINTED AGENCY CARD, WHERE SHE ADVISED SHE DID NOT WISH TO SPEAK WITH ME. WHILE THE DEFENDANT WAS SPEAKING WITH THE WITNESS, SHE ADVISED SHE HAD STOLEN THE FISHING REEL TO SELL TO PAY HER RENT. WHILE ON SCENE I RAN THE DEFENDANTâS INFORMATION THROUGH TELETYPE WHERE I WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS AN ACTIVE CITRUS COUNTY WARRANT FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION FOR PETIT THEFT, WITH A BOND STATUS OF NO BOND. THE WITNESS WAS ISSUED A CASE CARD BEARING MY NAME AND THIS CASE NUMBER AND ASKED TO CONTACT THIS AGENCY WITH ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AT THIS TIME THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST, HANDCUFFED, DOUBLE LOCKED BEHIND HER BACK, AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR BOOKING AND PROCESSING. WHERE HER BOND FOR RETAIL PETIT THEFT WAS $250.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
