| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BOSWELL, ALTAGRACIA 1404 (AR16-20572) THE DEFENDANT WAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO APPEAR, CITATION NUMBER 22251, FOR RETAIL PETIT THEFT WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE OF 090116 AT 1300 HOURS. ON 081216, I WAS DISPATCHED TO K-MART LOCATED AT 1801 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY19, IN CRYSTAL RIVER, IN REFERENCE TO A RETAIL THEFT. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, MR DUANE SMITH, WHO WROTE A WRITTEN STATEMENT. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED AT 1935 HOURS, HE NOTICED THE DEFENDANT, MS KRISTY BRANNEN, IN THE HEALTH AND BEAUTY DEPARTMENT ACTING SUSPICIOUS. THE COMPLAINANT CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE DEFENDANT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, DURING WHICH TIME SHE SELECTED MULTIPLE ITEMS AND PLACED THEM IN AND OUT OF THE SHOPPING CART. THE DEFENDANT ALSO REMOVED HER FLIP FLOPS, PLACED THEM UNDER THE SHOPPING CART, AND THEN PUT ON A PAIR OF STRAPPY HEELS. AT APPROXIMATELY 2035 HOURS, THE DEFENDANT WENT TO THE SERVICE DESK AND ATTEMPTED TO RETURN SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WERE IN HER SHOPPING CART; HOWEVER, THE DEFENDANT WAS DENIED DUE TO NOT HAVING A RECEIPT. THE DEFENDANT THEN PURCHASED THREE TWELVE PACKS OF SODA AND THEN WALKED OUT OF K-MART WITHOUT PAYING FOR THE STRAPPY HEELS, WHICH SHE WAS STILL WEARING ON HER FEET. AT THAT TIME, THE COMPLAINANT STOPPED THE DEFENDANT AT THE MALL ENTRANCE AND ASKED HER TO COME BACK INSIDE THE STORE WITH HIM. THE DEFENDANT FOLLOWED THE COMPLAINANT WILLINGLY TO HIS OFFICE, WHERE SHE CONFESSED TO THE THEFT OF THE SHOES AND FOUR OTHER ITEMS, WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF $110.25. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT, WHO WROTE A WRITTEN STATEMENT. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ HER MIRANDA RIGHTS, VIA AN AGENCY ISSUED PREPRINTED MIRANDA CARD, AT APPROXIMATELY 2112 HOURS. I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHY SHE ATTEMPTED TO STEAL THE ITEMS AND SHE ADVISED AT FIRST SHE WAS FIGHTING WITH HERSELF ON WHETHER OR NOT SHE WANTED TO GO THROUGH WITH THE THEFT. SHE STATED SHE WAS PUTTING ITEMS IN AND OUT OF THE SHOPPING CART. THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE THEN DECIDED SHE WAS GOING TO TRY TO RETURN SOME OF THE ITEMS IN EXCHANGE FOR FOOD. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT SHE DID TAKE HER FLIP FLOPS OFF AND PUT ON A PAIR OF STRAPPY HEELS, WHICH SHE WANTED TO RETURN ALSO. THE PERSON AT THE SERVICE DESK ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE NEEDED A RECEIPT TO RETURN THE ITEMS. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED THAT SHE THEN PEAKED OUT THE ENTRANCE DOOR TO ASK HER BOYFRIEND FOR SOME MONEY TO GET SOME FOOD. SHE ADVISED SHE WAS GOING TO PUT THE STRAPPY HEELS BACK WHERE SHE HAD GOTTEN THEM AND PUT HER FLIP FLOPS BACK ON. I THEN RAN THE DEFENDANT THROUGH TELETYPE, WHERE I WAS ADVISED THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE A HISTORY OF RETAIL THEFT. AT THAT TIME, I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT I WAS GOING TO ISSUE HER A NOTICE TO APPEAR, CITATION NUMBER 22251, WITH A MANDATORY COURT DATE ON 090116 AT 1300 HOURS. THE COMPLAINANT PROVIDED ME TWO DISKS THAT SHOWED THE DEFENDANT PUTTING ON THE STRAPPY HEELS AND EXITING THE STORE WITHOUT PAYING. THE TWO DISKS WERE LATER TURNED IN TO EVIDENCE. THE COMPLAINANT AND THE DEFENDANT WERE PROVIDED WITH AN AGENCY CASE CARD BEARING MY NAME AND THE CASE NUMBER AND ADVISED TO CONTACT THIS AGENCY WITH ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CASE. |
