| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BLAIR, EDWARD 0489 (AR08101808) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE OR ENDEAVOR TO TAKE, OBTAIN OR USE THE PROPERTY OF SWEET BAY, TO WIT: TWO PACKAGES OF FROZEN FLOUNDER FILETS, TWO PACKAGES OF CRAB CAKES, AND THREE PACKAGES OF SALAMI TOTALING $41.99, CARRYING AWAY THE SAID MERCHANDISE, WITH INTENT TO TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE SWEET BAY, 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 022008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE SWEET BAY SUPER MARKET LOCATED AT 4500 SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD HOMOSASSA, IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT WHICH HAD JUST occurred WITH THE SUSPECT DETAINED AT THE SCENE. UPON ARRIVAL I MADE CONTACT WITH WITNESS ONE WHO IS AN EMPLOYEE OF SWEET BAY SUPERMARKETS. HE STATED HE OBSERVED A WHITE FEMALE LATER IDENTIFIED AT THE DEFENDANT, MS SHARON MCCALL, PLACE ITEMS INTO HER SHOPPING CART NEAR AN OPEN LARGE PURSE. HE STATED HE BELIEVED THE DEFENDANT TO BE SUSPICIOUS, AT WHICH TIME HE CONTINUED TO OBSERVE THE DEFENDANT. HE STATED HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT PLACE SEVERAL ITEMS INCLUDING TWO CONTAINERS OF MARGARINE, TWO PACKAGES OF FROZEN FLOUNDER FILETS, TWO PACKAGES OF CRAB CAKES, AND THREE PACKAGES OF SALAMI, INTO THE LARGE PURSE. HE STATED HE THEN CONTINUED TO FOLLOW THE DEFENDANT WHO WALKED TOWARDS THE FRONT ENTRANCE. HE STATED THAT HE THEN NOTIFIED THE STORE MANAGER, WITNESS TWO, OF THE INCIDENT. WITNESS ONE STATED HE THEN OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT WALK OUT THE ENTRANCE DOOR. AT THAT TIME SHE WAS CONFRONTED BY THE STORE MANAGER. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE STORE MANAGER, WITNESS TWO, WHO STATED HE WAS NOTIFIED BY AN EMPLOYEE THAT A WHITE FEMALE LATER IDENTIFIED AS DEFENDANT MS SHARON MCCALL HAD CONCEALED ITEMS IN HER PURSE AND ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE. WITNESS TWO STATED THAT HE THEN CONFRONTED THE DEFENDANT OUTSIDE THE ENTRANCE DOORS, AT WHICH TIME HE OBSERVED THE ARTICLES IN HER PURSE. AT THAT TIME HE NOTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT. I THEN MADE CONTACT with THE DEFENDANT, MS SHARON MCCALL, WHO WAS ADVISED OF HER MIRANDA WARNINGS VIA PREPRINTED CARD, AT WHICH TIME SHE STATED SHE UNDERSTOOD AND WOULD SPEAK WITH THIS DEPUTY. THE DEFENDANT ADMITTED TO TAKING THE FOOD WITHOUT INTENTIONS OF PAYING FOR THE ITEMS. SHE STATED THAT SHE DID SO BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT PAY FOR THE ITEMS. THE DEFENDANT WAS ASKED IF SHE HAD ANY MONEY ON HER PERSON TO WHICH SHE STATED YES, AND THAT SHE HAD TWENTY DOLLARS. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ADVISED SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST, AT WHICH TIME SHE WAS HANDCUFFED (DOUBLE LOCKED) IN FRONT, AND PLACED IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY PATROL VEHICLE . IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE ITEMS WERE PHOTOGRAPHED AND RETURNED TO THE STORE, FURTHER MORE IT SHOULD BE NOTED STOLEN ITEMS TOTALED $41.99. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HER BOND WAS SET AT $250.00 PER BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
