| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: BLAIR, EDWARD 0469 (AR07100896) MOORE, ANDREW 0619 THE DEFENDANT DID KNOWINGLY COMMIT A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD, IN WHICH SHE CONDUCTED A SYSTEMATIC, ONGOING COURSE OF CONDUCT WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD ONE OR MORE PERSONS (MANOR FAMILY RESTAURANT), OR WITH INTENT TO OBTAIN PROPERTY FROM ONE OR MORE PERSONS BY FALSE OR FRAUDULENT PRETENSES, REPRESENTATIONS OR PROMISES OR WILLFUL MISREPRESENTATIONS OF A FUTURE ACT, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE NUMBER 817.034(3)(4). ON 122307, AT APPROXIMATELY 0838 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO 1239 SOUTH SUNCOAST BOULEVARD IN REFERENCE TO A THEFT THAT HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE COMPLAINANT, WHO IS THE MANAGER OF THE MANOR FAMILY RESTAURANT. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THAT AN EMPLOYEE BY THE NAME OF MS TRISTA BAKER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS THE DEFENDANT, HAD BEEN TAKING MONEY FROM THE CASH REGISTER. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THAT IN TWO DAYS, AN AMOUNT OF $332.00 WAS MISSING OUT OF THE CASH REGISTER. THE COMPLAINANT PROVIDED ME WITH GUEST CHECKS THAT HAD CASH REGISTER RECEIPTS ATTACHED TO THEM. THE GUEST CHECKS WERE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE AMOUNTS THAT HAD NOT BEEN RUNG UP ON THE CASH REGISTER. THE COMPLAINANT THEN PROVIDED ME WITH A PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFENDANT AND THE LOCATION WHERE SHE MIGHT BE RESIDING. THE COMPLAINANT ALSO ADVISED THAT THE DEFENDANT IS THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL SUPPOSED TO BE IN CHARGE OF THE CASH REGISTER. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED SHE BELIEVES THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST MONTH BUT SHE ONLY HAS RECORD OF THE PAST WEEKEND. THE COMPLAINANT ADVISED THAT SHE DID CALL THE DEFENDANT VIA TELEPHONE AND SPOKE TO HER ABOUT THIS MISSING MONEY AND REQUESTED SHE REIMBURSE THE RESTAURANT WITH THE MONEY; HOWEVER, TO DATE, THE DEFENDANT HAS NOT RETURNED TO THE restaurant WITH THE MISSING MONEY. THE COMPLAINANT THEN CALLED LAW ENFORCEMENT. I THEN RESPONDED TO 7678 KARMAC COURT, HOMOSASSA, IN REFERENCE TO MAKING CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEFENDANT AND ASKED HER IF SHE DID, IN FACT, WORK AT THE MANOR FAMILY RESTAURANT, TO WHICH SHE STATED, "YES, I'VE BEEN WORKING THERE FOR THREE MONTHS AND FOR ONLY THREE DAYS A WEEK." I ASKED THE DEFENDANT WHAT HER JOB WAS AT THE RESTAURANT, AND SHE ADVISED SHE WAS THE CASHIER. THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED THAT THE COMPLAINANT HAD CALLED HER LAST NIGHT ABOUT THIS INCIDENT; HOWEVER, THE DEFENDANT DENIED TAKING THE MONEY. I THEN SHOWED THE DEFENDANT THE GUEST CHECKS FROM THE SPECIFIED NIGHTS, AND THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE DID TAKE THE MONEY AND SHE JUST DID NOT LOG IT INTO THE REGISTER AT THE TIME OF THE SALE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE DEFENDANT STATED SHE HAD RUNG UP A DIFFERENT AMOUNT THAN WHAT WAS PRINTED ON THE GUESTS CHECKS SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHTS IN QUESTION. THE DEFENDANT ADVISED SHE HAD BEEN DOING THIS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE DEFENDANT WAS THEN ADVISED SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST AND TRANSPORTED to the CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING. THE DEFENDANT WAS RELEASED ON HER OWN RECOGNIZANCE. *not-exempt* |
