April 17, 2024 7 arrests over the past year, 3 of them in 2024, show sad case of revolving door justice A young woman who has been in and out of jail for the past few years has faced the same criminal charge three times so far this year.
April 2, 2024 DUI suspect drank ‘2 Bud Light draft beers approx. 3 hours prior to the crash,’ cops say Following too closely led to one car rear-ending another, and a DUI charge in this case, and it wasn’t the driver’s first arrest, or even her first DUI.
April 1, 2024 Red light violation led to man’s arrest for stealing from Walmart; Facebook also helped A man is charged with stealing from Walmart, but he wasn’t arrested until he apparently made a right turn on red without coming to a complete stop.
March 28, 2024 He printed fake checks, withdrew cash, destroyed evidence in shredder and washer, feds say A young man with a history of arrests has been indicted on five charges stemming from creating fake checks and cashing them.
March 27, 2024 ‘Multiple large bulges under her clothing … led to her removing over 50 stolen items’ A woman who was wanted for shoplifting in three states was arrested in a fourth and police are crediting employees at a beauty supply store.
March 20, 2024 Banned and busted: It’s this woman’s 3rd arrest at one particular Walmart A woman who sat for more than two dozen booking photos added another to her criminal history. She’s charged with trespassing at the Walmart that had banned her.
March 13, 2024 10 times! Christmas tree, lights, Grinch ornaments among items stolen in Walmart thefts, cops say Managers at a Walmart in Florida told deputies about a string of 10 thefts at the store between the beginning of November and shortly before Christmas.
March 1, 2024 Tasered and ‘fell to the ground, and the stolen merchandise came falling out of her purse’ “Best Buy staff recognized her from previous encounters in which she stole a laptop,” her latest arrest report said, so they watched this woman closely.
February 29, 2024 Charged with shoplifting from Walmart — and a lot more for what was in her purse, cops say A woman accused of trying to steal $185 worth of merchandise from Walmart ended up in a lot more trouble for what authorities said was already in her purse.
February 28, 2024 Man charged with attacking stepfather with a coral rock in the Florida Keys A man visiting his stepfather in Florida is accused of attacking him with a coral rock. The 60-year-old victim reportedly had “two lacerations on his forehead.”
February 27, 2024 Mom’s social media post led to man’s latest arrest for stealing $600 scooter, police say A man is under arrest for stealing a boy’s scooter and police say it happened because the victim’s mother posted about it on social media.
February 23, 2024 Armed robbery suspects wearing Cookie Monster pajamas also face animal abuse charges A pair of armed robbery suspects wearing Cookie Monster pajamas were arrested the next day, and they’re also facing charges for what police found at their home.
February 21, 2024 2 women charged with ringing up low-priced items, stealing expensive ones from Walmart Walmart employees and sheriff’s deputies had a busy evening and when it was over, two women were taken from the self-checkout area to jail.
February 20, 2024 Facial recognition software, of all things, played a role in this guy’s latest arrest A man who’s no stranger to a booking photographer’s camera is back behind bars after he was allegedly caught stealing a chainsaw from a Lowe’s store.
February 15, 2024 Mom charged with ‘severely malnourished’ teen’s death at 33 lbs., ‘bed sores throughout’ A 14-year-old boy found “extremely malnourished, weighing only 33 lbs.,” with bed sores is dead and his mother is facing criminal charges.
February 14, 2024 Woman riding mobility scooter ‘began to run’ when approached for shoplifting, police say The call to police was about “a theft in progress” and the suspect was described as “a heavy-set female … in a mobility scooter going throughout the store.”
February 12, 2024 Man accused of stealing $28,000 worth of electrical wire with fraudulent barcode scheme A man is under arrest again, this time accused of ripping off multiple Lowe’s and Home Depot stores to get his hands on electrical wire without paying.
February 9, 2024 Woman with ‘very large purse’ brought ‘plastic Publix bags’ to shoplift groceries, police say A woman in Florida is banned from her local Publix grocery store after her arrest for shoplifting there. She agreed to that as part of her plea bargain.
February 5, 2024 When you see a stranger like this sitting in a vehicle, parked in your garage This doesn’t happen often. A couple told police they “had just discovered an unknown male sitting in a vehicle that was parked inside of their garage.”
January 31, 2024 He killed coworker who stole his lunch, ‘threatened to kill or hurt’ others at sentencing The man who killed a coworker in the parking garage of the Target where they worked was sentenced to prison, but not before making a threat at the hearing.
January 18, 2024 Times were hard, he allegedly said during shoplifting bust, but what about other arrests? A man who’d been arrested more than a dozen times added another one to his rap sheet when he was charged with petit theft (shoplifting) 2nd offense yet again.
January 12, 2024 Man of many mugs accused of stealing $400 in goods from Walmart, his 1st arrest for theft A man who apparently managed to avoid arrest for more than a year got picked up for allegedly picking up a Walmart backpack and using it as his shopping cart.
January 10, 2024 Food Network ‘Superchef’ Darnell Ferguson charged with domestic violent felonies A man famous for hosting a show on the Food Network is now appearing in a police booking photo since he’s facing several serious criminal charges.
January 3, 2024 Can you believe it? Former Walmart employee arrested for shoplifting had 5 convictions for theft This isn’t a typical case of someone shoplifting from a Walmart in Florida. A deputy went to the store and a loss prevention associate described what happened.
January 2, 2024 Man sitting in wheelchair, walking out of store not disabled but able to steal, police say A guy in a wheelchair wouldn’t steal, would he? Police in Pennsylvania say they’re looking for a “shoplifter impersonator” who stole $830 of clothing.
December 29, 2023 Man was ‘passed out’ during his latest arrest ‘with a shoe fully engulfed in flames,’ cops say Police officers on a call found the person they were looking for “passed out in front of the business with a shoe fully engulfed in flames.”
December 22, 2023 Case manager charged with not making Dept. of Children & Families home visits, falsifying records A former case manager with Florida’s Department of Children and Families was arrested and charged with falsifying home visit records.
December 20, 2023 ‘Ripping price tags off of numerous items and placing items into the front of her pants’ not her 1st Walmart arrest Deputies arrived very quickly and caught up with a woman in the parking lot of a Walmart after she was reportedly “ripping price tags off of numerous items.”
December 15, 2023 Man of identities and escapes over 5 years didn’t get away this last time A man who had to be tackled by deputies, then chased, and became a fugitive for three years, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.
December 11, 2023 Claims adjuster who helped armed robbers find victims, look like cops sentenced to prison A claims adjuster who helped a group of people commit a string of armed robberies around Florida has been sentenced to federal prison.
December 8, 2023 Tow company owner charged for charging insurance company 3 times what it should’ve, prosecutors say The owner of a towing company working outside Philadelphia is charged with overinflating a bill to an insurance company after a driver’s crash.
December 6, 2023 Suspect ‘locked and unlocked’ stolen car while police watched Some crimes are solved right away. Police north of Philadelphia said this one took a year to solve, and they’ve only made one of three arrests.