Port Manatee’s former chief financial officer was arrested last month and charged with 15 felonies, including dealing in stolen property, defrauding a pawnbroker and being an accessory to crimes allegedly committed by his son. The 61-year-old turned himself in to the Manatee County Jail and was booked on the 15…
A Miami resident and a Mexican national were indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday for allegedly trying to sell a $3 million Henri Matisse painting to undercover FBI agents. The duo is accused of attempting to sell Matisse’s “Odalisque in Red Pants” to undercover agents for $740,000 in a…
A 19-year-old Largo, Florida man was charged with grand theft after allegedly stealing a 2012 Dodge Charger from a local dealership. The man apparently entered the dealership Tuesday and test drove the vehicle. Later, police claim the man returned and stole the car from the dealership lot. The man allegedly…
Ex-Orlando Magic point guard Darrell Armstrong was arrested in California Tuesday on an outstanding warrant stemming from an alleged unpaid $37,500 debt at a Las Vegas Strip casino. The 43-year-old current Dallas Mavericks assistant coach is accused of writing a worthless check and theft deriving from casino markers or IOUs…
An ex-employee of St. Petersburg, FL resident Tony Little was arrested Friday on a charge of grand theft of $100,000 or more. The 50-year-old Pinellas Park, Florida man supposedly told police that he was heavily involved in online horse wagering, but did not indicate where the missing money went. He…
Hernando County Detectives arrested a 42-year-old Sumter County, Florida woman Tuesday for various theft-related charges which fueled an alleged gambling book of more than $14 million at a Tampa casino over two years. She has been accused of draining six of her in-law’s accounts taking at least $513,535, leaving the…
A Florida woman just released from state prison earlier this month was arrested by the Gainesville Police Department Sunday night for robbery by sudden snatching. The Gainesville Sun reported the woman was charged with two counts of robbery by sudden snatching. The nearly identical crimes took place at motels on…
Mark Morse, president and top executive of The Villages, a retirement community located in Central Florida, was charged with felony and misdemeanor hunting violations in Montana. Morse as well as his wife, daughter and five other individuals have been accused of 18 wildlife violations during hunting trips spanning over the…
Hernando Today reports that three Brooksville residents have been charged with felony theft relating to a Walmart shoplifting incident. Allegedly, the suspects reportedly walked out of the Wal-Mart on Cortez Boulevard with a television, then sold it to a person in the parking lot of a nearby liquor store. Deputies…
Times are tough for a Bonita Springs man charged with the theft of 42 cents from a mall fountain on Monday. Tampabays10.com reports that Laslo Mujzer was approached by mall security at Coastland Center after a mall patron allegedly saw him stealing money from a fountain outside the mall. A…