- December 4, 2025
Also: You steal a line and I’ll steal a pole; and where’s the beef?
June 9
Camera captures theft
6:56 p.m. — 100 Block of North Yonge Street. Petit Theft. The victim said he was shopping at the store an hour ago and forgot his cell phone. Shortly after leaving the store, he realized it was not in his pocket, so he went back in to retrieve it, but could not locate it.
A review of the surveillance footage showed that at 6:53 p.m., the victim placed his phone on the shelf by the register. The victim paid for his items and exited the store without it.
At 6:56 p.m., the suspect came to the register. The video showed him looking around, and then grabbing the phone and placing it in his shorts. He then left the store.
The victim and his mother returned to the store and watched the footage. While there, the suspect came back, and was talking on a different phone. He said, “This is my phone, not yours.”
The victim then called police and filed a statement. The video was placed into evidence.
The officer went to the suspect’s home and another address that he frequents, but was unable to locate him.
The red Samsung phone was estimated to be worth $75.
June 10
Gone fishin’
7:47 a.m. — 200 Block of South Atlantic Avenue. Theft. The victim said he left two fishing poles outside his motel room the previous evening. In the morning, he noticed they were missing.
The resident in the next room said she had no knowledge of the poles.
Later, a witness saw a person carrying one of the poles. The suspect fled the scene, leaving the pole behind.
Another witness said the next door resident was the girlfriend of the suspect.
The girlfriend was uncooperative about providing information about the suspect, but said she found the other pole under her car.
Since both poles were recovered, the victim did not press charges.
.June 11
Suspects have taste for jerky
9:52 a.m. — 500 Block of South Atlantic Avenue. Shoplifting. The victim said when he arrived for work at the store, he noticed the rack holding the beef jerky was almost completely empty. He then checked inventory and sales records and discovered 36 bags of beef jerky were missing.
The victim talked to the clerk who was on duty the previous shift. The clerk said that the night before, a man and woman entered the store. The woman asked if she could get some water in her cup. The clerk said yes, and they proceeded over to the fountain area. From his point of view, he could only see the female filling her cup with water. The couple then left the store.
The video surveillance showed the male suspect proceeding to the area where the jerky was missing. He took his backpack off in front of the rack and stooped down out of camera view. He then stood up, put his backpack on and the couple exited the store.
A total of 36 bags of beef jerky were taken at a value of $251.64. The video was placed into evidence.
