A man and a woman from a town over 200 miles away were arrested by local authorities for attempting to steal items from a waterfront home and load them into a rented pickup truck. They were promptly charged with burglary, and the judge set their bail at a staggering $1 million each.
From Western Journal:
A man and a woman from Palmetto, Florida, almost 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of where Idalia made landfall, were arrested Wednesday after an officer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission heard noises coming from outside a home in Horseshoe Beach.
The officer found the man and woman loading up items from the waterfront home into a rented pickup truck. One of the suspects told deputies that the homeowner had given him permission to remove items from the house on stilts.
But the homeowners told deputies when contacted that they had done no such thing, according to a statement from the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office.
Each suspect was charged with burglary of an unoccupied dwelling during an emergency, grand theft and trespassing, with bails set for each at $1 million.
“We are taking strong action against this criminal activity,” the sheriff’s office said in the statement.
Authorities have implemented an 11 p.m. curfew for Horseshoe Beach.
On Saturday, there were more than 61,000 Florida residents and 8,700 Georgia residents without power due to Idalia. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden headed to Florida Saturday for a tour of the hurricane-damaged area.
Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning near Keaton Beach with winds of 125 mph (200 kph) and a 6-foot (1.8-meter) storm surge.
It's good to see local authorities acting promptly on issues like these before they get out of hand.
This is how you get ahead of the curb on crime, folks!
