Articles Tagged with Publix

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A Salvation Army bell ringer was accused of trying to spear a Publix manager with a donation stand after allegedly causing a disturbance outside a Florida grocery store on Christmas Eve.

On December 24, the incident happened outside a Publix in Stuart, where a 63-year-old man was working as a seasonal Salvation Army bell ringer performing part-time Christmas charity work. The situation reportedly escalated when the man allegedly began aggressively confronting people as they entered and exited the store. His behavior was reportedly concerning to the employees, and a store manager eventually stepped outside in an attempt to address the disturbance and speak with the bell ringer about his conduct. According to reports, the man appeared to be intoxicated at the time.

The authorities said the interaction did not go as the manager planned, and instead of de-escalating, the man allegedly became violent. Investigators reported that he attempted to impale the manager using the metal tripod that supports the Salvation Army donation kettle. The manager was not injured during the encounter. After the alleged confrontation, the suspect reportedly left the area before deputies arrived at the scene. Law enforcement later located him at his residence, where he was taken into custody.

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A Florida man was arrested after he was involved in a traffic accident and identified as the suspect involved in a case regarding a police officer’s stolen IRS refund check.

At the beginning of the summer, a police officer was awaiting the direct deposit of his IRS refund. He reported that it never showed up in his bank account, and he contacted the IRS about the situation. He was informed that they had mailed his refund instead of issuing it through direct deposit. The officer said he did not receive it, and they told him their records indicated it had already been cashed.

An investigation was opened, and the $20,694 check was traced to a local SoFi Bank. When the financial institution checked their records, they tracked down the check in an account that was opened in July 2023. They also reportedly discovered there were multiple transactions involving cashed United States Treasury checks that appeared to have been made out in the name of the account holder. They learned that money was taken out using ATMs, and several purchases of money orders were tracked to a few different Publix markets. The police checked the surveillance recordings from the stores, and they believed the suspect was a 34-year-old man from Coral Springs. An arrest warrant was activated.

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A Florida man recently found himself jailed and charged with multiple counts of video voyeurism after being accused of secretly recording women in public spaces over several years by using a cell phone hidden in a shopping basket to record under women’s skirts.

According to reports, on July 21, a woman was shopping at Publix Market Square in Gainesville. While she was browsing, she felt a shopping basket touch her leg under her skirt. When she looked down, she believed she saw a cell phone in the basket, and the camera lens was pointing upwards. When she tried to talk to the man, he reportedly walked away without responding. As he left the store, she watched him get into a vehicle and she jotted down the license plate number.

The authorities were notified, and a deputy from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Department spoke with the alleged victim. After she told them what happened and gave them the license plate number, they collected surveillance footage from the store. It was reported that the video showed the man putting the phone in the basket and angling it so that it was aimed up the woman’s skirt.

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An 80-year-old Florida man is facing charges after it was believed he was driving under the influence when he crashed into the side of a supermarket.

On the afternoon of June 5, a man was driving through the parking lot at the Publix Supermarket in Jacksonville when two people walked in front of his vehicle. He hit the brakes to avoid potentially hitting them, but it caused his car to slam into the side of the building.

People heard the impact of the crash from inside the store, and they found the source of the sound when they saw the man’s vehicle. The authorities were alerted, and deputies with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office went to the location. When they talked to the higher-ups at Publix, they asked if the car could be left where it was, so they would not risk causing more damage to the building by removing it.

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A Florida man is facing many charges for allegedly assaulting three people in a convenience store, leaving one in critical condition.

On September 16, a man went into a J&S Food Mart convenience store attached to a Sunoco gas station in Haines City. While inside, the 35-year-old allegedly violently confronted his 64-year-old ex-girlfriend. He allegedly grabbed a butcher knife and struck her in the face with it. A bystander tried to intervene, but the man reportedly hit him hard enough that he fell to the ground. While he was down, the man allegedly struck him in the head.

As the suspect was leaving the store, he allegedly struck another patron.

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A fast-food restaurant manager and his girlfriend allegedly stole a debit card that a customer accidentally left in the establishment and spent over $700 within two hours. 

On June 29, a customer at a Burger King in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, left the restaurant without taking their Wells Fargo debit card. 

When an employee found the card, they reportedly turned it over to the manager on duty. 

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A Florida woman with two roommates reportedly went shopping at Publix after trying to murder them with a kitchen knife because she was asked to move out of the residence, 

According to reports, a few months ago, the 30-year-old was told that her room was needed so that a relative of one of the other residents could live in the home. 

The woman reportedly became enraged when she was informed that she would need to acquire new housing. She allegedly began plotting her revenge. 

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A Florida woman with a whip and a pitchfork reportedly caused a ruckus outside a Publix store after trying to peddle teddy bears. 

56-year-old Lisa Anne Slone lives in Ocoee. 

On the afternoon of July 19, a woman was reportedly behind a Publix Store in Minneola. It was reported that she was trying to peddle teddy bears for cash from people in the area. 

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A man allegedly attempting to manage his stress with masturbation was reportedly caught doing so in a Publix parking lot in the view of others.

22-year-old Cruz Humes lives in Margate, Florida. He has spent the last 7-years working for a Publix supermarket in Coral Springs.

Humes reported that he has recently been experiencing an overwhelming amount of stress. He discovered that masturbation gives him relief, but he does not feel he has enough privacy to do so in his residence.

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Eight people in Florida have been accused of operating a racketeering ring and taking nearly $85,000 worth of baby formula and assorted items for purported resale on the black market.

Beginning in August 2019, Florida locations of Walmart, Publix, and Southeastern Grocers (Winn-Dixie) in 18 counties reported that they were being targeted by thieves who were taking mostly baby products, such as diapers, formula, and baby food. Energy drinks were also reported in some of the product losses from the stores.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Organized Retail Crime Detectives worked alongside state agencies. They opened an investigation into the reported recurring thefts, which allegedly continued throughout 2020.

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