Investigators say three people targeted a Tampa-based alcohol distribution company in an organized theft scheme.<\/p>\n
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 Three people were arrested in connection to an organized theft scheme targeting a Tampa-based alcohol distribution company.<\/p>\n
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the company reported an ongoing internal theft on March 12.<\/p>\n
Detectives say the scheme began a month earlier, when warehouse associates concealed cases of the high-end liquor while working overnight shifts. The liquor was then loaded onto a delivery truck and driven off.<\/p>\n
The delivery driver reportedly made unauthorized stops along his route where the liquor was transferred to a vehicle operated by another suspect, who then drove it to a home in Wimauma.<\/p>\n
The liquor was stored and sold from the home on Alistar Manor Drive. Detectives obtained a search warrant for the home and reportedly recovered $75,000 worth of stolen liquor on March 25.<\/p>\n
Detectives arrested 54-year-old Darrell Glass, 31-year-old Mario Bancroft and 45-year-old Lateisha Glass. A 2022 Toyota Corolla used during the crime was also seized.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis case highlights the calculated efforts of individuals who exploited their positions for personal gain,\u201d Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement. \u201cThanks to the diligence of our detectives and the cooperation of the victim company, those responsible are now facing serious consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n
The suspects face multiple charges, including organized fraud, grand theft and dealing in stolen property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Investigators say three people targeted a Tampa-based alcohol distribution company in an organized theft scheme. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207023,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-207022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}