Orlando Deputy Accused of Stealing Cartridges From Walmart

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Lake County deputy accused of stealing $1,400 in Walmart merchandise

Orlando Deputy Accused of Stealing Ink Cartridges From Walmart
A Lake County deputy sheriff found himself handcuffed by another lawman after being arrested for shoplifting in Seminole County.

Robert Mosley, 35, was busted by Sanford police last week on charges he and an accomplice tried to steal more than $1,400 worth of merchandise from a Walmart. He has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of an administrative disciplinary review, a sheriff’s spokesman said.

Mosley was accused of shoplifting children’s computer-learning games, ink cartridges, Accu-Check test strips for diabetics and shaving kits from the Walmart at 1601 Rinehart Road, according to a Sanford police report. Mosley has been with the Lake Sheriff’s Office since February 2007.

The Sheriff’s Office’s investigation will involve getting paperwork and facts from Sanford police, Lake sheriff’s Sgt. Jim Vachon said. "It’ll be quicker just because there’s already been probable cause established for his arrest," Vachon said. "It’s just a matter of gathering all the facts."

Once the sheriff notifies Mosley that he’s ready to make a decision, Mosley will have a 72-hour period to submit any information about mitigating circumstances for the sheriff to consider, Vachon said.

"Sometimes they mess up and they pay the penalty," Sheriff Gary Borders said at a candidate forum last week.

Mosley was arrested with a co-defendant, Jason James Pelleteri, 37, who doesn’t work for the Sheriff’s Office.

Store officials became suspicious of the men, who were seen pushing shopping carts in the store, pacing the aisles and acting nervously before hiding the merchandise and leaving without paying, a police report said.

Pelleteri was seen pushing a cart through the electronics department, where he picked up several ink cartridges. He then walked to the toy department and picked out several cartridges for children’s computerized game systems Vtech and LeapFrog, a report said. Mosley then met him and began sorting through the merchandise and added several shaving kits to the cart, a report said.

The two men continued to pace the aisles, with Mosley looking up for security cameras, as the merchandise was placed in a tan shopping bag. Then they went outside into the garden center, where Mosley helped Pelleteri hide the bag on his person, before they both left the store without paying, the report said. All the merchandise, with a total retail value of $1,408, was recovered, the report said.

While being questioned by Sanford police, Mosley identified himself as a deputy sheriff and asked for the handcuffs to be removed and told officers, "We were not shopping together."

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June 28, 2012 at 7:42 AM