Posted on 10/02/2016 8:00:10 PM PDT by Daffynition
AUBURNDALE, Fla. (WFLA) – A Polk County man is behind bars after a deputy spotted him with a milk crate.
On Thursday just before 10 p.m. a PSCO deputy stopped two men on bikes. The deputy noticed that Timothy Troller, of Auburndale, had a dairy crate attached to his a purple Mongoose BMX bicycle.
The dairy crate had the business name of Sunshine State Dairy Farms clearly marked on the sides of the dairy crate. Troller claimed he found the crate on the side of the road and attached it to his bike.
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Yes, I see many crates that have been taken from stores along highways and roads.
The best policy would have been to take the crate and return it to the owner, not put some slob in jail for “possession”.
Help, this Deputy would have shot my granddaughter because she once found a camera on the side of the road.
I knew parts of Florida were run by assholes. Now this latest of several from that part of the state confirm it.
Glad my relatives lived in the eastern side of Florida.
And come to DC. People ride bikes all night long esp. those who work in restaurants that stay open to at least 11:00 PM or later. This sheriff would probably shoot them to.
Our country needs a complete cleanout of the commies, crooks, and stupids (including that handful of cops who screw it up for decent folk. PS: My son was a good cop. He won’t do this crap).
Slow day, eh?
Good thing he didn’t have his dog with him.
I normally support our LEO’S but this is just plain ridiculous. Didn’t they have any more serious crimes to deal with? Or were they looking for something else on him?
But if it's empty, it's not being used.
The label doesn't say *possession*, it says *use*. There's a difference.
Those are cheap imitations of the real thing.
Thats why i moved to hillsborough county. Polk county is insane. Took a 180000 loss on my house. Anything. To get out.
It’s a hellhole
Bothered me that the police department would stop somebody riding a bicycle at 10 o’clock at night. Polk County is backward but they do not have so much crime that they need to stop people out at 10 o’clock at night. Clinton has not been elected YET.
I understand those who say this is a crime, and merits arrest.
I also understand those who say this is a foolish arrest.
I am probably somewhere in the middle. The crate was likely abandoned by someone who received the crate, so is this truly theft? Probably not. Probably not even possession of stolen property. However, the arrest seems to be a ‘justifiable’ one and a useful one since the ‘perp’ seems to be a frequent flier among law enforcement circles.
But if I am a prosecuter, I’m looking at this and shaking my head. The best I could really charge the guy with is “Possession of abandoned property”. I don’t think that’s a crime.
I dead-docket or drop the case, if I’m a DA or ADA.
Yes, probably drop the case.
Thing is, theft of crates is a real problem for dairy farms. Petty to us, cumulatively expensive to farms.
I’d expect there’s more to the arrest, and this was just the excuse to act on an idiot driver.
I agree with almost all of this, my only change would be to expect a dairy farm to charge a deposit on the crates (such that it covers the cost of replacement). Then this cost would be recovered and the price of the actual milk could be lowered. Money motivates. For those that wish to keep the crate, they paid the deposit, so they made an indirect purchase.
The guy stole the crate.
And the cop probably passed by a few folks pushing shopping carts with their belongings in them....
Please check that ladder extremely carefully before using it. There might have been a reason for someone to throw it away, and you don’t want to find out why when you’re at the top.
At work, we are required to inspect any ladder (and fill out an inspection form) before using it. Defective ladders have to be destroyed, not just tossed into a trash bin.
Everyone should know this about milk crates:
The Stolen Milk Crate Registry of America...
https://www.facebook.com/The-Stolen-Milk-Crate-Registry-of-America-109753042406869/
How to Surrender an Illegal Milk Crate - Modern Farmer
http://modernfarmer.com/2013/10/surrender-illegal-milk-crate/
Thank you so much for the heads up!
My only saving grace is, I don’t do ladders. I hate heights. If I don’t have a son/neighbor to change a lightbulb...I’ll go months, until I can eventually get help. ;)
It will make a nice stand for plants, in the summer, on the porch. THX for your good advice.
OK, then. Just didn’t want anyone hurt.
Really.
2080. Any person who finds a thing lost is not bound to take charge of it, unless the person is otherwise required to do so by contract or law, but when the person does take charge of it he or she is thenceforward a depositary for the owner, with the rights and obligations of a depositary for hire. Any person or any public or private entity that finds and takes possession of any money, goods, things in action, or other personal property, or saves any domestic animal from harm, neglect, drowning, or starvation, shall, within a reasonable time, inform the owner, if known, and make restitution without compensation, except a reasonable charge for saving and taking care of the property. Any person who takes possession of a live domestic animal shall provide for humane treatment of the animal.
2080.1. (a) If the owner is unknown or has not claimed the property, the person saving or finding the property shall, if the property is of the value of one hundred dollars ($100) or more, within a reasonable time turn the property over to the police department of the city or city and county, if found therein, or to the sheriff's department of the county if found outside of city limits,
LOL I love it!
That’s why I always carry, and have my lawyer with me at all times. He comes in handy when I’m at the market check-out and the cashier starts giving me a hard time cashing in a 25¢ coupon for peaNUTZ. :)
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