By LENNY COHEN
MOUNT DORA, Fla. (CohenConnect) – A couple of repeat offenders are back behind bars after an adventure with a neighbor that started at a home improvement store.
“An asset protection agent for Lowe’s” told police in Florida “two individuals had attempted to steal merchandise” and “had left the parking lot in a black Dodge Charger” on the morning of Monday, Sept. 2.
Officers pulled the car over and according to the arrest report, “[The driver] stated that he had given his neighbors a ride to Lowe’s and they told him they needed to return items.
“[The driver] gave them a ride and after they had entered the building, a few minutes later, [the driver] said that they ran to the car and told him to leave as they had gotten into a fight.
“[The driver] left the parking lot,” but while he was at a traffic light, “his neighbors had jumped out of the vehicle and ran toward” a grocery store.
While the driver — who was not arrested — was telling his story, word came another officer “had located two individuals matching the description given” by the Lowe’s employee.