Man on pre-trial release arrested for stealing elderly woman’s purse in Publix parking lot

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Darnell Lorenzo Teate, 55, was arrested last night after allegedly stealing a purse from an elderly woman in a Publix parking lot.

At about 8:26 p.m. on August 17, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to a trespassing call at the Publix at 1302 N. Main Street, and a Publix manager flagged down the officer, saying he saw Teate steal a purse…

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