Man on probation arrested for stealing car after finding dropped keys

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Javaris Eugene Kates, 34, was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing a car after finding keys that had been accidentally dropped.

A Gainesville Police Department Detective reported that the victim unknowingly dropped her keys on the morning of July 22 when she was leaving her apartment; she was picked up by someone else that morning and did not realize that her keys were missing until she got home that evening and noticed that her car was gone…

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