Two Clearwater men are behind bars after police say they used fraudulent credit card information to buy four puppies from a Gulf-to-Bay pet store, sticking the owner with more than $11,000 in losses. The transactions took place during visits in late January and early February and only came to light when the shop started getting dispute letters from the credit card companies. Investigators have opened a felony theft case while they sort through the charges.
Clearwater police arrested Shacquille Deante Royal, 33, of Tampa, and Antuan Bernard Davis, 23, of Valrico, on Feb. 23, according to local arrest affidavits and booking records reported by Tampa Bay 28. Both men were booked on grand theft counts and remain in custody while the case moves…..