Restaurant worker on federal probation arrested for taking food home

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Darius Jamohn Polite, 32, was arrested yesterday for allegedly taking uncooked shrimp home from his restaurant job; despite the low dollar value of the theft, the charge is a felony.

On May 10, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to Another Broken Egg Cafe (3265 SW 34th Street), where a manager said surveillance video showed Polite taking uncooked food — 64 uncooked shrimp (eight portions) and one sausage link (a single portion), worth a total of $45…

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