In the early morning of October 7 at a gas station on Hodges Boulevard, a person stole a commercial-sized trash tote instead of money or merchandise. According to a social media post by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the suspect arrived in a rental truck, entered the station to make a minor purchase, and later seized the opportunity to remove the trash tote from the premises. The entire event unfolded between approximately 3:40 a.m. and 4:00 a.m., as detailed by the sheriff’s office.
The authorities were alerted to the suspect’s activities after the gas station’s surveillance captured him loitering inside his vehicle, then escorting the tote to his truck as if he’d just claimed a particularly niche prize. Despite the oddity of the theft, officials are taking the incident seriously. “Was it for a recycling project, a new piece of furniture, or maybe even an art project?” asked the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on their Facebook account, inviting the public to consider the suspect’s intentions. Though whimsically phrased, the call to assist in identifying the perpetrator remains earnest…