A homeless woman has been tracked down and jailed after a string of local thefts.
Rosa Lee Taylor, 57, is facing theft charges in cases dating back to 2023.
Taylor allegedly committed two thefts in 2023 at the Lowe’s home improvement store on U.S. Hwy. 441 in Lady Lake. In one of the heists, she made off with $549 worth of merchandise, including a security safe, according to an affidavit from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Although she got away in both cases, she was captured on surveillance. A detective showed a photo lineup to Lowe’s security staffers and they were able to identify Taylor as the culprit…