Some Custody Required

A body-camera style photo of the exterior walkway of a large store with white columns and a line of red shopping carts along a beige wall.  A shirtless adult man is crouched near a small bicycle, close to the shopping carts. On the ground nearby are a large red concrete ball, several cardboard boxes (one open with items inside), and scattered small objects. A gold seal in the lower-right corner reads “PINELLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE” with “RICK STALY” above it.
Photo of Patrick Vandermeyden-Miller.

As we mention often, the importance of a getaway vehicle to a crime cannot be understated. But what happens when your crime is shoplifting and what you’re shoplifting *is* your getaway vehicle?

Flagler County deputies said it was reported that a man exited a Target on State Road 100 with a stolen electric scooter.

When deputies responded to the Target, they say the suspect, Patrick Vandermeyden-Miller, was trying to assemble the scooter in front of the store.

Police say that they also found drug paraphernalia in the man’s pockets, which goes a good way toward explaining things, I have to imagine.

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