Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe THE VILLAGES, Fla., March 5 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they arrested a man accused of stealing a purse, using a stolen debit card and taking $271 worth of shopping baskets from a store. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said deputies investigating the theft of a purse from a Publix store visited the home of George Ward, 50, of The Villages when a detective identified him from surveillance footage of a man snatching the purse in the store and using a debit card from the bag to buy a $37.09 carton of cigarettes, the Ocala (Fla.) Star-Banner reported Wednesday. Advertisement The sheriff's office report said Ward denied taking the purse or using the debit card while speaking to Detective Art King and Deputy Gregory Snodgrass. During the conversation, King and Snodgrass noticed a stack of 17 Publix shopping baskets in the garage. Ward told the investigators he had used the baskets while shopping at Publix and took them home with his purchases. A store manager said the baskets, worth $271, are not supposed to leave the store. Ward was arrested on charges including including grand theft and fraudulent use of a credit card. Advertisement Read More Chipotle says guacamole expected to keep coming Chrysler orders 1992 Dodge Viper in educational programs crushed Danish pilot's missile-launching 'selfie' goes viral Swedish town slogans mention Picasso, state plain facts Etsy's most expensive items include 'Teapunk Snail,' Mandela statue
