January 19, 2023
An alert citizen contacted Deputy TJ Miller on January 13, 2023 and reported a suspicious person seen in the parking lot of the Captain’s Quarters Motel in Inglis. The citizen told Deputy Miller the suspicious person was a female and was last seen leaving the parking lot driving a red SUV. That citizen also gave Deputy Miller the tag number on the SUV. He located the SUV in the parking lot of the nearby Circle K.
Deputy Miller identified the owner of the vehicle by confirming the tag number he saw attached to the SUV. He then went inside the store and located the owner, Sarah Buck (9/30/80) of Inglis. No crime had been report as of that moment.
As Deputy Miller was speaking to Ms. Buck the citizen who initially called in the tip came into the store. This citizen discovered items missing from her vehicle that had been parked in the Captain’s Quarters parking lot. A brief verbal exchange occurred between the citizen and Ms. Buck who made an incriminating statement. Ms. Buck was immediately detained by Deputy Miller.
Deputy Miller conducted his investigation and discovered Ms. Buck illegally entered five vehicles parked in the Captain’s Quarters parking lot and stole property from each vehicle. Deputy Miller was able to identify each victim and recovered their stolen property. Ms. Buck was arrested and charged with five counts of conveyance burglary and five counts of theft. She is currently being held in the Levy County Detention Center in lieu of a $150,000.00 bond.
“Due to the quick reaction of this citizen by calling in the suspicious person we were able to solve this crime. This too should be a reminder to our citizens to LOCK your vehicles and secure your valuables.”, said Sheriff McCallum.