- September 17, 2024
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A 46-year-old Bunnell woman stole more than two dozen items — ranging from home decor to a wheelbarrow — from a thrift store owned by the St. Mary Catholic Church, Flagler County Sheriff's Office detectives discovered.
“We are continuing to investigate the other thefts and asking the community to contact us if they recognize this vehicle or these suspects.”
— RICK STALY, Flagler County sheriff
The woman, Angelia Newsome, was arrested Feb. 18. Other thefts from the thrift store are still unsolved.
“Our detectives did a great job in locating this suspect and returning the stolen property,“ Sheriff Rick Staly said. “We are continuing to investigate the other thefts and asking the community to contact us if they recognize this vehicle or these suspects.”
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office was notified Feb. 17 of a larceny that took place at St. Mary’s Thrift Store at 111 St. Mary’s Place in Bunnell.
The thrift store takes donations from the public to be resold to support local charities and church functions.
Church staff had noticed their green metal, which is typically left out in the front of the store and used to help elderly members transport donated items to and from their vehicles, was missing.
Surveillance footage showed a white female exiting a red Ford Focus and stealing several items from the rear of the building, along with the green metal wagon.
FCSO General Assignment detectives reviewed the surveillance footage with the church staff members and began conducting a canvass of the immediate area.
Detectives located a red Ford Focus in the parking lot of the Old Dixie Community Park occupied by a woman, later found to be Newsome, who matched the description of the suspect viewed in the church’s surveillance video.
Newsome eventually confessed that she had taken items from the church thrift store, including the green wagon, thinking that it was acceptable because she had donated items to the church in the past.
Detectives recovered over 25 items that had been taken from the church over the last month.
Newsome was arrested at the Flagler County Courthouse for Burglary of an Unoccupied Structure and Petit Theft and booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility. She is being held on a $2,000 bond.
The FCSO is still seeking assistance from the public with identifying the vehicle and individuals in the image at right in reference to separate thefts from St. Mary’s Thrift Store. Newsome and the other individuals do not appear to be connected.
If you have any information on this incident, please contact the FCSO at 386-313-4911 and mention Case Number 2021-15263 or email [email protected]. You can remain anonymous by calling Crimestoppers at 1-888-277-TIPS (8477).
