Florida Man Accused of Stealing Girls’s Purse with 1-Month-Previous Kitten Inside: Cops

In keeping with a press launch shared by the Fort Myers Police Division on Friday, Benjamin Cummings, 34, is accused of robbing a lady and stealing her bag filled with her belongings, together with a kitten that was “roughly” a month previous.

Cummings was arrested for one rely of theft and not using a firearm or different weapon, per Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace jail data. He’s recognized as a “transient” within the jail data.

In keeping with police, the theft came about on Thursday morning. Detectives have been finally capable of find Cummings, and discover his final location utilizing surveillance footage, per the press launch.

“[Detectives] have been ready to reply to the placement the place the suspect was final seen, discovering the victims’ belongings inside an deserted car,” police stated, earlier than confirming that the kitten was discovered.

“Whereas investigating the gadgets, the stolen kitten emerged from beneath the car and approached Officers,” the press launch said. “The sufferer confirmed the kitten to be the one stolen from her in the course of the theft together with the gadgets contained in the car. The kitten was safely returned to the proprietor.”

Alongside the assertion — which was posted on Fb — the Fort Myers Police Division additionally shared a photograph of Cummings’ mugshot together with a photograph of the black-and-white kitten. (See prime of this submit.)

The police division didn’t share particulars relating to Cummings’ arrest.

In keeping with Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace jail data, Cummings has a felony report going again so far as 2005, with the person having over a dozen mugshots to his identify.

Cummings stays behind bars and his bail is ready for $10,000. His court docket date is ready for March 3.