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Sarasota News Leader February 15, 2013 Page 59 SHOPLIFTING SUSPECTS HAVE 86 ARRESTS BETWEEN THEM The Sarasota County Sheriff���s Office has arrested two suspects for shoplifting, thanks in part to how well known one of them was to law enforcement, the Sheriff���s Office has announced. on Feb. 7, they also found 46-year-old Daryl Thomas, the man in the video, the report adds. Turner and Thomas have criminal histories more than two decades long, with a total of 86 local arrests between them, the report points Jan. 22 surveillance video from Marshalls, lo- out. Turner has been arrested 24 times for retail theft and robbery charges, and she was cated at 6561 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, jailed another 29 times for violating probation showed the man acted as a lookout while the or contempt of court, the report says. woman allegedly put more than $300 worth of Thomas has a record of 17 arrests for violent clothing into two bags, a report says. crimes and drug charges, and he was jailed Security personnel approached the pair as another 16 times for violating probation or they left the store, but the man ran off while contempt of court. the female suspect shoved security officers Despite their histories, Thomas has been senout of the way, the report adds. tenced to prison only once, for five months; Detectives shared surveillance images in an Turner was sentenced to prison three times, attempt to identify the two suspects and re- for less than two years altogether, the release ceived three immediate responses from law adds. enforcement officers who knew the woman Both suspects were charged with Grand Theft was 48-year-old Cynthia Turner, the report and Resisting a Retail Merchant in the latest notes. When detectives went to Turner���s home case. Turner is being held on $15,000 bond, on Fountain Circle with an arrest warrant while Thomas is being held on $1,500 bond. Cynthia Turner/Contributed photo Daryl Thomas/Contributed photo