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Sarasota News Leader August 9 & 16, 2013 Page 86 apprehended in this operation, and some ar- further reduce thefts, the release continues. restees belonged to two organized retail theft "Roundtable discussions regarding loss prerings operating out of Lee County, it says. vention issues and trends will also continue," "This operation was another innovation of it says. 'Intelligence 2 Action,' our approach to intelligence-led policing," said Knight in the release. "Local analysis dictated a need to visibly address a consistent problem of retail theft. Locations were chosen based on crime mapping and field intelligence. Our goal was to not only assist these businesses but also to send a message to criminals that there is a strong collaboration against retail crimes in this community." Operation Booster Buster utilized the Sheriff's Office's Tactical, Intelligence and Crime Analysis units, plus Criminal Investigations, Traffic, Patrol, Corrections, Crime Prevention and Reserve deputies. During the press conference, Sheriff Knight also thanked Walmart, Home Depot, Beall's, Beall's Outlet, Burlington Coat Factory, Target and Sports Authority representatives for their In addition to the arrests, the Sheriff's Office commitment to loss prevention and for workis working with local retailers to identify mea- ing with law enforcement officers to combat sures that can be taken at their locations to retail theft throughout Sarasota County. A video provided by the Sheriff's Office shows the following defendants in action: Chanda Hewitt (in orange); Shanice Stewart (blue); Shawnise Atkins (red); Cynthia Turner (orange print); Daniel Menzel (black T-shirt); Shawn Murphy (takedown); Angel Robles; Tasha Spry; and Adetokunbo Babatunde. Video courtesy of the Sheriff's Office