WATCH: 'Dumb' Florida Man Tries Assembling Stolen Scooter In Front Of Store
By Zuri Anderson
April 10, 2023
Authorities in Florida called a man the "dumb criminal of the week" after he was caught trying to assemble a stolen electric scooter in front of the store he allegedly stole from.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office shared body camera footage of a deputy approaching a suspect, later identified as Patrick Vandermeyden-Miller, as he was putting together the Razor scooter outside a Target on State Road 100. According to officials, witnesses caught him walking past cashiers and out of the store without paying for the scooter, which is worth $539.99.
When the responding deputy asked if he paid for the scooter, Vandermeyden-Miller didn't answer him. Drug paraphernalia was also found in the suspect's pocket, according to officials.
Man Arrested After Stealing Electric Scooter, Assembling it Outside of Target Store on Sidewalk𝗗𝗨𝗠𝗕 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 On April 3, 2023, FCSO deputies responded to a shoplifting in progress at Target on State Road 100. The reporting party observed a white male select a “Razor” brand electric scooter valued at $539.99 and pass all points of sale without paying before exiting the store. Upon arrival, deputies located a man matching the suspect’s description assembling the electric scooter in front of the store on the sidewalk. The male, later identified as Patrick Vandermeyden-Miller, was placed under arrest for Petit Theft. Upon a search of his person, drug paraphernalia was located in his pocket. Vandermeyden-Miller was transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility on charges of Petit Theft and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He is being held on $2,000 bond. “This dumb criminal of the week must have thought he was in another state or city where it’s okay to walk into a store and steal what you want and not face any consequences,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “He didn’t get to ride ‘his’ Razor but he did get a free ride to the Green Roof Inn in the backseat of a patrol car!”
Posted by Flagler County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, April 6, 2023
“This dumb criminal of the week must have thought he was in another state or city where it’s okay to walk into a store and steal what you want and not face any consequences,” Sheriff Rick Staly said on Facebook. “He didn’t get to ride ‘his’ Razor but he did get a free ride to the Green Roof Inn in the backseat of a patrol car!”
Vandermeyden-Miller was booked into Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility for petit theft and possession of drug paraphernalia.