The alleged thief — who has a prolonged legal file — stays behind bars, whereas police additionally revealed the standing of the black-and-white kitten.
A Florida man has been arrested after he allegedly stole a lady’s purse that had a one-month-old kitten inside.
Based on 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 stuffed with her belongings, together with a kitten that was “roughly” a month previous.
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Cummings was arrested for one rely of theft and not using a firearm or different weapon, per Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace jail information. He’s recognized as a “transient” within the jail information.
Based on police, the theft passed off on Thursday morning. Detectives have been in the end in a position to find Cummings, and discover his final location utilizing surveillance footage, per the press launch.
“[Detectives] have been in a position to reply to the placement the place the suspect was final seen, discovering the victims’ belongings inside an deserted car,” police mentioned, 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 acknowledged. “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.”

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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 high of this submit.)
The police division didn’t share particulars concerning Cummings’ arrest.
Based on Lee County Sheriff’s Workplace jail information, Cummings has a legal file going again so far as 2005, with the person having over a dozen mugshots to his title.
Cummings stays behind bars and his bail is about for $10,000. His courtroom date is about for March 3.

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