Pair charged with multiple thefts from Rural King; younger man was arrested in January on similar charges
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Michael Dwayne White, 55, and Timothy Daniel White, Jr., 26, were arrested yesterday after allegedly stealing over $1,500 in merchandise from Rural King over the course of eight days; White was on pre-trial release following an arrest on similar charges in January.
At about 6:54 p.m. on February 22, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to Rural King (2801 NW 13th Street), where a store manager reported that the two men had walked out of the store with concealed merchandise valued at $379. The pair reportedly drove away in a U-Haul.
An officer conducted a traffic stop on a U-Haul matching the description provided by the witness and reported that the occupants of the truck also matched the descriptions provided by the witness.
Post Miranda, Michael White reportedly denied any involvement but later admitted he had been in the store when he was shown surveillance video.
Post Miranda, Timothy White denied committing the theft.
The witness reportedly identified both men and said the same men had recently committed other thefts from the store, including incidents on February 15, February 21, and a second theft earlier in the day on February 22, with a combined value of about $1,500. The men allegedly stole Milwaukee and DeWalt tools.
Both men have been charged with grand theft and engaging in a scheme to defraud.
Timothy White was arrested on January 2 for stealing a generator from Lowe’s with a different co-defendant, Jacqueline White (a sworn complaint has been filed against her, but she has not been arrested); the detective in that incident reported that the pair had been “stealing constantly” from Lowe’s and Home Depot since November and then pawning the items, with at least eight known incidents. Post Miranda, Jacqueline White reportedly said they had been stealing items because of Timothy White’s drug habit and unemployment. White was released on $50,000 bail.
Judge William Davis set bail for Michael White at $50,000 and for Timothy White at $150,000.
Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Pawn shops deserve a lot of blame for this kind of stuff. They know good and well when thieves bring in brand new, unboxed goods what they are dealing with. They could do more to stop the flow of stolen goods, but that would be bad for their business so of course they won’t change.
Daniel Boone and his son. They got caught!
Stolen: your ignorance amazes me. pawnshops send the info to cops within 24 hrs.and are the witnesses to put the crooks in jail. It all goes to the cops on something called leads on line.
Father/son stealing team. Charming.
They are a piece of work!
The family tree is not that spectacular. Probably as slick and bare as an power pole. The family crime business is failing.
Alachua county is turning into a 3rd world country. Democratic leadership sure does turn everthing to 💩. Let’s schedule another gun summit, or another streatery, or we can write a letter to Putin to stop the war 🤡
Future Streatery customers.
Quote “ they had been stealing items because of Timothy White’s drug habit and unemployment. ”
Hello? Maybe put the cart behind the horse, instead? Genius should be sent to his Mexican cartel suppliers.
You might notice the lack of loss prevention and security at all of the big box stores. It is cheaper for them to just raise prices on the merchandise, than prevent the thefts.
Like father like son. What kind of man teaches his son to be a thief? The kind of man who isn’t a “man” at all.