NewsNovember 9, 2014
81-year-old allegedly looted tangerine grove
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Deputies in Florida say an 81-year-old man picked thousands of tangerines -- 11 truckloads worth -- and then sold the stolen bounty at a nearby market. Herman Southall was charged Wednesday with 11 counts of transporting citrus without a certificate, grand theft of more than 2,000 pieces of citrus and trespassing. He is being held at the Polk County Jail, Florida, on $8,500 bond...
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81-year-old allegedly loots tangerine grove
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Deputies in Florida say an 81-year-old man picked thousands of tangerines -- 11 truckloads worth -- and then sold the stolen bounty at a nearby market. Herman Southall was charged Wednesday with 11 counts of transporting citrus without a certificate, grand theft of more than 2,000 pieces of citrus and trespassing. He is being held at the Polk County Jail, Florida, on $8,500 bond.
-- Associated Press
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