Video: Suspect in stolen shoes busted stealing porch packages in Sarasota had cocaine in car, police say

A Sarasota woman is accused of stealing nearly $2,000 worth of items from packages left on porches.

According to the Sarasota Police Department, surveillance video shows a woman, later identified as Angelique Poquette, 45, Sarasota, in a white four-door Infiniti removing packages from the front porch of a home on Cosmopolitan Court in Sarasota.

Police say she stole about $1,830 worth of items from the home. 

Two other residents nearby also reported stolen packages in the same time frame. 

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Detectives say using the video captured by the surveillance camera, they were able to identify the vehicle and get a tag number.

Angelique Poquette mugshot courtesy of the Sarasota Police Department.

Angelique Poquette mugshot courtesy of the Sarasota Police Department. 

Sarasota police pulled Poquette over on a felony warrant on Dec. 8 and said she was wearing a pair of shoes that were reported stolen from Cosmopolitan Court the day before.

Police seized Poquette’s vehicle because it was used during the commission of a crime. It is currently in the seizure process.

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Officers say they found cocaine in Poquette’s car and a glass pipe in her pocket.

She has been charged with grand theft, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving with a suspended or revoked license. 

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