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$25K Worth of Stolen Items Recovered; Man Charged
September 16, 2021
An Escambia County man was arrested and thousands of dollars worth of stolen items were recovered when after a search warrant Wednesday.
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office investigators served a search warrant at Rodney Busbee’s home located in the 8200 block of Lawton Street.
Investigators discovered around $25,000 worth of stolen items including firearms, televisions, lawn equipment, tools, ladders, street signs, a golf cart, go-kart and a utility trailer. All of these items were stolen from eight different burglaries ranging from June 2021 to September 2021.
Busbee was arrested and charged with burglary, theft and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was released on bond.
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14 Responses to “$25K Worth of Stolen Items Recovered; Man Charged”
Criminal behavior rarely stops due to incarceration. They just find friends of like minded behavior that teach them more tricks of their trade. I bet if he gets sentenced after the due process of law, that he will cost taxpayers more money than he is now. You will feed him, clothe him, bathe him, house him and likely provide repeated medical emergency care as he self harms to get a hospital trip to get high. Personally feel that if we exterminated rapists, pedophiles and gang members we could probably actually curb criminality because appropriate care could be provided for mentally ill or those addicted to substances.
Released on bond? That will teach him a lesson.
What I dont get is SOMEONE posted his bail money. Why do those same people not intercede with the person BEFORE they commit a crime? Spending good money for bad.
Stealing is one of the crimes that will get rehabbed with some actual prison time, because inmates do not like a thief. After he goes klepto in there a couple times, they’ll tune him up and he’ll learn his lesson quickly. Send him off.
I know it’s easy to blame the judges. They go by the law. Years ago, their leeway was cut way down. They have no choice. I am for stricter sentencing guidelines.
Cut his hands off and see what he can steal then!
Excellent job and thank you ECSO. NOW….he’s been RELEASED on bond so he can steal from us again???? What about our stolen property???? We need judges who will THROW the book at these people and put them away until their day in court. We now have a very fine jail facility that will keep them until court date. DON’T let them out so they can steal again or flee to another state. We the people DEMAND incarceration until court date. C’MON JUDGE….help us out and do your job.
Why let this worthless scum out of jail?. evidently he has had his day in court resulting in a felony conviction, and his rehabilitation only honed his theft skills – put him in prison and keep him there
Take his dominant hand. Maybe that will slow him down some.
Wow.. charge before last he had an $82000 bond.
Where does this guy get his money and bond money?
At least he keeps the same address..
“firearm by a convicted felon. He was released on bond.”
And posted bond?
Someone efed up in a major way on granting any bond..he will be re-arrested
Good job ECSO . People work hard to buy the things they need in life and someone like this individual thinks it’s theirs just for the taking . He and all the other individuals just like him need to get off their lazy no good backsides and work to get what they want .
Thank you ECSO . Now it’s the judges turn to teach them right from wrong .
Also I’d like to add take a minute to somehow mark your things so if this happens to you that you will be able to prove it’s yours .
Stealing street signs,?
Wow.. mental issues.
However, throw the book at em.
If you look up Mr. Busbee’s record it is apparent that he knows how to work the system. Maybe some time away is in order.