Soyal Zapata-Dye HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man who attempted to steal a generator being used t
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who attempted to steal a generator being used to power a traffic light during the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
TECO workers observed the theft in progress at the intersection of Sun City Center Boulevard and Stoneham Drive and intervened, preventing the suspect from getting away with the generator. They then provided deputies with photos of the suspect and his license plate.
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Deputies, along with a K9 unit, tracked the suspect to a residence where they arrested Soyal Zapata-Dye. He is charged with third-degree grand theft during a state of emergency.
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