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Florida woman jailed after robbing Publix to pay rent

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. — Friday morning, a Volusia County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a disturbance in the Ormond-by-the-Sea municipality on Florida’s East Coast.

They were dispatched at the request of 28 year old Kayla Kangas’ landlord, asked to handle a dispute between the two over late rent payments.

When the deputy arrived, Kangas was gone; soon after, dispatchers sent the deputy to investigate a robbery-in-progress at a Publix on Ocean Shore Boulevard.

An employee told police that a woman in her 20’s approached the customer service desk with a note demanding money, leaving with an undisclosed amount.

During the search, the deputy who had come from Kangas’ home decided to backtrack, calling the landlord and asking if Kangas had returned while they were away.

Not only had she, but the landlord said Kangas came back immediately after the deputy left, picking up her boyfriend and leaving “like a bat out of hell.”

Police reviewed surveillance footage and put the pieces together, coordinating a traffic stop.

Kangas was found driving on Ocean Shore Boulevard and arrested.

The 28 year old was charged with robbery and grand theft, taken to the Volusia County Jail, and is held on $10,000 bail.

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