A shoplifter who had been driving a loaned van has been tracked down after a $430 heist at a Dollar General store in Wildwood.
Uniqua Pearlina Mae Evans, 30, of Wildwood, was booked on a felony charge of theft March 2 at the Sumter County Detention Center.
Evans went on Halloween to the Dollar General at 4500 NE 90th Plaza and loaded merchandise into a shopping cart, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. She left without paying for the merchandise and loaded the items into a silver van in the parking lot. A store employee was able to get the license plate number before Evans drove away.
The van was tracked down to a woman in Citrus County. She said she had loaned the van to Evans, who she only knew by the name “Nikki.” The van’s owner also had an address for Evans. A detective later found that Evans had previous theft convictions in 2020 and 2021 in Sumter County.