Crime & Safety

Detectives Say They've Nabbed Riverview Porch Pirates

Hillsborough County Sheriff's detectives have identified two women they believe are responsible for stealing packages off front porches.

RIVERVIEW, FL -- Hillsborough County Sheriff's detectives have identified two women they believe are responsible for stealing packages off front porches of homes in Riverview.

Detectives say the women seen stealing packages in a home surveillance video at a home on Summer Springs Drive in Riverview on Dec. 10 are Briella Johnson, 20, and Kellie Larkee, 38. They believe these women may be responsible for other package thefts in the area as well.

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Johnson was arrested Friday, Dec. 14 and charged with grand theft and petit theft. Detectives are in the process of obtaining an arrest warrant for Larkee.

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