Quote Originally Posted by Dale White
SARASOTA COUNTY - Just 14 percent of property stolen in home and vehicle burglaries in the unincorporated county gets recovered.

Sheriff's detectives suspect the stolen items are mostly getting sold for cash to second-hand dealers, such as the many gold dealers who have popped up during the recession.

So, they intend to work with county attorneys on revising and tightening a second-hand dealers ordinance that has not been updated in years.

Detective Dan Valentino told the county's Criminal Justice Commission that detectives need more authority to monitor such transactions, especially those that set up temporary shops at hotels and other locations.

"They're here one week and then they're gone," Valentino said.

Detectives also want to...
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