Property Crimes in Orange County, FL

Property crimes include stealing, misusing, or destroying another person’s property. Under Florida’s criminal statutes, the punishments and penalties for property crimes might depend on the value or type of property impacted by the crime.

Property crimes are distributed through the Florida Statutes, including:

• F.S. Chapter 806 — Arson and Criminal Mischief
• F.S. Chapter 810 — Burglary and Trespassing
• F.S. Chapter 812 — Theft, Robbery, and Related Crimes
• F.S. Chapter 815 — Computer-Related Crimes
• F.S. Chapter 817 — Fraudulent Practices

Many police departments in Orange County, FL, allow the public to report a property crime online. For example, the Orlando Police Department has an online form for people to report crimes of theft or fraud within the city limits of Orlando. For serious offenses, detectives will follow up on the report to gather additional information and conduct an investigation.

During the investigation, the detective might travel to the suspect’s home or business to interrogate them. The goal of the interrogation is to get an admission of one or more elements of the offense. Every person suspected of a crime has the right to invoke the 5th Amendment right to remain silent and the 6th Amendment right to have an attorney present.

Attorney for Property Crimes in Orange County, FL

Contact an experienced criminal defense attorney at Sammis Law Firm if you were accused of a property crime. We represent clients charged with crimes throughout Orange County, FL, including Orlando, Apopka, Belle Isle, Eatonville, Edgewood, Maitland, Ocoee, Windermere, and Winter Park, FL.

We fight theft cases at the Orange County Courthouse in downtown Orlando and misdemeanor cases at all county court locations in Orlando, Apopka, Ocoee, and Winter Park, FL.

Contact us for a free consultation to discuss the charges pending against you, the typical penalties imposed for those charges, the defenses used to fight the allegations, and the best ways to fight the case for an outright dismissal.

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Types of Property Crimes Prosecuted in Orange County, FL

The most commonly prosecuted property crimes in Orange County, FL, include:

• Theft crimes
  • Petit theft
  • Grand theft
  • Grand theft auto
  • Identify theft
• Fraud
  • Organized scheme to defraud
• Money laundering
• Burglary
• Robbery
• Dealing or trafficking in stolen property
• Failure to return leased property
• Criminal mischief
• Trespass

Read more about the prosecution and defense of criminal mischief crimes in Orange County, FL.

Additional Resources

Reporting Theft Crimes to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Visit the Orange County Sheriff’s Office website to report an incident of theft or fraud online. After you submit the e-report forms under the Orange County Florida Online Reporting System, a detective with the sheriff’s office might contact you to retrieve documents related to the crime, including contracts, canceled checks, video recordings, or receipts. After your report is approved by an Orange County Sheriff’s Office representative, you will be notified by e-mail of the permanent case number and approved case report. Remember that filing a false police report is a crime. You are not permitted to report the theft of vehicles or trailers online.

Reporting a Theft Crime in Orlando – Visit the City of Orlando’s website to report a non-violent property crime, such as a theft or vehicle break-in to the Orlando Police Department. The first step is determining if the incident is eligible for an online report. If so, gather information related to the crime. If the report is accepted, you will be assigned a tracking number. Within two days, a case number will be assigned. A detective with the Orlando Police Department might contact you for more information if needed.

Orange County Crime Stoppers (OCCS) – OCCS is a non-profit organization created to give concerned citizens and business owners in the community an anonymous way to report criminal activity. The reports are sent to law enforcement officers in Orlando and Orange County, FL, for follow-up investigations.

This article was last updated on Thursday, January 22, 2025.