Hillsborough County Sheriff Issues OMG Jeffrey Grant Byers Criminal

We had a salesman ring the doorbell. I always ask to see their solicitation permit as some come to check out the property for later burglary. He was from TRUGREEN of Oldsmar he said and presented a business card as Nick Antonello Account Rep. Anyone could have that card and TRUGREEN must know the LAW~!

Every solicitor, by law, must carry & present his Permit & Certificate to you when coming to your door. Here is the Florida State Statute: “Every permit-holder shall carry the permit and certificate required by this section at all times while engaged in home solicitation sales and shall display the same to all prospective buyers before initiating the solicitation of a sale, lease, or rental.”

The salesman said maybe the office has a permit?? Ok time to call the cops~!

I called the Sheriff's main office at Ybor and recorded the conversation and put it on YouTube. Later discussions with the supervisor revealed that Operator 91 is being re-trained lol. Here is the conversation with her. CLICK TO HEAR RECORDING

Later recalling previous issues with property thefts I dug up some old information and passed along to the sheriff's office by email. Got a call from the Detective involved
"Detective Andrea Wilford – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office" and she side tracked and danced around the issues with her well used excuse book lol. Now married as Andrea Schapper

I have been victim of many crimes here and the Sheriff's Office has done lip service but has never found the criminals in several cases even when they were named~! I have no faith in the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office and I have lost total respect for their integrity and intelligence in General~! I will push these issues now that I have some time and hope the service will improve. The Sheriff's office could do better if they were aware of these situations and I know the Sheriff wants a good crew and reputation. I hope this helps.

Four-term Hillsborough Sheriff David Gee to retire Sept. 30 2017

my letter follows with some details xxx'd out

To: Sheriff Rich Nugent – Hernando County Sheriff’s Office

Don Barbee – Hernando County Prosecutor

Sheriff David Gee – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

Robert M. Walsh – Hillsborough County Prosecutor

From: Lyman Duggan

Date: November 2, 2011

Re: Stolen Nikon D60 – Serial #5023990, Police Report #09-538995

Stolen Sonica/xxxxxxxx Guitars (never received a Police Report #)

Dear Gentleman:

I am writing to you regarding my reported stolen property stolen from my home. I have not been able to get any real attention to this matter in nearly two years and I am hoping that each of you will make the necessary inquires and effort to bring this matter to a resolution.

The following is a synopsis of the persons involved and the events which occurred in reference to these matters:

My employees with Naval Electronics, Inc. Tampa, Florida:

· Debbie Spikes – Administrative Assistant (no criminal record) DOB 4/4/61

· Marsha Richards – Production (no criminal record) DOB 3/22/62

· Jeffrey Grant Byers – Maintenance (criminal record) DOB 9/17/62

Additional persons involved:

· Robert Benson – was incarcerated in Hernando County Jail (may still be)

· Billy Dalton – received stolen property (guitars) from Robert Benson - Ph: 352-232-5374

· Detective Andrea Wilford – Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office – Ph: 813-247-0347

· Deputy Beemer – Hernando County Sheriff’s Office – Ph: 352-754-6830

· Detective Desmond – Hernando County Sheriff’s Office – 352-754-6830

Location where property was stolen:

· xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Extra garage door opener was missing prior to the referenced events:

· I was away in Jacksonville for a medical procedure when my property was stolen.

· Prior to leaving for Jacksonville, I spoke with staff about the missing garage door opener and no one seemed to know anything about the missing garage door opener. I was concerned because anyone having the garage door opener would have access to my house.

Stolen Camera Nikon D60 – Serial #5023990, Police Report #09-53895 – Value $600.00:

· Last seen on Friday, 9/25/2009 on office desk of Debbie Spikes at xxxxx location.

· Last used by Jeff Byers on Saturday, 9/26/09 – Claims he put the camera back on the desk after taking pictures of driveway pavers (Jeff called to tell Debbie).

· Monday a.m. 9/29/2009, Debbie arrived at work, Jeff Byers was in the home already stating that the camera was missing.

· How did he get into the home on Monday morning before Debbie arrived? Perhaps, missing garage door opener?

· Debbie Spikes reported the theft to me in Jacksonville.

· Debbie Spikes reported to Officer Booker at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Dept. on 9/30/2009 in the a.m. Gave details and serial # of the camera.

· Detective Andrea L. Wilford was assigned to the case.

· To my knowledge, the only contact in the case was between Detective Wilford and Debbie Spikes. No one else was ever questioned, including Jeffrey Byers.

· After the theft, Jeff came to Jacksonville to drop off some mail. He acted strange and was in a hurry to leave. He never returned to work and I never heard from him again.

· We were notified by the State to discontinue deducting child support from Jeffrey Byers’ paycheck.

· On 10/26/2009, I noticed a Nikon D60 camera on Craig’s List.

· On 10/27/2009, I faxed the Craig’s List post to Detective Wilford to follow-up on the post. The post was removed before she followed up. She stated that she was unable to obtain any information from Craig’s List. She was unaware that she could subpoena Craigslist.

· Received report GO-HS-2009-538995, stating case inactive.

I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NO REAL EFFORT WAS PERFORMED BY THE DETECTIVE TO RESOLVE THIS CASE. THERE WERE SEVERAL ISSUES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED WITH JEFF BYERS. JEFF BYERS WAS NOT EVEN INTERVIEWED OR QUESTIONED. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT JEFF BYERS STOLE THE CAMERA. HE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, HE ALWAYS NEEDED MONEY AND AFTER THE THEFT, HE DISAPPEARED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE TO ME.

Stolen Sonica/Duggan Guitars – Approximately 15 valued at $150.00 each :

· Sonica or Duggan guitars are my brand, produced and sold by me only

· On November 20^th, 2009, I was contacted by a Billy Dalton, who called me to find out what his guitars were worth and some information about them. He had six Sonica/Duggan guitars given to him to sell on EBay and Craig’s List, by a person named Rob, who was in trouble with the law.

· It was after the call from Billy Dalton that I discovered the guitars were missing from my home. They were in a storage room in the house and I had not checked the room until I received the call.

· I contacted Detective Wilford to investigate how Billy Dalton obtained the stolen guitars

· On December 20, 2009, Billy Dalton contacted me again saying that his same customer had more Sonica guitars. Billy mentioned that he had spoken to Detective Wilford and he was willing to cooperate in any way. Billy was also to contact Hernando County law enforcement.

· On December 23, 2009, sent email to Detective Wilford and Billy Dalton asking for contact phone numbers for Rob and family members who brought the guitars to Billy Dalton

· On December 26, 2009, Detective Wilford made arrangements for Detective Freeman to pick the guitars up from Billy Dalton’s house.

· Detective Wilford brought the guitars to me at my place of residence. She stated that they were unable to establish a time frame or that a theft had actually occurred. She claimed that she had spoken to the District Attorney’s office and they agreed that there were no criminal charges to file. Detective Wilford further stated that Billy Dalton did not meet the Florida Statutes for dealing in stolen property.

· On March 12, 2010, Debbie Spikes contacted Detective Beemer of Hernando County. He was to call Detective Wilford and obtain a police report and number.

· On March 22, 2010, Debbie Spikes called Detective Beemer again. He told Debbie that he had been leaving messages for Detective Wilford. When contact was finally made, Detective Wilford said there was no police report number so Detective Beemer said he could not establish a crime.

· On August 18, 2010, Debbie Spikes spoke again with Billy Dalton. Mr. Dalton told of Robert Benson a/k/a Rob, who had brought the guitars to him was now incarcerated in Hernando County. He further stated that Robert Benson had taken him for $20,000.00 worth of baseball cards.

· We looked up Robert Benson’s mug shot and I recognized him. Robert Benson was a friend of Jeffrey Byers and Robert Benson had come to my house with Jeffrey Byers to look at my guitars. Jeffrey Byers was my former employee who I believe stole my camera and my guitars.

· Jeffrey Byers had the opportunity and the motive to steal both my camera and my guitars.

· On August 19, 2010, Debbie Spikes called Detective Desmond in Hernando County, who was Robert Benson’s arresting officer. Robert Benson was arrested on June 17, 2010 for many crimes and was not talking. Debbie left our phone number with Detective Desmond in case Robert Benson started talking and we could learn how he obtained the guitars and from whom.

AGAIN, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN TO BRING THIS MATTER TO A RESOLUTION. NOT EVEN A POLICE REPORT OR NUMBER WAS ASSIGNED TO THIS THEFT OF MY GUITARS. CERTAINLY THERE WAS A THEFT. SOME OF THE GUITARS WERE FOUND. WE KNOW WHO WAS IN POSSESSION OF THE GUITARS – ROBERT BENSON. WE FURTHER ESTABLISHED THAT ROBERT BENSON HAD BEEN IN MY HOME WITH JEFFREY BYERS. MY GARAGE DOOR OPENER CAME UP MISSING BEFORE ALL OF THESE EVENTS.

I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU DO ANYTHING YOU CAN TO BRING THOSE INVOLVED TO JUSTICE. I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF THESE THEFTS AND ONLY ASK THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT DO THEIR JOB THOROUGHLY IN THIS MATTER. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION WAS DONE. YOUR HELP IN THIS CRIME WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. AS ALWAYS, SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR IF I CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME.

Lyman Duggan, President and CEO

NAVAL ELECTRONICS, INC

Note as of Nov 11, 2018 no reply ever received to my letter~!