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Citrus Detectives Bust Up
Burglary Ring
Three individuals were arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office, regarding a
series of burglaries, after an informant spoke to an investigator on August 21st and revealed
information about the investigation.
Burglaries under investigation included a model home located at 83
W. Citrus Springs Blvd., Dunnellon, where numerous pieces of furniture val-
ued at $18,500 were taken on April 22; two burglaries in Beverly Hills on May
4, which included a model home located at 3474 N. Michener Pt., where sev-
eral pieces of furniture valued at $6000 were taken, and a residence located at
57 S. Lucille St., where furniture, 2 guitars, several firearms and power tools
taken valued at $5095 were taken; and a burglary on May 27 to a model home   Shannon
located at 3427 W. Pine Ridge Blvd., Beverly Hills, where several pieces of  Hornbuckle
furniture valued at $12,000 were taken.
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The informant stated that he/she had witnessed 35-year-old Jeffrey
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Hornbuckle speaking with another person (a “co-defendent”) about breaking
into model homes and had seen numerous items of furniture at Hornbuckle’s
residence. The informant confirmed that photos of stolen furniture taken from
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Securing search warrants for the Dunnellon, Florida  unit, detectives responded to
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Mr. Hornbuckle was arrested on several charges: 1 count of burglary
(armed), 3 counts of burglary of an unoccupied residence, 2 counts of grand
theft (greater than $10,000, less than $20,000) and 2 counts of grand theft
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A third person arrested in relation to the burglaries was Joseph Francis Reale Jr. of
1930 N. Magee Dr., Hernando. He was charged with 1 count of burglary of an unoccupied
residence and grant theft (greater than $10,000,Sincthanly,
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According to Reale’s arrest report, the confidential informant said that he/she had heard
Reale and “a co-defendent” talking about breaking into model homes, and that Reale had
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len from the model homes as matching furniture he/she had seen at “the co-defendent’s”
residence. Reale told the detective that he had been given pieces of furniture and framed
photographs by the co-defendent which he knew had been stolen from model homes.
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