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37-year old Crystle Renee Rodgers of Auburndale has three petit theft convictions in the last five years, but the crimes she's accused of committing on Saturday, November 1st are much more serious.
At around 3:15 pm that day, a disabled man reported that he was approached by an unknown female holding a box cutter on 2nd Street in Auburndale. 
The woman demanded the victim give her his money, but he refused, and she pushed him down and took his wallet.
The woman removed $55 in cash and a bank card, then tossed the wallet.
Before the card could be deactivated, the woman made six fraudulent charges worth about $144 (total). 
About an hour after the robbery, PCSO deputies located Crystle Rodgers, who matched the suspect's description, and the victim was able to positively identify her as the woman who attacked him. 
The bank card was found by deputies in the yard of a residence nearby. 
Crystle Rodgers was arrested and taken to the Sheriff's Processing Center where she was charged with: Robbery with a Weapon, Fraudulent Use of Personal ID, Felony Petit Theft, Tampering with Evidence, and Unlawful Possession of Personal ID.