Bizarre Florida

Man pawns rented backhoe
Manatee County sheriff’s officials are looking for a man they say pawned a $15,000 backhoe he had rented from a Bradenton business, BradentonHerald.com reports.

Adam T. Arena, 35, who is wanted on a warrant charging him with grand theft and dealing in stolen property, also is a suspect in other similar thefts in the state, the sheriff’s office said.
When the backhoe wasn’t returned when it was due, the owner reported to the sheriff’s office that it had been stolen.

The report triggered a tracking device on the backhoe, and officials were able to trace it to a pawnshop in Ruskin. Investigators learned that Arena had pawned the backhoe for $4,000, according to sheriff’s report.