Criminal Law
Fairview Mayor Resigns After being Arrested on Shoplifting Charges
(WSMV) — The Mayor of Fairview was arrested on Thursday on a charge of shoplifting at Target and has since resigned from his position.
Spring Hill Police said Target has video of John Blade putting items in his bag while only scanning a few items.
Police say at 3:23 p.m. on September 25, officers responded to the Target in the 1000 block of Crossings Blvd in reference to the shoplifting.
While inside, officers found a woman who was reviewing video surveillance and saw a man using a self-checkout register and not scanning all the items in his shopping cart.
