Kevin Mills runs from the University of Central Florida library on Friday, May 27, after spotting UCF police officers. (UCF Police / June 3, 2011)
By Anika Myers Palm, Orlando Sentinel
2:05 p.m. EDT, June 3, 2011
A Winter Park man is facing charges in connection with the theft of a laptop computer and wallet from the University of Central Florida library, according to UCF police.
Kevin Carlos Mills, 30, has been charged with dealing in stolen property and receiving money from a pawnbroker by false verification. He also is a person of interest in five other thefts, according to UCF police.
A student reported that she left her laptop and wallet unattended for a short time on May 19 at the library. They were gone when she returned for them, according to an affidavit for an arrest warrant filed in the case.
The student, Reema Rahal, then contacted the manufacturer of the laptop. The manufacturer gave her the serial number, which she provided to UCF Police, said Sgt. Troy Williamson.
"She was very fortunate," said Williamson. "Most manufacturers, when they sell a product, may not have that serial number available for you."
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Rahal also had installed tracking software on her laptop that would provide photos from the computer's web camera as well as information about changes to the operating system, according to the affidavit.
After plugging the serial number into a database, UCF police determined that it had been pawned May 23 at a pawn store on East Colonial Drive for $350.
When police visited the store on May 23, its manager identified the laptop and provided video of a transaction with a person who appeared to be Kevin Mills.
Rahal contacted police on May 25 to report that someone had tried to obtain a Sears credit card using information that had been in her wallet, according to the affidavit. The person who tried to obtain the card used an address in Winter Park that UCF police later determined was where Mills lives. The person also had provided a phone number with the transaction that matched the phone number on the pawn shop's receipt.
Police arrested Mills on Wednesday after he reportedly returned to the library.
UCF Police advise students to register any important items that have serial numbers on the police department's website so officers can track the items more quickly if they are stolen.
"Anything they bring that has a serial number, they canregister online," said Williamson. "You fill in the information, it's real simple."
In April 2009, law enforcement at Miami University of Ohio arrested Mills in connection with a similar incident.
Mills confirmed to Miami University Police that he had stolen two MacBook computers and nine textbooks, according to a booking report from that incident.