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Smokey the Beer helped the law enforcement to steal its signals from Florida and arrest a person to sell them on Facebook Marketplace.
According to Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, the suspect was posting hints at the Facebook marketplace for $ 1,900.
“What happens when dumb criminals attack the bear?” Simpson wrote on social media on Wednesday.
He said, “Our AG Law team has a suspect in custody, who traveled from Pensacola to Orlando, stealing signs of smokey bear from our state forests and selling them in $ 1,900 on Facebook marketplace,” he continued. “Big Thank you to Smokey the Beer to help personally arrest.”
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Smokey the Beer helped law enforcement to arrest a person to steal his signals from Florida. (Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simson)
The suspect, whose identity was not released, was taken to jail after his arrest.
Simpson said the suspect may face prison time, although as per Fox 13, criminal allegations are still pending.
Simpson told the outlet, “Smokee is always around our forest and has become lucky today that he saw the bad man and handcuffed him.” “What’s stupid, what’s stupid.”
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The suspect was posting hints at the Facebook marketplace for $ 1,900. (Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simson)
,[Smokey] Goes to schools, he is known by our children, he is known by our families, he is known all over the United States, “Simpson said.” Who goes and Smokey steals an image of the beer and then tries to take advantage of it? ,
The state has encouraged efforts to prevent forest fire, which destroyed 24,000 acres of land last year.
The Department of Agriculture, which has a law enforcement division, launched 277,000 acres controlled burn last year, spent $ 93 million on advanced equipment and sent a smokey to remind the residents to remind how they can stop the forest fire, according to Fox 13.
The suspect, whose identity was not released, was taken to jail after his arrest. (Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simson)
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“If you are going to go to our forests and commit crimes, you probably need to find a different place,” Simpson told the outlet. “Not only you will get smoke in some of those forests, but you will get to our car authorities.”
“We are the most pro -law enforcement states in the union,” he said. “Smokey bear is also at work.”
