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Man Accused Of Stealing Smokey Bear Signs From Escambia County To Orlando
July 31, 2025
“What happens when dumb criminals poke the bear?”
That’s the question Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson asked Wednesday when he announced the arrest of a man stealing Smokey Bear signs across northern Florida and selling them.
The Florida Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) arrested a man accused of traveling from Pensacola to Orlando stealing Smokey Bear signs form state forests. He was then selling the signs on Facebook Marketplace for $1,900 each.
Smokey Bear assisted in the arrest, Simpson said. The suspect’s name and exact charges were not released.
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4 Responses to “Man Accused Of Stealing Smokey Bear Signs From Escambia County To Orlando”
Smokey Bear is about fire prevention, not cheering on arrests. Total misuse of the costume per policies. Easy to find the policies online.
Nothing more than a publicity stunt. The arrest has to do with theft of Smokey Bear signs used for appropriate use, and in the process the character is used inappropriately.
So did anyone buy them? If so shouldn’t they be charged.
Why are they not releasing his name? Facebook Marketplace is a fence for stolen goods and big fat lies about the product being sold. AND FACEBOOK DOESN’T CARE! If you get ripped off on FB there’s nothing you can do. Go to a Thrift Store that is reputable like Waterfront Mission or Teen Challenge. There are plenty of them. Do your research on the item you’re looking for.
To call this guy stupid would be an insult…to stupid people.