June 10, 2005
Gary Davidson
Public Information Officer

REWARD OFFERED FOR TIPS ON WANTED DELTONA MAN 

Out of prison for less than eight months, investigators say 22-year-old Tony Littles, Jr. is committing new crimes in Orange City, Deltona and Sanford at an alarming rate. And law enforcement officials are hoping a reward of up to $1,000 will generate tips to help get Littles off the street before he creates any additional victims. 

According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Littles was released from prison in October after serving about nine months on a drug conviction. He also has previous arrests, both here and in Seminole County, on a variety of charges that include burglary, purse snatching, fleeing and eluding, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, retail theft, driving with a suspended license and giving a false name to law enforcement. His last known address was on Lockwood Boulevard in Deltona, but Littles also is known to have contacts in Seminole County as well. 

In just the past week, Littles is suspected of stealing two cars, snatching a purse from an elderly woman and breaking into a car to steal another purse. Investigators with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, Orange City Police Department and Sanford Police Department are working together to find Littles, but so far he has eluded capture. 

On Monday, Littles is accused of stealing a relative’s Lincoln Town Car that was parked in Deltona. The car was later found abandoned at an auto lot in Sanford, where Littles is suspected of stealing a 2000 white, two-door Pontiac Grand Am. On Tuesday, he’s accused of snatching the purse of an elderly shopper in the Wal-Mart parking lot on Veterans Memorial Parkway in Orange City. And on Thursday, Littles was spotted breaking into a car on Enterprise Road in Orange City to steal a purse. In Volusia County he’s wanted on open warrants charging him with grand theft and petty theft, both felony offenses. His bond has been set at $10,000 apiece on each charge.