Crime & Safety

Stolen School Bus Found After Thief Drove Across It Across FL: FHP

A man who said he was "high and drunk" when he stole a Hillsborough County school bus was arrested in Sarasota County, FHP said.

A man who said he was “high and drunk” when he stole a Hillsborough County school bus was arrested in Sarasota County, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A man who said he was “high and drunk” when he stole a Hillsborough County school bus was arrested in Sarasota County, Florida Highway Patrol said. (Courtesy of Florida Highway Patrol)

VENICE, FL — A man who stole a Hillsborough County Public Schools bus Saturday night was arrested in Venice, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.

Daniel Saez, 32, of Land O’Lakes was pulled off early Sunday morning at the intersection of Jacaranda Boulevard ad Executive Drive as he was heading back to Tampa.

After stealing the bus, he initially drove to Miami.

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Saez told troopers that “he was high and drunk” when he stole the school bus and wanted to return it.

He was charged with grand theft auto and booked into Sarasota County Jail.

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