Lady plant burglar charged with grand theft after being caught on video ripping off nursery

On August 18, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reported on a local woman with an apparent penchant for plants who has been charged with burglarizing a Shalimar, Florida, garden shop and nursery on two separate occasions. Authorities have charged 37-year-old Miranda Rice with two counts of burglary and one count of grand theft.

Investigators say Rice broke into the Wildwood Garden Shoppe and Nursery on July 10th and again on August 7th, making off with more than $2,183 worth of pots and assorted plants, including the clippings of an expensive exotic large Monstera.

Rice had been captured during the break-ins on video surveillance systems and was showcased on Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers. Rice took the items, ranging from ferns and palms to jasmine and hibiscus, from the business to her residence on 5th Street in Shalimar.