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From ‘Gin and Juice’ to Jail: Florida Man Faces the Music for Snoop Dogg Bobblehead Theft

Author Budman

After catching the evening news about the stolen Snoop Dogg bobblehead in Fort Myers, I had to explain to my mother that Snoop Dogg is the cool rapper guy, not the cartoon dog Snoopy. So I decided to go on YouTube and show my mom a few Snoop Dogg tracks. Now, my mom may not know who Snoop Dogg is, but she knows not to steal. Unlike 50-year-old, Rocco John Benedetto.

According to NBC2, the man was responsible for the theft involving a 3.5-foot Snoop Dogg bobblehead at Cantina Laredo restaurant in south Fort Myers. The crime left patrons and staff very upset. They couldn’t “imagine” anyone stealing Snoop!

Luckily, the cantina’s security cameras were on high alert and had a “Deep Cover” of the property. They caught Benedetto red-handed, snatching the “Beautiful” hip-hop icon from the lobby. However, when news reports spread like wildfire. Benedetto, knew he couldn’t just “Lay Low” anymore. Perhaps feeling the heat, he began to “Sweat” and decided to drop the stolen statue back where it belonged.

Cantina Laredo’s general manager, Joy Duda, revealed that detectives advised the man to return the $1,250 bobblehead to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office headquarters. Ignoring this advice, he opted for a direct return to the restaurant. And just like that, “Boom” Snoop was back.

While the Cantina Laredo team was relieved to have their beloved Snoop Dogg bobblehead back, they weren’t ready to let Benedetto off the hook. The restaurant announced their intention to pursue charges against the bobblehead bandit. Because stealing is not “Tha Shiznit” as they say.

Rocco is currently staying at the Lee County Jail. Benedetto now faces a grand theft charge of less than $5,000. Hopefully, this serves as a lesson to Rocco that even when you have too much “Gin and Juice” you can’t just go around stealing things all “Lodi Dodi” and not face the consequences. So will Rocco learn his lesson? I guess we’ll have to wait until “The Next Episode” to find out.

Snoop Dogg

🌟 𝐓𝐎𝐎 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐆𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐉𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐍’ 𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐅 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐒 🌟 “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨,” 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙤. “𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙟𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙣𝙤𝙩-𝙨𝙤-𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚.”On January 30th, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a past occurred theft at Cantina Laredo off Big Pine Way in Fort Myers. Upon arrival, it was learned that a large Snoop Dogg [𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵] bobblehead figurine belonging to the business had been stolen from the hostess station inside. A review of video surveillance revealed at 9:53PM, just prior to closing time on January 29th, a male patron dressed in a pink sweatshirt, a ball cap, and blue jeans, surreptitiously removed the bobblehead, and exited the business towards his vehicle in the parking lot. The figurine was valued at $𝟏,𝟐𝟓𝟎.𝟎𝟎.5th Precinct Crime Section Detectives assumed the investigation, and in a joint effort with Cantina Laredo management, and SWFL Crime Stoppers, the suspect was positively identified as 𝟓𝟎-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐨 𝐉. 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐨. This morning, Benedetto turned himself in to LCSO Headquarters and was interviewed by detectives. Based upon the investigation, detectives found probable cause to charge Benedetto with the following:👉🏼 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭The bobblehead has since been returned to its rightful owners at Cantina Laredo. Unfortunately for Benedetto, while too busy being the ‘𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲’, we’re ending the day by '𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧' 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐭' off at the Marceno Motel😏 .Benedetto is no stranger to law enforcement. He’s got a history of DUI Manslaughter out of the state of New Jersey. #NobodyMessesWithSnoopDogg#LikeAndShareForUs

Posted by Lee County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Snoop Dogg: 5 Brands You (Might) Have Not Known He Owns

Snoop Dogg is a cultural icon, and he has also proven to be a savvy businessman. Snoop made his name in music back in the ’90s when he got his start by being featured on Dr. Dre’s “Deep Cover” and throughout several songs on Dre’s debut solo album The Chronic (1992). A lot of times rappers “age out” of the game but Snoop has kept himself relevant on many levels and one in which is pivoting to other areas besides hip-hop. He has used his success in rap to build businesses that cater to his fanbase which has led the rapper in creating a 140M empire.

Check out five brands you might not have known he owns:

  • Broadus Foods

    Breakfast is never boring at Uncle Snoop’s house. It was announced back in August, that he would be adding cereal to his Broadus Foods company. Snoop owns Broadus Foods and Master P serves as the brand’s chief executive officer. Broadus Foods houses the “Momma Snoop” brand, and it already has a host of breakfast items including syrup, pancake mix, grits, and oatmeal according to the website.

    The cereal is available for purchase here.

  • Indoggo

    Snoop also has the liquor game on lock. The rapper is known for his 1994 hit “Gin and Juice” so creating a gin line just makes sense. Indoggo (a play on the word Indigo) is the West Coast rapper’s gin line. The product is obvious but the rapper also has a host of fun cocktails to make using his gin.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CjvDB23sOmJ/

    If gin is not your thing, Snoop still has you covered. The rapper also has wine collaboration with the 19 Crimes brand. Snoop’s wine comes in “Cali Red,” “Cali Rosé,” and “Cali Gold.”  The wine company also partnered with Martha Stewart for “Martha’s Chard” who has collaborated with Snoop many times.

    Always, drink responsibly. 

  • Snoopify App

    Snoopify is Snoop Dogg’s photo editing app.  The company launched in 2013 and its main focus of  is to use the in-app camera and have your favorite photos of your friends and family turn into Snoop Dogg-themed masterpieces. The app is available on Google Play.

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fs.snoopify&hl=en_US&gl=US

  • Snoopadelic Films

    Snoop Dogg has had several acting credits and has guest starred on several shows. The rapper has made an appearance in Martin, The Boondocks, co-hosted Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party and has lent his voice to The Simpsons. He’s also been in several films including Training Day, Baby Boy, and many more. Snoopadelic Films is the rapper’s film production company that he started in 2005. The film company has produced Bromates (2022), Hood of Horror (2006), Reincarnated (2012), and many more.

  • Leafs By Snoop

    This one should not come as a surprise. The rapper got into the weed business in 2015 with his marijuana company Leafs By Snoop. In 2015, Colorado was one of the only states in the United States that allowed marijuana to be sold recreationally which makes since that Leafs By Snoop’s home base is in the Mile High City. In addition to Leafs By Snoop, the rapper’s media company Merry Jane has a CBD e-commerce platform. He also co-founded Casa Verde Capital, an investment fund that now has a portfolio worth at least $200 million, Tech Crunch reported last December. Through Merry Jane, the rapper has now included marijuana-infused snacks in partnership with TSUMo Snacks.

     

Meet Budman, dynamic host of Marconi Award winning radio station WXKB's WiLD Bunch Morning Show, on B1039. Budman likes to write about funny news, a good Florida man story, stupid criminals or anything involving a superhero. Budman, a comic book and pop culture enthusiast, even named his daughter Kara Zor-El, after Supergirl. His only child is his true passion beyond the mic. Being a dad is his favorite role. Budman, a true family man, balances his love for radio with quality time spent with loved ones and his trusty dogs.

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