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Parents of George Zimmerman's estranged wife call police to report 'theft at their Florida house' - where he's the tenant

By Mandy Oteng 0

  • Police said the report from the Lake Mary home was a landlord-tenant dispute - and said George Zimmerman was the tenant
  • House was the scene of the domestic dispute between the Zimmermans
  • Police would not say what was stolen but said there was no break in

By Lydia Warren

PUBLISHED: 08:56 EST, 27 September 2013 | UPDATED: 08:56 EST, 27 September 2013

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Shellie Zimmerman's parents have called police to report that items have been stolen from their Florida house - where George Zimmerman is the tenant.

David and Machelle Dean alerted police to the possible burglary at their Lake Mary house on Thursday and officers responded to the scene.

But police said there was no sign of a break in and reportedly characterized it as a landlord-tenant dispute between Zimmerman and his in-laws.

Officer Zach Hudson added that other people may also have been staying in the house and told the Orlando Sentinel that he did not know what had been stolen from the home.

Scene: Shellie Zimmerman's parents called police to their house in Lake Mary, Florida on Thursday, claiming that they had had items stolen. George Zimmerman is the home's tenant, police said

Scene: Shellie Zimmerman's parents called police to their house in Lake Mary, Florida on Thursday, claiming that they had had items stolen. George Zimmerman is the home's tenant, police said

Police added to Local 6 that they do not have any suspects at this time.

The home is the same home where Lake Mary police were called out to earlier in September after an altercation broke out between George and Shellie.

In a 911 call from that incident, Shellie alleged that George punched her father in the face.

Shellie also accused her estranged husband of grabbing her iPad, throwing it to the ground and breaking it, but no one pressed charges after that incident.

Spat: George Zimmerman, who lives at the house, is going through a divorce with his wife, Shellie. They are pictured in court at his murder trial before he was acquitted of murder in July

Spat: George Zimmerman, who lives at the house, is going through a divorce with his wife, Shellie. They are pictured in court at his murder trial before he was acquitted of murder in July

Speaking out: Appearing on the Today show on Thursday, Shellie Zimmerman said that the battle with her husband rages on but that she has been unable to serve him divorce papers

Speaking out: Appearing on the Today show on Thursday, Shellie Zimmerman said that the battle with her husband rages on but that she has been unable to serve him divorce papers

Shellie's parents also own a home across the street. No one answered at either home when Local 6 knocked on the front door Thursday night.

The theft report - the latest twist in the Zimmerman saga - came on the same day that Shellie Zimmerman appeared on the Today show to say that her estranged husband treated her as if she was 'disposable'.

She filed for divorce from him three weeks ago but has been unable to serve him the divorce papers because she does not know where he is, she said.

The interview on Thursday was first since a domestic dispute between the couple at the Lake Mary home earlier this month.

She had called police to report that her estranged husband had threatened to shoot her and her father after punching him and smashing her iPad.

Dispute: Shellie is pictured entering the home before the domestic dispute two weeks ago. She claimed that Zimmerman threatened to shoot her and smashed her iPad and punched her father

Dispute: Shellie is pictured entering the home before the domestic dispute two weeks ago. She claimed that Zimmerman threatened to shoot her and smashed her iPad and punched her father

Caught: He is pictured as he was detained by police after she called 911 on him. He was soon released

Caught: He is pictured as he was detained by police after she called 911 on him. He was soon released

But Zimmerman disputed the claims, instead blaming Shellie for starting the argument and hitting him with the iPad. Police responded to the scene but neither side pressed charges.

She told the Today show she was standing by her story that he had a gun during the altercation in Lake Mary, Florida two weeks ago because of how he touched his shirt - even though she never actually saw a firearm and police said they did not find one.

She added that she no longer feels like she can trust her husband or his version of events in the Trayvon Martin shooting after how he has treated her.

'I'm conflicted,' she said. 'I believe the evidence but this revelation in my life has helped me take the blinders off. I think anyone would doubt that innocence because I don't know the person I've been married to.'

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