Personal Items of Tiffany's were "Stolen" from her classroom

Tiffany Shepherd, the former educator who claims she lost her teaching contract because of her bikini mate job, wanted to report textbooks, family pictures and other items as stolen from her classroom, though police ultimately classified the matter as "lost or misplaced property," according to a report released Tuesday.

Shepherd sparked a media frenzy after alleging she was released from her teaching contract because of her job with Smokin' Em Charters, which offers trips with bikini-clad and topless women. The St. Lucie County School District, however, cites "excessive absences," more than 30 of which Shepherd racked up this school year.

Also Tuesday, Smokin' Em Charters owner Gil Coombes said he's talking with a property manager about opening another bikini boat in the Tequesta area.

"We're going to go down there and see what this guy has to offer," he said. "We've already got a boat that's ready to go."

According to the police report, Shepherd returned to Port St. Lucie High School on Thursday to pick up some items she left in her classroom. She met with the principal, who'd boxed up her belongings, but told an officer several things remained missing and she wanted to report them stolen.

Shepherd said she'd contacted some "unknown students" to go in her portable classroom and "remove some items for her." Principal Terry Davis said he and Assistant Vice Principal Miriam Webster "intercepted students entering the classroom and removing items that belonged to Tiffany."

Webster said Shepherd last was at school on April 23 to turn over some keys and pick up some belongings. She told Shepherd she could return the next day to retrieve the rest of her belongings, but Shepherd never showed.

An officer searched the classroom but couldn't find any of Shepherd's things. On Friday, the principal told police the classroom was searched and more things that might belong to Shepherd turned up. An officer left several messages for Shepherd at the number she provided, but the officer hadn't heard from her. Shepherd couldn't be reached Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Coombes said the possible expansion plan would be to run bikini charters from the Tequesta location but "we may do the topless out of there, I don't know."

Shepherd, he said, has done just one or two charters since getting released from the school district.

He said reported plans to operate a scantily clad male charter service aren't linked to his business.

"That ain't happening with Smokin' Em Charters," he said. "That is something that my wife is going to do on a venture of her own and is not to be associated or related to Smokin' Em Charters."