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Crime Stoppers
Juvenile vehicle burglary suspects in Winter Haven
Jan 22, 2023
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman
Polk County Sheriff's detectives in Winter Haven AND Lakeland are attempting to identify the suspects seen here, who burglarized cars in Winter Haven, but then used the stolen credit cards in Lakeland.
Between 3:30 and 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, January 21, 2023, three unknown black male juvenile suspects walked around the Oak Preserve neighborhood in Winter Haven flipping car door handles - opening the unlocked cars and stealing from within.
They then drove over to Lakeland and used stolen credit cards at the Exxon gas station located at 1315 US Hwy 98 in Lakeland. These images are from the video camera at that gas station. The suspects are believed to live in the Crystal Lake area.
If you have any information about these crimes, please call Detective Jones at 863-297-1100.
Or to remain anonymous, contact Heartland Crime Stoppers in one of four ways:
CALL 1-800-226 TIPS (8477)
DIAL **TIPS from your cell phone
VISIT the website www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com and click on "Submit A Tip,"
DOWNLOAD the free "P3tips" app on your smartphone or tablet.
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Bicyclist fatally hit by car near Auburndale Monday evening
A 20-year old man on a bicycle was fatally hit by a black 2014 Dodge Charger northeast of Auburndale Monday night, May 12, 2025.
Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched at about 10:13 pm to the… x.com/i/web/status/1…
Here is Sheriff Grady Judd's news conference that took place near the Secret Cove neighborhood in Lakeland, just off of Reynolds Road.
The driver of a vehicle was shot & killed, and the car he was driving ran into a bicyclist and fatally injured him as well.
VIDEO from the… x.com/i/web/status/1…
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media at 5 PM, Monday, May 12, 2025 regarding two fatalities at the scene on Pirates Way in Lakeland, where a vehicle crashed into a house.
Any media responding should park on Reynolds Road at Ned Engle Blvd in Lakeland. x.com/i/web/status/1…
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