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Crime Stoppers
Fort Meade: Stolen Polaris.
Mar 10, 2022
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is hoping someone knows where this vehicle is or has information that could help recover it for its owner.
This white & black 2019 Polaris Ranger Crew side-by-side was stolen from the area of Hwy 17 North in the Fort Meade area between March 10th and 11th.
If you have any information, please call Detective Pfingston at 863-499-2400 (case #22-10597).
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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@WDPaul274738 No, not AI. We just like to have a little fun around here.
A possible drunk driver was reported to the PCSO. The caller said that a man kept falling off of his red Harley Davidson motorcycle on Washington Avenue in the Fortress Meade.
When a deputy arrived, he saw Romaine falling off his motorcycle again.
Romaine got up, turned, and… x.com/i/web/status/1…
54-year old Christopher Kayon Mathis of Bartow got #ArrestedByThePolkCountySheriffsOffice on April 23rd on some pretty serious charges.
At around 3:17 pm that day, PCSO deputies responded to a reported aggravated battery on Warfield Drive in Bartow. Another man claimed Mathis… x.com/i/web/status/1…
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