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Crime Stoppers
LAKE WALES: Car burglars.
Mar 5, 2022
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating multiple car burglaries which occurred in the early morning hours of March 5th in the Country Oaks neighborhood in Lake Wales area.
The two suspects appear to be white males.
They fled from the scene when a car alarm activated, and got into an unknown make/model of a truck that was parked nearby.
If you have any information that could be helpful to this investigation, please contact Detective Mims at 863-632-0546. (Case #22-9595)
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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The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a Lakeland man and charged him with aggravated animal cruelty, animal abandonment, and animal cruelty (5-counts).
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Four teens arrested for brutal beating of Mulberry man
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested four teens for their part in a brutal beating of a 35-year old Mulberry man on Monday, May 5, 2025.
The victim was hospitalized in an intensive care unit with serious injuries… x.com/i/web/status/1…
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