A burglary and theft which occurred at a residence near West Memorial and Wabash (Lakeland) is being investigated by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

On Tuesday, June 21st at around 4:30 p.m., an unknown man stole a weed eater from the front porch. The equipment is described as a gas-powered red Craftsman. Additionally, the suspect took extra weed eater string and a red 2.5-gallon plastic gas can.

The suspect was riding a black bicycle.

If you have any information which could be helpful to this investigation, please call Detective Marcoux at 863-577-1600 (case #22-26058). 

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