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02-05-2017 INFORMATION SOUGHT IN ARMED HOME INVASION
Feb 5, 2017
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman, PIO
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman, PIO
PCSO Robbery Detectives are seeking information about an armed home invasion that occurred in Winter Haven.
Around 2:53 a.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2017, the victim returned to her home located on Emily Blvd. in Winter Haven, to find two suspects inside her home burglarizing it. They immediately approached her, pointed a firearm at her, and robbed her. They then fled in an unknown type of vehicle.
The suspects are described as black males in their 20s, wearing hooded sweatshirts that concealed their faces, one of whom was armed with a semi-automatic handgun.
After the robbery, the victim's stolen debit card was used at a gas station and a Lowes store in Bartow. The two suspects seen on video surveillance using the stolen card are described as a white female and a white male in an SUV that appears to be a 1995-1997 silver or gold Ford Explorer with aftermarket wheels and window tint. Photos can be seen here.
If anyone has information about this incident or knows who these suspects are, they are urged to contact Detective Music at 863-298-6921.
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