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04-29-2018 INFORMATION SOUGHT IN RETAIL THEFT AT DOLLAR GENERAL
Apr 29, 2018
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman, PIO
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman, PIO
Polk County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help in a retail theft that occurred at the Dollar General store located at 2871 Rifle Range Road in the Wahneta area of Winter Haven.
On April 28, 2018, the suspect seen here entered the store, took clothing, shoes, a beard trimmer, and a dozen torch lighters, and left the store without paying. He fled in a silver car, possibly a Hyundai. He is described as a white or Hispanic male wearing a black hoodie with a marijuana leaf on it, acid-washed jeans, a black ball cap, with a short beard.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact Detective Marin at 863-678-4115.
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