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Car Burglaries: Haines City/Davenport areas
Jun 14, 2020
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
The Polk County Sheriff's Office and Haines City Police Department are investigating a series of car burglaries which occurred in both jurisdictions.
The burglaries happened overnight, between June 13th and 14th.
The PCSO is investigating numerous burglaries in the Sand Hill Point neighborhood (just off of Sand Hill Road, about one mile north of AdventHealth Heart of Florida).
The three suspects appear to be male and in their mid teens to lower 20's. One of the suspects can be seen smoking.
If you have any information helpful to this investigation, please contact Detective Wiertel at 863-236-3931 (reference case #20-23578), or to remain anonymous, contact Heartland Crime Stoppers - call 1-800-226 TIPS (8477), visit www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com and click on "Submit A Tip," or download the free "P3tips" app on your smartphone or tablet
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Auburndale man fatally hit by CSX train Tuesday morning
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation after a man was fatally hit by a CSX train Tuesday morning, July 15, 2025.
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Meet Grady.
Grady's humans, Dennis & Judi, are really big fans of Sheriff Grady Judd. So much so that they named their furball after him.
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