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The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a criminal mischief case in which a Mulberry residence was spray painted with blue spray paint.
The suspect sprayed "B L M" on the house with the paint, causing damage to the siding.
The crime occurred on Friday, June 25th at around 10:30 PM.
The suspect was caught on video, walking near the house, before and after doing the damage.
The suspect appears to be a young female of unknown race.
No other homes in the area were damaged. The victim reports having no disagreements with anyone, and believes their home may have been targeted due to having a thin blue line flag on their property.
If you recognize this suspect, or you have any information helpful to this investigation, please call Detective Kelley at 863-632-1439 (case #21-26665).
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