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William Pope - wanted suspect
Dec 5, 2018
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
***UPDATE: William Pope was taken into custody on this warrant in May 2019.
ORIGINAL POST: Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies are looking for William Pope.
Here’s what William did that caught our attention, and made us want to catch him:
On December 5th, he illegally entered another person's unoccupied car and stole credit/debit cards and a cell phone.
William then went to a Marathon gas station and fueled up his own vehicle using the stolen credit card.
William has charges of burglary, theft, illegal use of a credit card, and criminal use of personal identification.
If you have any information about William Pope's whereabouts, please call the Polk County Sheriff's Office at 863-298-6200, or if you'd like to remain anonymous, you can call Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS (8477). Anonymity is guaranteed!
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Lakeland man who exchanged explicit nude images with a teenaged girl arrested for possessing child pornography and sending material harmful to a minor
Harold Tittle, 33, of Lakeland, was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on April 26 and charged with unlawful use of a… x.com/i/web/status/1…
Just after midnight, on Wednesday, May 7th, a PCSO deputy made contact with 53-year old Mattie Irene Tyler of Lakeland in the area of Edwards Avenue and Morrow Street in Lakeland.
Mattie had an outstanding warrant for burglary and grand theft.
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On Tuesday, May 6th, 27-year old Matthew Wayne Christian was #ArrestedByThePolkCountySheriffsOffice.
Matthew was on probation for Possession of Child Pornography and Transmitting Harmful Material to a Minor, which stemmed from his arrest in 2018.
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