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Petit Theft – Winter Haven Publix

Dec 7, 2020
Media Contact : Alicia Manautou, PIO

On December 7, 2020, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to Publix (1090 Spirit Lake Rd) in Winter Haven in reference to a petit theft. Sometime between 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., a store customer accidently dropped her wallet in one of the aisles. As you can see in this video, a white female, approximately 50-60 years old, wearing a black tank top, dark pants, red shoes, and a dog mask is seen picking up the victim’s wallet, walking down the aisle with it, removing $700 cash from it, then leaving it on top of a package of diapers and walking away. 

If anyone has any information that could be helpful to this investigation, please call Detective Kier at 863-297-1117 (reference case #20-47372).

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