Unsolved Crimes
The following are unsolved crimes throughout Polk, Hardee and Highlands County. Should you have any information regarding these incidents, please contact Crime Stoppers via this website or by calling 1-800-226-TIPS. You are guaranteed anonymity.
Don't forget to look at our Wanted Suspects, too.
Home Invasion, Eaton Av, Lakeland
July 22, 2019
Polk County Sheriff's Office robbery detectives are seeking the public's help to identify three armed home invasion suspects.
At 2:17 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2019, the suspects kicked in the front door of the home, located in the 2800 block of Eaton Avenue in Lakeland. They woke up the adults and children in the home, and demanded money at gunpoint. After the robbery, the three suspects fled in a white four-door car, possibly a Nissan or Hyundai.
Two of the suspects were described by the victims as black males, both armed with handguns. One suspect was slender, wearing blue pajama pants, a black hoodie, and something covering his face.
The other suspect was heavyset, wearing a white T-shirt, pulled up over his face.
The third suspect, unknown race, stayed outside and is seen on video surveillance wearing a white T-shirt, dark pants, and with a full sleeve of tattoos on his right arm, including a dollar sign tattoo.
video link: https://business.facebook.com/watch/?v=737710323315012
If anyone has information about this armed home invasion, they are urged to contact the PCSO Robbery Unit at 863-298-6379 or 863-298-6200.
Or to remain anonymous, contact Heartland Crime Stoppers - call 1-800-226 TIPS (8477), visit the website www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com and click on "Submit A Tip," or download the free "P3tips" app on your smartphone or tablet.
You will always remain anonymous and you may be eligible for a cash reward if your information leads to an arrest.
Vehicle Burglary, Winter Haven
July 13, 2019
Check out the video and if you recognize him, call Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS (8477). Callers are guaranteed anonymity and could be eligible for a CASH reward.
Homicide, Dundee
July 12, 2019
We are offering a $10,000 CASH REWARD for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspects responsible for the murder of 25-year-old* Shabreon "Shay" Collins.
Around 10:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2019, the PCSO ECC received a 911 hang-up call and at the same time a PCSO Lieutenant who was in Dundee heard shots fired in the area of Daniel Street. When PCSO deputies arrived at the apartment complex where the shots were fired, they found Shay inside of her apartment with a gunshot wound. PCFR treated her, and she was airlifted to LRHMC, where she underwent surgery. She succumbed to her injuries on Friday morning, June 28th.
If anyone has information about this incident, they are urged to contact Heartland Crime Stoppers - call 1-800-226 TIPS (8477), visit the website www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com and click on "Submit A Tip," or download the free "P3tips" app on your smartphone or tablet.
Theft, Walgreens, Haines City
July 11, 2019
We are looking for the public’s help in identifying a pair of suspects who stole a $500 gift card from a local drug store last week.
The two suspects were at Walgreen’s, 40078 U.S. 27, on Friday, July 5 after 8 p.m. As they were in the middle of purchasing the gift card, one of the pictured suspects was able to lure the cashier away from the register.
While the cashier was away, the other pictured suspect accessed the computer system and completed the transaction. The two left the store in what looked to be a newer dark gray Chevrolet Impala.
Anyone with information who wants to REMAIN ANONYMOUS and be eligible for a CASH REWARD is asked to call Heartland Crime Stoppers Florida at 1-800-226-TIPS (8477) or log onto www.P3tips.com to submit your tip via the web. For a secure and password protected mobile app for your smart device, go to the app store and download the free “P3tips” mobile app. No caller ID, no recorded lines, no tracking cookies, no saved IP addresses. Anonymity is GUARANTEED.
Shoplifting, Avon Park
July 10, 2019
On June 29, the woman in these pictures loaded up a cart with $1,600 worth of stuff at the Avon Park Walmart. That would normally be a pretty good thing for Walmart. It also wouldn't rate a post here, so you probably know what's coming next.
She skipped one very important step in the shopping process. You know, the part where you stop at the register and pay for all that stuff? Yeah, that part. Skipping it is frowned upon and gets you a free ride in a cop car to Sheriff Blackman's Bed & Breakfast.
When store employees stopped her outside the store and reminded her of that, she abandoned the cart and took off in a gray Toyota Camry.
If you can identify this woman (it looks like she may have a small tattoo on her right ankle), please contact Deputy Emily Beck at 863-402-7200 or email ebeck@highlandssheriff.org.
You can also leave an anonymous tip on our app or with Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS or www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com
Theft of Purse, Fort Meade
July 10, 2019
Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office are trying to identify this woman.
On May 18th, at the McDonald's in Fort Meade, our victim accidentally left her purse at the table wear she was eating. When she went back to the restaurant to get her purse, it was gone.
Security video showed the woman pictured grabbing the unattended purse, looking in it, then taking it with her as she left. This woman was accompanied by a man and a young female, presumably her family.
If you recognize this woman, please contact Detective Wright at 863-577-1600, or to remain anonymous, contact Heartland Crime Stoppers - call 1-800-226 TIPS (8477), visit the website www.heartlandcrimestoppers.comand click on "Submit A Tip," or download the free "P3tips" app on your smartphone or tablet.
Attemped Car Jacking, Lakeland
July 10, 2019
Can You Help Identify These Attempted Armed Car Jacking Suspects?
On July 9, 2019, at approximately noon, the suspects pictured attempted an armed carjacking in front of a Ben's Paint Supply store on Gary Road. The suspects were two black males approximately 5'7", 150 lbs., wearing all black clothing with handkerchief's covering their nose/mouths. The suspects were armed with AK 47s and traveling in a black or dark charcoal gray GMC Acadia. No one was injured and the suspects left the area in the Acadia.
Last night the Acadia was spotted by Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies in the Combee area. The vehicle fled the area and was found a short time later abandoned, parked at Crystal Hills Loop. Lakeland Officers assisted PCSO in setting up a perimeter in the area, however, no suspects were located.
If you have any information that might help identify or locate these two suspects, please contact Detective Ted Sealey at 863.834.5991 or to remain anonymous, contact Heartland Crime Stoppers Florida. You can call 1-800-226 TIPS (8477), visit the website www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com and click on "Submit A Tip," or download the free "P3tips" app on your smartphone or tablet.
Robbery, Eagle Lake Super Market
July 09, 2019
Polk County Sheriff's Office Robbery detectives are seeking the public's help in an armed business robbery investigation.
Around 9:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2019, an unknown black male suspect walked into the Eagle Lake Supermarket located at 15 Central Avenue West in Eagle Lake, and brandished a black semi-automatic handgun, demanding money from the clerk. After taking an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled in an unknown direction.
The suspect is described as slender, between 5'7" and 5'9" tall, in his late 20s or early 30s. He was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, black pants, black fingerless gloves, and a black ski mask.
If anyone has information about this incident, they are urged to contact Detective Grant at 863-298-6379.
Or to remain anonymous, contact Heartland Crime Stoppers - call 1-800-226 TIPS (8477), visit the website www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com and click on "Submit A Tip," or download the free "P3tips" app on your smartphone or tablet.
Shoplifting, Wauchula
July 09, 2019
Theft of Trailer, Haines City
July 04, 2019
We are looking for the public’s help in locating a trailer stolen from the Randa Ridge subdivision before 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
Inside the trailer was lawn equipment, including a riding lawnmower, weed eaters, edgers, a pressure washer and backpack blower among other tools, valued at a total of about $5,000. It is a Wells Cargo trailer with the Florida tag EWJS97 and a sticker that reads “TC Tracker” on the front.
Surveillance shows an SUV backing up the trailer before pulling off with it shortly after.
Anyone with information who wants to REMAIN ANONYMOUS and be eligible for a CASH REWARD is asked to call Heartland Crime Stoppers Florida at 1-800-226-TIPS (8477) or log onto www.P3tips.com to submit your tip via the web. For a secure and password protected mobile app for your smart device, go to the app store and download the free “P3tips” mobile app. No caller ID, no recorded lines, no tracking cookies, no saved IP addresses. Anonymity is GUARANTEED.
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