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Theft of kid's bike on Christmas Day
Dec 26, 2023
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman, Administrator
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman, Administrator
CRIME: THEFT OF KID'S BIKE
CRIME SCENE: SPIRIT LAKE ROAD CIRCLE K, WINTER HAVEN
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CASE #23-51947
On Christmas Monday, December 25, 2023, a teenaged victim rode her bicycle to the Circle K store located at 1108 Spirit Lake Road in Winter Haven. She was inside for less than 10 minutes when an unknown black male stole the bike. He rode to the nearby Hungry Howies and removed the set of bike pegs from the front tires before heading westbound.
Click here to see the video.
The suspect is an adult black male who was wearing khaki pants, a camo T-shirt, and white shoes. The bike is black, white, and blue.
If you have any information that could be helpful to this investigation, please contact Detective Paul at (863) 944-9807 or at cpaul2@polksheriff.org.
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