POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 49-year-old woman was arrested after deputies said she found an expensive smartphone in a supermarket parking lot and refused to return it unless the owner paid her cash.
According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Geysa Salgado Rodriguez picked up an iPhone 16 worth approximately $1,200 after someone dropped it outside a local Publix. Instead of turning the lost device in to store employees or customer service, she took the phone home.
When the owner realized the phone was missing, he dialed the number, and Rodriguez answered. When the victim asked where he could meet her to retrieve his device, Rodriguez refused to hand it over without a cash reward…