Suspect Arrested After Fort Meade Car Burglaries And Running From Polk County Deputies

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Fort Meade man faces multiple charges, including Burglary of a Dwelling and Resisting, following an early Sunday morning incident involving two reported car burglaries. The suspect, 27-year-old Rashad William Austile, Jr., was apprehended after a brief attempt to evade detectives.

Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputies first responded to reports of burglaries in the Fort Meade area around 5:23 a.m. on Sunday, October 12th. The burglar was gone upon their arrival.

Detectives arrived to take over the investigation and quickly developed a lead when an individual at the scene recognized the suspect as Austile, Jr., a Fort Meade resident…

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