LAKE WALES, Fla. – A quick-thinking customer and the paper trail from a scrap yard helped Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) detectives crack a Lake Wales business burglary case within hours, leading to the arrest of a local man.
The investigation began on the morning of October 14th when the PCSO received a report of a burglary. An unknown person had stolen an industrial range valued at $2,500 from a local business.
While investigating the scene, a detective spoke with a customer who provided a tip: he had seen a range matching the description on a trailer being towed by a white SUV near a property on Dogyard Road…