LAKELAND, Fla. – Authorities in Polk County are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who walked out of a Lakeland business without paying for his haul earlier this week. The incident took place on Tuesday, February 17, at the Everest Liquor & Smoke Hub located at 5044 Lunn Road.
According to investigators from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the man entered the shop around 7:45 p.m. While inside, he allegedly grabbed approximately $72 worth of merchandise before making a quick exit. Store employees reported that the man didn’t stick around for a getaway car, instead fleeing the premises on foot in an unknown direction.
Deputies have described the suspect as a white male, likely in his 20s or early 30s. Surveillance images from the shop show the individual during the commission of the theft, and detectives are hoping someone in the community might recognize his face or his clothing…