Convicted felon arrested after crime spree involving commercial burglaries

A Lakeland man with 16 prior felony convictions was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and charged with multiple counts of grand theft, burglary, and dealing in stolen property, after an extensive investigation into business burglaries and theft of lawn equipment and power tools.

Randy Thomas Whitfield (DOB 3/2/1966) so far has been charged by the PCSO with:

• 8 counts burglary (F2)…

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