A group of suspects staying in a Central Florida rental were all arrested. Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies recently arrested 12 adults and three juveniles who were stealing food and drinks at the Davenport Wawa located on Old Lake Wilson Road. Local law enforcement said all of the suspects were staying in an AirBNB visiting Polk from other counties in Florida. A 16th suspect was arrested during the investigation for interfering with deputies while they were detaining the theft suspects.
“This is a classic case of people who came to our county, fooled around, and found out,” said Sheriff Grady Judd. “Now they’re all facing charges because they found it perfectly acceptable to go into the Wawa, grab what they wanted, and consume it without paying for it.”
Store employees contacted the Sheriff’s office after observing the suspects walking around the store, concealing bottled drinks and some food within their clothes. The group of people appeared to all know each other, and arrived at the store in three separate vehicles – a BMW, a Tesla, and a Honda Accord…