‘BOGO’ Bust: Traffic Stop Nabs Fugitive And Lakeland Birthday Girl In Auburndale

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Tuesday night traffic stop in Polk County ended with two arrests, disrupting birthday plans for the driver and landing a wanted fugitive back behind bars.

Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office pulled over a 2015 Chevy Malibu around 9:52 p.m. near the intersection of U.S. 92 and Old Dixie Highway in Auburndale. What began as a routine check quickly escalated when deputies identified the vehicle’s occupants.

The driver, 23-year-old Christine Sheldon of Lakeland, was reportedly cooperative during the investigation. However, the stop coincided with her birthday, which she ultimately spent being processed at the Sheriff’s Processing Center…

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