POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 31-year-old Mulberry man Friday morning following a residential burglary investigation that uncovered drugs, a stolen scooter, and a concealed firearm.
At approximately 9 a.m. on Friday, August 7, 2026, deputies responded to a home on North Grady Avenue. Reports indicated that a man had entered a screened porch and taken an electric scooter valued at roughly $300.
Deputies searching the surrounding area located a suspect outside a nearby hotel. Investigators observed the man attempting to hide an object beneath a discarded mattress located near a dumpster…