LAKELAND, Fla. – Four teenagers from the Kathleen area of Lakeland were arrested Sunday, Aug. 30, after deputies linked them to a vehicle burglary and the theft of a firearm, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies responded earlier that day to a neighborhood near Kathleen Road and Raulerson Road, north of Lakeland, where a resident reported that his vehicle had been broken into and a gun had been taken from inside.
During the initial response, a detective learned that a witness had spotted four juveniles in the area the night before, shining lights into parked cars before running toward a nearby house. Following a series of interviews, investigators identified four suspects…