A 31-year-old Mulberry man with a history of minor offenses is now facing a string of serious charges after being apprehended by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in connection with the overnight damaging and theft from multiple dryer machines at local laundromats.
Rickey Dale Clark was arrested on Friday, June 6th, after deputies pieced together surveillance footage and ultimately cornered him back at one of the crime scenes.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began early Friday morning when a PCSO deputy responded to a report from an employee at a Mulberry laundromat. The employee discovered that several dryer machines had been damaged overnight, apparently in an attempt to steal change…