Three teen car thieves were recently arrested in Central Florida.
Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrested the three teenaged car thieves after they stole an SUV from within the city limits of Winter Haven late last month.
The victim reported the theft of his 2020 GMC Terrain to the Winter Haven Police Department around 8:45am that morning. Around 11:45pm, information was received by the PCSO regarding the stolen vehicle heading west down Winter Lake Road from US Hwy 17 in Winter Haven.
PCSO deputies and the helicopter responded to the area, and a deputy sheriff spotted the stolen SUV parked at the Circle K store on Spirit Lake Road at Winter Lake Road. He strategically parked and awaited back up, noticing two teenagers dressed in dark clothing walking out of the store and approaching the SUV (while a third suspect was still was sitting in the driver’s seat, his foot on the brake)…