LAKELAND, Fla. – A 33-year-old Lakeland woman is back behind bars after deputies discovered her hiding under a pile of bed sheets on Wednesday night. Maria Teresa Gonzalez was arrested on Wednesday by Polk County Sheriff’s deputies who acted on a tip that she was located at a residence on Sunset Way.
The arrest follows a string of legal troubles for Gonzalez that began early this year, according to Polk County deputies. In February, the Lakeland Police Department charged her with theft from a local Dillard’s department store.
Because Gonzalez was already on probation for a felony petit theft conviction from June 2025, the new charge triggered an automatic violation of her release terms…