A prolific retail theft suspect was charged again for stealing body wash in Central Florida. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Unit filed an additional charge against 47-year-old Gerald Cobbs, who was already being held in the Polk County Jail on charges including felony petit theft and use of an anti- shoplifting device.
PCSO deputies responded to the Walgreens on Lakeland Highlands Road in Lakeland in reference to a retail theft. Deputies learned that three suspects entered the store together. While one suspect distracted the store clerk, the other two filled bags with numerous containers of body wash.
According to local law enforcement, the three suspects then left the store together without paying for the stolen items, which were valued at $644.76…