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SOLVED! A retail theft at 7-ELEVEn in Kathleen
Apr 28, 2026
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
UPDATE: The suspect was positively identified and charged.
CRIME: RETAIL THEFT
CRIME SCENE: 7-ELEVEn IN KATHLEEN
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CASE 26-18099
On April 28, 2026. at around 10:43 pm, a retail theft occurred at the 7-ELEVEn store at 7240 Kathleen Road, in the Kathleen area of Lakeland.
The suspect is the pictured white male adult. He walked in with a white woman in a pink shirt. The woman was not involved with the theft, and may not be aware of the theft, but learning her identity could lead to the identity of the suspect.
It is believed that the couple arrived in the pictured vehicle, but did not leave the area in the vehicle.
If anyone has any information regarding this case, please contact Deputy Korel at 863-577-1600 or email VKorel@polksheriff.org.
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Tuesday night, June 23, 2026, near Babson Park.
Deputies were dispatched at around 10:33 pm along with Polk County Fire Rescue to the 2-vehicle crash on Scenic Hwy (SR 17) east of Ward Loop Road.
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ARRESTED: 21-year-old Madison Thomas and 22-year-old Cazar Caraker of Bartow
On Monday, June 22, 2026, PCSO detectives responded to Bartow Regional Medical Center after being notified about a woman there with a gunshot wound.
The woman was Madison Thomas, and she had a gunshot… x.com/i/web/status/2…
ARRESTED: 66-year-old James Edward Seymour of Lakeland
At around 9:42 pm on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, a PCSO deputy responded to a residence near Deeson Road in Lakeland, due to a reported suspicious person.
The caller said that a white male was walking around on his property… x.com/i/web/status/2…
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