Polk deputies assist in breaking up theft ring
Members of the Polk County Sheriff's Office, along with statewide agencies, helped break up a theft and racketeering ring that targeted 18 counties around the state, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Friday. The suspects targeted Publix, Winn-Dixie and Walmart stores and stole high-dollar items such as baby formula, diapers and energy drinks and then sold them to other suspects that would resell the items out of their stores, the sheriff said. Seven suspects were arrested, while one remains wanted. Five suspects were arrested Wednesday in Hillsborough County and one in Orlando. Another t...