Theft at 5100 BLOCK OF US 98 SOUTH on 11/12/2024 6:20 PM
Type: Theft
Date: 11/12/2024 6:20 PM
Description: A 42-Year Old Person Outside Of The Store With A Shopping Cart Full Of Groceries That He Had Not Paid For. The Value Of The Items In The Cart Was Worth 243.92. A Store Employee Told Deputies That This Was The Second Cart Of Items That Stole. He Had Wheeled Another Cart Out Of The Store About Ten Minutes Prior, And The Value Of The Items In That Cart Was Determined To Be Worth $206.10 That Was A Grand Total Of $450.02.
Address: 5100 BLOCK OF US 98 SOUTH, Lakeland, FL
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Area Missing Persons
Name
James SullivanMissing Age
15Est. Current Age
15Last Seen
Lakeland, FL on 09/14/2024Physical Description
Race: White Ethnicity: Caucasian Gender: Male Hair: Blond/Strawberry Eyes: Brown Height: 5'11" Weight: 235 - 265 lbsCase Number
MP129473Area Cold Cases
Name
Elwin CostineAge
Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
The victim elwin “larry” costine was last seen early on the morning of may 3, 1992, when he dropped a friend off after having been to a rodeo the night before. He was last seen with melissa jo sermons, who he was reportedly dating. On may 4, 1992, costine was found in his residence, murdered. He had been shot several times. At the time he was discovered, there was no sign of sermons at his residence. Her family learned that she did not return home after leaving with him to attend the rodeo. Foul play is also suspected in sermons’ disappearance. Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the polk county sheriff’s office homicide unit at (863) 298-6379, or send an email to coldcase@polksheriff.Org. Or to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward contact heartland crime stoppers at 1-800-226-tips (8477).Agency
Polk County Sheriff's Office