CRIME: VEHICLE BURGLARIES
LOCATION: SOLIVITA
POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CASE #25-9961

Suspects who appear to be teenagers and who we refer to as "handle-flippers" worked their way around Solivita during the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 11, 2025. They walk from car to car, flipping door handles and opening the ones left unlocked, then steal items from within.

The vehicle in this video, parked on Bell Tower Crossing, was locked and therefore not burglarized. So far deputies have identified three vehicles that were burglarized parked on Grand Canal Drive - those were unlocked.

If you have any additional footage of these suspects, or you have any information about the investigation, please contact Detective Swilley at 863-236-3900 or email jswilley@polksheriff.org. 

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