DEKLE BEACH, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a Helene relief worker after he allegedly stole from a victim of the hurricane.
The PCSO said Anthony Gross, 23, was in the Dekle Beach area in Taylor County on Monday for a company that provides laundry and restroom trailers as part of Hurricane Helene relief.
Deputies said Gross found a fishing pole that belonged to a man whose home was demolished by the storm and put it in his work vehicle with the intent of taking it home. A citizen saw the theft and reported it to deputies at the scene.
Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested Gross, who allegedly admitted to stealing the pole. He faces a charge of theft during a state emergency and is in the Taylor County Jail.
'Cruise lights' on Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office patrol cars raise questions, confusion among drivers
Every driver knows that when you see red and blue flashing lights on a patrol car, you slow down, pull over, or get out of the way.
But in Hillsborough County, drivers will also now see deputies with their lights on, but not flashing. They're called "cruise lights," and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) recently implemented their use on all patrol vehicles.
