Florida man steals Amazon delivery van, arrested shortly after
Polk County Sheriff
and last updated 2021-02-11 15:03:34-05
POLK COUNTY, Fla- â Police say they arrested the man that stole an Amazon delivery van in Polk County.
According to deputies, on Wednesday, February 10, an Amazon delivery van was carjacked from a neighborhood near State Road 60, just east of Bartow.
The man deputies say is responsible, 22-year-old Mario Crawford of Bartow has been charged with carjacking without a weapon (F1), unarmed burglary (F2), grand theft (F3), possession of burglary tools (F3), resisting (M1), and wearing a mask in public (M2).
The delivery driver was in the back of his van for delivery on Kathy Road, when Crawford, who was wearing a ski mask, jumped into the driverâs seat and demanded that the victim get out of the vehicle. The victim complied.
3 smoke shops robbed in 3 days, Tampa police want your help
Police suspect the same man has been robbing local smoke shops, taking their cash and their stock of Backwoods.
and last updated 2020-12-23 17:51:40-05
TAMPA, Fla- â Police say that three Tampa smoke shops have been robbed of their cash and Backwoods cigars over the course of three days.
Between December 16-18, three armed robberies have taken place at local smoke shops, two in the city limits and one in Temple Terrace. Police say all of the robberies appear to have been committed by the same armed suspect.
During the robberies, the suspect targets cash in the register and, specifically, Backwood brand tobacco/cigars, according to detectives.