Teen had ‘organized criminal mind’: Sheriff
ix people were charged in "Operation Gangs & Guns" in Polk County after deputies busted a Lakeland gang accused of burglarizing cars to steal guns. Of those arrested, a 17-year-old described as an "organized criminal mind" who recruited members to commit crimes with him. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd reported 38 car burglaries in the south Lakeland area over three nights in four different neighborhoods earlier this year.