POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Haines City man with a penchant for sticky fingers found himself in trouble with the law again after a theft at Hobby Lobby. 51-year-old Anthony Michael Kucel was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on February 4th for retail theft.
Deputies responded to the Hobby Lobby store in Davenport’s Posner Park Shopping Center around 10:28 a.m. following a report of a theft. Kucel had purchased a poster but allegedly stole approximately $30 worth of merchandise before fleeing in a Ford Mustang SUV.
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Deputies located the vehicle and arrested Kucel, who was transported to the Polk County Jail. Adding insult to injury, Kucel’s Mustang was towed from the scene, incurring additional costs.
This isn’t Kucel’s first brush with the law, as he has prior theft convictions. He now faces a new charge of retail theft.
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