POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Polk County man is accused of burglarizing homes of the recently deceased or families attending funerals.
Deputies arrested Ronald Rose, 42, Monday for at least 10 burglaries and they believe there could be more victims in other counties. [TRENDING: ‘Dance Moms’ instructor accused of sex battery on students | Boy dies after homemade igloo collapses | Latest on $1,400 payments] The string of burglaries happened between Oct.
1, 2020 and Feb. 8 in the areas of Auburndale, Mulberry and Lakeland, according to a news release. A detective investigating one of the burglaries noted that there were at least nine other break-ins at homes where the victim was at a funeral that had been publicly noted in an obituary.