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POLK COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Two brothers with extensive criminal histories were arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, November 4, 2021 for robbing several vehicles in a neighborhood in northern Lakeland. A woman who is the girlfriend of one of the men was also arrested.
The burglaries were carried out in the residential area of ​​West Daughtery Road and Crafton Drive in unincorporated Lakeland on early Thursday morning.
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Those arrested were Henry Harrison, 26, his brother Joseph Harrison, 25, and Joseph’s girlfriend, Robin Rent, 22.
Witnesses called the Emergency Communications Center (CCE) at around 4:41 a.m. and reported seeing two suspicious men dressed in dark clothing attempting to open the doors of the vehicle. PCSO MPs immediately responded.
While searching for the suspects, a sergeant stopped a vehicle driven by a man who drives for Uber and Lyft transport services. Inside the car were two men matching the description of the suspects.
The men were identified as Henry and Joseph Harrison and were in possession of property that had been stolen from the vehicles of the victims. Among the stolen goods in their possession was a handgun.
Joseph had no shoes on when he was arrested. MPs found one of his shoes next to a victim’s home and the other was outside Rent’s residence.
In an interview with a detective, Rent admitted to being with the men all night.
“Good descriptions by alert witnesses and swift response from MPs have led to the capture of the three suspects involved, and they face some pretty serious charges. Two of them are brothers with criminal backgrounds, so their families may not have to reserve a seat for them at Thanksgiving dinner, â€said Grady Judd, sheriff.
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Officers from the Lakeland Police Department have also been in the area to investigate some burglaries in their jurisdiction, and the suspects could receive additional criminal charges from them.
Here’s how each suspect was charged, along with their criminal history:
Joseph Harrison – Armed robbery (5 counts, F1), possession of a firearm by a convicted criminal (F2). And Felony Petit Theft (2 counts, F3). Due to previous theft convictions, Joseph’s Petit Theft charge was turned into a felony.
His criminal history includes 19 felonies and 11 misdemeanors including the following counts: aggravated assault on a LEO, robbery, multiple burglaries, numerous thefts, battery, flight to escape, possession of a firearm by a criminal convicted, possession of burglary tools, false LEO ID, drug possession, resistance and multiple probation violations and failure to appear.
Joseph spent nearly two years in state prison between 2017 and 2019.
Henry Harrison – Armed Robbery (5 counts, F1), Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon (F2) and Petty Theft (2 counts, M1).
His criminal record includes 8 felonies and three misdemeanors consisting of charges of: multiple burglary and possession of burglary tools, robbery, flight to escape, hit and run and numerous probation violations and failing to appear. He also had an arrest warrant against him in Georgia for failing to appear for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, transporting stolen property around the state, flight to Elude and DWLSR.
Henry was incarcerated in a state prison for two years between 2012 and 2014.
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Robin Rent – Armed Robbery (5 counts, F1) and Petty theft (2 counts, M1).
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