LAKELAND, Florida-

It took this 44 year old Polk County Sheriff’s deputy 21 years of service to get where he was. A dedicated and well respected deputy sheriff that had a good track record with the department.

So imagine to his surprise one night when he went to his patrol car and it was gone. Not a good sign when a criminal is able to steal your police cruiser right out from in front of your house. A police car is supposed to be a secure vehicle, so first thought would be he left it unlocked and ready for someone to snatch. But for this officer, he didn’t leave it unlocked, and the ramifications of the situation looked much worse on him than had he left it unsecured.

While the car was parked, and not in his immediate possession, it was stolen by his very own wife and mother-in-law. The two loyal ladies in his life decided they wanted to take a joyride and figured there was no better option than his patrol car.

The arrest report stated each of the ladies faced charges of vehicle theft, theft of a firearm, and impersonating a peace officer. His wife also faces charges of possession of a firearm while being a convicted felon. And to top it all off, because of the mess this innocent deputy resigned from his job after 21 years of diligent service.

The Moral of the story: If you are a police officer and your wife is a convicted felon, you might either want to divorce her or hide the keys to your police cruiser in the bottom of your underwear drawer.

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