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Nov 2, 2016

PCSO Vice Unit Arrests Two Men at Saddle Creek Park

Media Contact: Carrie Horstman, PIO

On Tuesday, November 1, 2016, the PCSO Undercover Vice Unit conducted an operation at Saddle Creek Park in unincorporated Polk County, in response to complaints about lewd activity. Two suspects were arrested.

34-year-old Todd Aaron Grau, of Lakeland, solicited an undercover PCSO detective to perform a lewd act at Saddle Creek Park, exposed himself to the detective, and grabbed the detective against his (the detective's) will. Upon his arrest, detectives located marijuana in his pocket. Grau was arrested and charged with one count Offering to Engage in Lewdness, one count Indecent Exposure, one count Battery, one count Possession of Marijuana, and one count Possession of Paraphernalia. He was also issued a trespass from all parks in the county. He was released from jail on $2,250.00 bond. 

70-year-old Kenneth Jennings, of Lakeland, solicited an undercover PCSO detective to perform a lewd act at Saddle Creek Park, exposed himself to the detective, and grabbed the detective against his (the detective's) will. During his arrest, he attempted to flee. Jennings was arrested and charged with one count Offering to Engage in Lewdness, and one count Resisting Arrest. He was also issued a trespass from all parks in the county. He was released from jail on $1,250.00 bond.