Photos for Headline Surfer / TOP: Two pics of alleged car battery thief - can you identify? If so Sanford police want to hear from you.
By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer
SANFORD, Fla. -- On April 3, 2026, an unknown person entered Valvoline, located at 2493 French Ave, and stole two car batteries, valued at more than $300, according to Sanford cops.
When the store associate asked the unknown person if he needed help, the unknown man said he needed batteries and left the store with the car batteries without paying.
When the store associate asked the unknown person if he needed help, the unknown man said he needed batteries and left the store with the car batteries without paying.
Anyone with information on the alleged battery shoplifter's identity, is asked to please contact the Sanford Police Department at (407) 688-5070.
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Henry Frederick is an award-winning journalist who launched Headline Surfer in 2008. The site serves the greater Daytona Beach, Sanford, and Orlando areas along the I-4 corridor and beyond via HeadlineSurfer.com in Lake Mary, Florida. Frederick earned his Master of Arts in New Media Journalism from Full Sail University in Orlando in 2019. He was a breaking news reporter (metro cops & courts beat) for the Daytona Beach News-Journal for nearly a decade, and before that, the same beat with The Journal-News/Gannett Suburban Newspapers in Rockland/Westchester counties, NY, dating back to 1989. He's also worked as a city editor and city hall reporter for two dailies. Having witnessed the execution of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Florida's death chamber and covering other high-profile cases, Frederick has appeared on national crime documentary shows on Discovery ID, Reelz & the Oxygen Network series "Snapped" for his analysis. Assisting Henry Frederick with Headline Surfer is Sera King, who writes about the weather and feature stories, takes photos, shoots video, and occasionally draws editorial cartoons. • Bio: https://henryfrederick.com/.
