Missing swans stolen from Lakeland home found in south FL

Missing swans stolen from Lakeland home found in South Florida; 1 arrested

BY Spectrum News Staff Polk County

UPDATED 10:24 AM ET Feb. 19, 2025 PUBLISHED 12:47 PM ET Feb. 18, 2025 PUBLISHED 12:47 PM EST Feb. 18, 2025

WEDNESDAY AM UPDATE: Alfredo Casanova turned himself in at the Polk County Jail early Wednesday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

He faces felony burglary and grand theft charges.

Authorities are still looking for Montoya.

29-year old Alfredo Casanova of Homestead got #ArrestedByThePolkCountySheriffsOffice on Wednesday, February 19th.

If his name or face is familiar to you, it's because Alfredo is one of the two suspects wanted by the PCSO for the theft of the two black swans from Highland Village… pic.twitter.com/2RPuRs3nmq
— Polk County Sheriff 🚔 Grady Judd (@PolkCoSheriff) February 19, 2025

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LAKELAND, Fla. — Two black swans that were stolen from a Lakeland home last week are back, safe and sound.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday that the swans, named "Luna" and "Sturling," were reported missing last week and that they were taken from a home in the Highland Village neighborhood.

Detectives got a tip that led them to Miami-Dade County. The birds and their eggs are now back in Lakeland.

Deputies have issued arrest warrants for two people. Alfredo Casanova, 29, and Jordan Montoya, 27, both of Homestead, are being sought by the sheriff's office.

Anyone with information about them can call 863-534-7205 or email tips@polksheriff.org.

The swans and their eggs are back home!!!

Thanks to some tips and some fine detective work, PCSO Agriculture Crimes Unit detectives located the two swans and their six eggs (we originally thought there were four eggs) in Cutler Bay, Florida.

At around 4pm, Monday, February… https://t.co/w4XMPlbuHa pic.twitter.com/RQiBcGf6gG
— Polk County Sheriff 🚔 Grady Judd (@PolkCoSheriff) February 17, 2025