Tampa man providing storm relief in Taylor County accused of stealing from Hurricane Helene victim: PCSO

DEKLE BEACH, Fla. - Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Tampa man they say stole from a man who lost everything when Hurricane Helene made landfall in Taylor County.

Deputies say Anthony Gross, 23, was in the Dekle Beach area on Monday with a company that provides laundry and restroom trailers as part of the Hurricane Helene relief efforts in Taylor County.

According to PCSO, Gross found a fishing pole that belonged to a man whose home was demolished in the storm and put it in his work vehicle to take home.