A still frame from a video showing one of the suspects in a swannapping. Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives are searching for two men who swannapped a pair of black swans from the Highland Park Mobile Home Village on Wednesday evening.
Still from security camera video of one of the alleged swan-nappers | Courtesy of Becca Zakostelecky
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One alleged swan-napper surrendered to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office early Wednesday morning while detectives continue to search for a second thief.

Alfredo Casanova turned himself in at the Polk County Jail at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday for his active arrest warrant for felony burglary and grand theft.

The two are accused of stealing two black swans, Sterling and Luna, along with their six eggs from the Highland Village Mobile Home Park on Feb. 12.

PCSO Agricultural Crimes detectives are still actively searching for the second suspect, Jordan Montoya.

Luna, a black swan stolen Wednesday night from the Highland Park Mobile Home Village in South Lakeland, tending to eggs in her nest in this undated photo.
Luna, a black swan stolen last Wednesday night from the Highland Park Mobile Home Village in South Lakeland, tends to eggs in her nest in this undated photo. | Photo courtesy of Becca Zakostelecky

A concerned citizen in Miami called the sheriff’s office, saying he had the swans, a mated pair, and their eggs, along with three other stolen swans.

PCSO Ag Unit detectives picked up Sterling and Luna on Monday morning and brought them and their eggs back to Highland Village’s pond.

Anyone with information on Jordan Montoya’s whereabouts can contact PCSO Ag detectives at 863-534-7205 during business hours or 863-298-6200 anytime.

Tips can be emailed to tips@polksheriff.org. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Heartland Crime Stoppers in one of four ways:
              CALL 1-888-400-TIPS (8477)
              DIAL **TIPS from your cell phone
              VISIT www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com and click on “Submit A Tip”
              DOWNLOAD the free “P3tips” app on your smartphone or tablet

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Kimberly C. Moore, who grew up in Lakeland, has been a print, broadcast and multimedia journalist for more than 30 years. Before coming to LkldNow in the spring of 2022, she was a reporter for four years with The Ledger, first covering Lakeland City Hall and then Polk County schools. She is the author of “Star Crossed: The Story of Astronaut Lisa Nowak," published by University Press of Florida. Reach her at kimberly@lkldnow.com or 863-272-9250.

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