January 28, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Dragging Polk Sheriff’s Deputy -Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Ridge Classifieds Listing : Recently Foreclosed, Special Financing Available, Any Credit, Any Income -Friday, January 23, 2015
MANDI DUNAWAY SELECTED EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AT LAKE WALES MEDICAL CENTER -Friday, January 23, 2015
Fun Friday – Central Florida Rum and Food Experience 2015 -Friday, January 23, 2015
POLK MUGSHOT OF THE DAY – JANUARY 23, 2015 -Friday, January 23, 2015
Here’s Your Chance to Win 2 Free Tickets to Wine Walk & Shop -Friday, January 23, 2015
PCSO & LWPD Currently Working Situation Near John’s Appliance On Hwy 27 S. -Thursday, January 22, 2015
POLK MUGSHOT OF THE DAY – JANUARY 22, 2015 -Thursday, January 22, 2015
Witnesses Report Plane Struck Lakeland Warehouse Building & Burst Into Flames -Thursday, January 22, 2015
Hwy 27 Totally Blocked In Sebring After Rollover Accident and Onlooker Accident -Wednesday, January 21, 2015
POLK MUGSHOT OF THE DAY – JANUARY 21, 2015 -Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Wacky Wednesday – Hotel Owner Finds Tree Stump That Looks Like E.T. -Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Ridgeclassifieds.com Listing: Recently Forclosed, Special Financing Available, Any Credit, Any Income -Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Lake Wales Wine Walk & Shop – Join us for a Roaring 1920′s Themed Event to Celebrate 100 Year Anniversary of Lake Wales Area Chamber of Commerce -Wednesday, January 21, 2015
UPDATE: Traffic Fatality On US Hwy 17 Blocking Lanes -Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Robbery Investigation at a Local Motel -Tuesday, January 20, 2015
HEALTH INSURANCE DEADLINE LOOMS -Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Preventing Injuries for the Throwing Athlete, Part II -Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Overturned Semi Blocking E. Johnson Ave. In Haines City -Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Auburndale, Florida – Polk County Sheriff’s Office Robbery detectives are asking for the public’s help in a Robbery Home Invasion investigation. At approximately 12:55 am, a couple sleeping in their home on Brenda Lane, Auburndale, were awakened by an unknown white male who had entered their home. The male resident began to struggle with the suspect who was armed with a firearm. During the struggle, the male victim was shot. He was transported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center where he is listed in grave condition. The suspect is described as being an older male, approximately 5’9 and weighing…
Recently Foreclosed, Special Financing Available, Any Credit, Any Income 2BD , 2BTH, 1560SqFt, Located at 2394 Bent Yoke Court, Lake Wales, Priced to sell at $35,900. Visit www.roselandco.com\CTT Drive by then call (800) 292-1550. check out this listing and more at ridgeclassifieds.com
DUNAWAY SELECTED EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AT LAKE WALES MEDICAL CENTER Lake Wales, FL – Mandi Dunaway, Ultrasound Technologist, was named Employee of the Month for December at Lake Wales Medical Center. She has worked for the hospital since 2011. In nominating her, a co-worker wrote, “The level of patient satisfaction with Ultrasound was very low when Mandi came on-board. Mandi came in and worked very hard to change that. She is responsive, thorough, and a very good clinician. One of her best qualities is that she does not shy away from work, and she stays cool under pressure. …
The Central Florida Rum and Food Experience is the ultimate rum experience for rum drinkers, rum aficionados and rum lovers! Welcome to the Inaugural Central Florida Rum and Food Experience which will tease not only the palate but educate the mind as well! Our event will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 3pm to 7pm at the Lakeland Center in Lakeland, Florida. The event will be the first of its kind for Lakeland and will feature rums to sip, savor and buy as well as plenty of delicious food to sample! This classy affair will feature live cocktail…
Every weekday we will have the Polk Mugshot of The Day. The mugshot will be someone arrested in Polk County in the past couple of weeks. The mugshot along with the charges will be posted. Please remember these individuals are innocent until proven guilty. Polk Mugshot of the Day brought to you by polkmugshot.com. GABALDON, JUANITA Race: W Sex: F DOB: 3/9/1980 Height: 507 Weight: 120 Arresting Agency: AUBURNDALE POLICE DEPT. Charges: BURGL-OCCUPIED DWELLING UNARMED Surety $10,000, LARC-GRAND THEFT OF DWELLING 100 LESS 300 DOLS Surety $1000 The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the authors and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies…
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Auburndale, Florida – Polk County Sheriff’s Office Robbery detectives are asking for the public’s help in a Robbery Home Invasion investigation. At approximately 12:55 am, a couple sleeping in their home on Brenda Lane, Auburndale, were awakened by an unknown white male who had entered their home. The male resident began to struggle with the suspect who was armed with a firearm. During the struggle, the male victim was shot. He was transported to Lakeland Regional Medical Center where he is listed in grave condition. The suspect is described as being an older male, approximately 5’9 and weighing…
Bartow, Florida – At approximately 4:14 pm, on Monday, January 26, 2015, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies Joseph Ranze, and Jacob Arbogast conducted a traffic stop on a 2000 black, two-door, Ford Mustang, on Hankin Road just north of Wells Road, Bartow. The vehicle had an expired tag and he driver was not wearing a seatbelt. During the initial contact with the driver, 34-year-old Edward Lamar Hudson, Jr, DOB 01/07/1981, 1125 Barhorst Road, Bartow, deputies detected the odor of cannabis from inside the vehicle. Deputy Ranze also witnessed Hudson reaching into his pockets. Deputy Ranze instructed Hudson to keep his hands in…
Lake Wales, Florida – The Lake Wales Police Department is attempting to identify the subjects in these photographs. The subjects are wanted for questioning in reference to a theft which occurred on December 22, 2014 around 6:37pm at Dillard’s in Lake Wales. The victim’s purse was stolen from behind an employee counter while the victim was working. Several fraudulent charges were made on the victim’s credit cards after her purse was stolen. If you have any information on the identity of the subjects in these pictures or the theft investigation itself please contact Detective Stephanie Goreck at (863) 678-4223…
Bartow, Florida – At approximately 4:14 pm, on Monday, January 26, 2015, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies Joseph Ranze, and Jacob Arbogast conducted a traffic stop on a 2000 black, two-door, Ford Mustang, on Hankin Road just north of Wells Road, Bartow. The vehicle had an expired tag and he driver was not wearing a seatbelt. During the initial contact with the driver, 34-year-old Edward Lamar Hudson, Jr, DOB 01/07/1981, 1125 Barhorst Road, Bartow, deputies detected the odor of cannabis from inside the vehicle. Deputy Ranze also witnessed Hudson reaching into his pockets. Deputy Ranze instructed Hudson to keep his hands in…
Lake Wales, Florida – The Lake Wales Police Department is attempting to identify the subjects in these photographs. The subjects are wanted for questioning in reference to a theft which occurred on December 22, 2014 around 6:37pm at Dillard’s in Lake Wales. The victim’s purse was stolen from behind an employee counter while the victim was working. Several fraudulent charges were made on the victim’s credit cards after her purse was stolen. If you have any information on the identity of the subjects in these pictures or the theft investigation itself please contact Detective Stephanie Goreck at (863) 678-4223…
Recently Foreclosed, Special Financing Available, Any Credit, Any Income 2BD , 2BTH, 1560SqFt, Located at 2394 Bent Yoke Court, Lake Wales, Priced to sell at $35,900. Visit www.roselandco.com\CTT Drive by then call (800) 292-1550. check out this listing and more at ridgeclassifieds.com
Recently Foreclosed, Special Financing Available, Any Credit, Any Income 2BD , 2BTH, 1560SqFt, Located at 2394 Bent Yoke Court, Lake Wales, Priced to sell at $35,900. Visit www.roselandco.com\CTT Drive by then call (800) 292-1550. check out this listing and more at ridgeclassifieds.com
Update: The student who was struck and killed while walking to Lake Region High School this morning was identified as 15-year-old Codey Robert Means . This morning, Wednesday, January 21, 2015, around6:10 a.m., a 15-year-old male student from Lake Region High School in Eagle Lake was walking to school when he decided to cross U.S. Hwy 17 southbound just south of the intersection with CR 540 (AKA Winter Lake Road), in lieu of using either of the 2 crosswalks, and he darted out into the path of a 1999 silver Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck that was heading southbound…
Update 3:43pm – The evacuation has been lifted. A deceased person was found inside the home from a single self inflicted gunshot wound. Winter Haven, Florida – Winter Haven Police are currently on scene in the area of Rutledge Ct. just off Thompson Nursery Rd. after police were asked to go to a residence to check on someone who has not been heard from in 2 days. As officers knocked on the door, a single gunshot was heard. No law enforcement are injured. Law Enforcement have surrounded the house and will be gaining entry. At this time, the area has…
A Community Service Officer (CSO) for the Winter Haven Police Department has been arrested for stalking and criminal misuse of personal information when she accessed personal information without the individual’s permission. The events leading to the arrest are as follows:On November 24, 2014, 24 year-old Shanika Dukes used her agency-issued vehicle to go to the home of her former boyfriend, Christopher Carter (Winter Haven) and began banging aggressively on the door demanding to speak to the occupants. The home is the residence of 44 year-old Helen Holton-Williams, who is Carter’s current girlfriend. Dukes was on duty at the time and was…
