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Haines City Police Arrest Man Charging Him With Attempted Murder After Domestic Situation Gets Ugly

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HAINES CITY, FL – The Haines City Police Department Criminal Investigations Division is investigating a shooting that occurred in the area of Tennessee Street within the city limits of Haines City. On Sunday, December 29, 2024, at approximately 5:45 P.M.,...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Davenport Man Charged With 2nd Degree Murder After Botched Robbery

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Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 32-year-old Robert Cruceta-Pimentel today, December 11, 2024, for the following charges: felony murder (2nd Degree), conspiracy to commit robbery, possession of cannabis with intent to sell, possession of heroin, possession of drug...
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Tip Leads Lakeland Police To Arrest Suspected Child Rapist & Fugitive From Justice

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On November 2, 2024, Lakeland Police were dispatched to a location on N Kentucky Ave in reference to a subject with a outstanding warrant. The incident location's staff stated that LPD officers had previously come in looking for the...
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Polk County Deputies Looking To Arrest Theodore Murray – Candidate Running For Polk Sheriff – You Will Never Guess Why

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Leon County Mugshot Of Theodore Murray Theodore "Pink Tie" Murray, a Frostproof resident with past encounters with law enforcement, is running as an independent candidate for Polk County Sheriff against longtime incumbent Grady Judd. Murray cites personal experiences and...
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Teen Suspect Arrested & Accused Of Multiple Vehicle Burglaries – Step Father Arrested For Allegedly Fighting Deputies

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During the early morning hours of November 1, 2024, Polk County Sheriff's deputies assigned to the Northwest District in the north Lakeland area solved a series of car burglaries, recovered three stolen firearms, arrested the teenaged suspect, and then...
Polk County

Polk County Sheriff’s Office & Polk County Fire Rescue Headed To Taylor County For Disaster Relief

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PCSO Press Release The Polk County Emergency Self-Contained Rescue Team, comprise of approximately 45 members from the Polk County Sheriff's Office and Polk County Fire Rescue, left Bartow this morning around 6:45 a.m. heading to Perry, FL, in Taylor County,...
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Gang Violence In East Polk County Addressed By Polk Sheriff Grady Judd

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives from the Gang, Homicide and Robbery units have arrested 19 Polk County gang members responsible for a series of drive-by shootings, other felony offenses, and a fatal stabbing. These gang members were responsible for a series...
Polk City

Man Killed In Single Vehicle Crash On Interstate 4 Near Polk City

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Last evening, Monday, September 16, 2024, around 10:50 p.m., the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit investigated a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 4 in the Polk City area, which resulted in fatal injuries to the driver. According to...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

PCSO Grady Judd Will Brief Media On Multi Agency Investigation To Disrupt & Dismantle Gangs Operating In Polk County

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News Conference Announcement: Today, Tuesday, September 17th, 1:30 p.m. at the Polk County Sheriff's Office Operations Center, 1891 Jim Keene Blvd., Winter Haven.Sheriff Grady Judd will discuss the results of a multi-month Violent Gang Investigative Task Force (VGITF) created in February 2023....
Bartow

Registered sex offender living in Polk charged with new sex crimes against children

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A registered sex offender who was convicted in Hardee County in 1991 for a sex offense against a child was arrested yesterday by the Polk County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit for lewd molestation of two young victims in...
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This Day in History- April 10, 1866: ASPCA Founded

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The following is an article from history.com On April 10, 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in...
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