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Avon Park

Three Former Department of Juvenile Justice / G4S Highlands Youth Academy staff members arrested for multiple felonies

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On Thursday, August 17, 2017, three former DJJ G4S Highlands Youth Academy (HYA) staff members were arrested on Polk County warrants for multiple felony charges related to their intentional destroying/tampering with evidence, failure to report child abuse, and willfully...
Auburndale

Deputies arrest juvenile and adult for car burglaries in the un-incorporated Winter Haven area

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PCSO Press Release:Polk County Sheriff's Office General Crimes Unit detectives arrested 20-year-old Devon Toothman of Auburndale for armed burglary, grand theft, and conspiracy to commit a conveyance burglary, and 17-year-old Richard Kroeger of Lake Wales for armed burglary, grand...
Polk County

Couple Charged With Falsifying Document on PCSO Letterhead

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PCSO PRESS RELEASE: PCSO deputies have charged a Polk County Jail inmate with criminal use of personal identification, and issued a warrant for his girlfriend's arrest for the same, after a business in Plant City (Reddy Ice) received what appeared...
Bartow

Three Juveniles With Extensive Criminal Histories Arrested in Bartow for Multiple Felonies, Including Theft of Guns and Car

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Polk County Sheriff's Office Press Release PCSO deputies arrested three juveniles, two of whom are brothers, with extensive criminal histories on Wednesday evening, August 9, 2017, for multiple felony charges, after they stole a car and burglarized other cars in...
Auburndale

66 Suspects Charged During “Operation Back to School Blitz” Retail Theft Operation

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From Monday, July 31st through Saturday, August 5th, 2017, the PCSO Organized Retail Crime Unit and partnering entities conducted a countywide operation focusing on those who shoplift from Polk County retail stores, resulting in 65 arrests and a warrant...
Mugshot of the Day

POLK MUGSHOT OF THE DAY – JULY 19, 2017

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DEREK TANNER Jul 19, 2017By Polk Mugshot 0 Comments Posted in: PolkMugShot.com Race: W Sex: M DOB: 5/31/1992 Height: 510 Weight: 230  Charge Number 1 Statute: 790.23(1)(A)… Poss of Firearm Convicted Felon Charge on Arrest Docket: Poss of Firearm Convicted Felon Bond Type: CS Bond Number: Purge Number: Purge/Bond Amount: Surety: 5000.00 Cash: Bond Exp.: Disposition: Upgrade/Reduction: Charge Number 2 Statute: 843.02 Resist Officer...
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Polk Mugshot of the Day – July 13, 2017

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BILLY WHEELER Jul 13, 2017By Polk Mugshot 0 Comments Posted in: PolkMugShot.com Race: W Sex: M DOB: 11/17/1951 Height: 511 Weight: 170  Charge Number 1 Statute: 893.13(1)(A)2,. Cultivation of CANNABIS Charge on Arrest Docket: CULTIVATION OF CANNABIS Bond Type: Bond Number: Purge Number: Purge/Bond Amount: Surety: Cash: Bond Exp.: Disposition: Upgrade/Reduction: Charge Number 2 Statute: 893.13(2)(A)2**** POSS OF CANNABIS WITH INTENT TO SALE Charge on...
Lakeland

Third Strong Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested in Hillsborough County

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UPDATE to Home Depot strong-armed robbery: 20-year-old Exavier Walker was located by Tampa Police in Tampa late last evening/early this morning and placed under arrest for the Polk Warrant, as well as other local charges. Below is his HCSO current mugshot. He...
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Former PCSO Deputy Sheriff Arrested by Winter Haven Police for DUI

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During the late evening hours of Sunday, July 9, 2017, a PCSO deputy sheriff who resigned immediately upon his arrest was arrested by Winter Haven P.D. for one count DUI (M-1) and one count DUI with property damage (M-1). According...
Lakeland

Two Home Depot Strong-Armed Robbery Suspects Arrested in Louisiana On Polk Warrants

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Two Polk County strong-armed robbery suspects who had PCSO warrants for their arrests were arrested in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, during the late evening hours on Sunday, July 9, 2017. 18-year-old Omar McCrae and 19-year-old Malik Taylor were positively identified as two...
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