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Lakeland

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit is Invesiting a Fatal Crash From Last Night in Lakeland

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The Polk County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit is investigating a traffic crash that resulted in one fatality of a 23-year-old Lakeland woman and occurred last evening in north Lakeland. Preliminary information so far is as follows: Around 9:15 p.m. last...
Lakeland

Deputies are Looking for Missing Mom and Sons Who Went Missing After She Was Ordered to Return Children to Father

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Update:  PCSO Detectives have made contact, located, and ensured Kelli Alderman and the two kids are safe. A judge in GA has rescinded the original court order granting the father custody of the children. The family is no longer missing...
Auburndale

Four Suspects Arrested During Follow-up Meth Trafficking Investigation

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Four Suspects Arrested During Follow-Up Meth Trafficking Investigation A joint Methamphetamine drug trafficking investigation between Polk County Sheriff's Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA), the Florida Highway Patrol Criminal Interdiction Unit, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, the...
Polk County

Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers Boating Class

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Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers Boating Class U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 77 will offer an About Boating Safely Class from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2017. The class will be held at the Polk County Sheriff’s...
Polk County

“Operation March Sadness” Polk County Sheriff’s Undercover Detectives Arrest 104 Suspects During Six-Day-Long Prostitution Investigation Targeting Human Trafficking

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"Operation March Sadness"  Polk County Sheriff's Undercover Detectives Arrest 104 Suspects During Six-Day-Long Prostitution Investigation Targeting Human Trafficking   During a six-day-long undercover investigation from Tuesday, March 14th through Sunday, March 20th, 2017, focusing on those who advertise prostitution services in online...
Lakeland

PCSO Arrests Two Juveniles For Armed Burglary, Suspect Posted Pic of Stolen Gun on Facebook

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PCSO Arrests Two Juveniles For Armed Burglary, Suspect Posted Pic of Stolen Gun on Facebook On March 10, 2017, PCSO deputies arrested two 16-year-old boys for armed burglary, during which a firearm and credit cards were stolen from the victim's...
Polk County

Deputies Arrest Man For Brutalizing Woman and For Fighting/Biting a Deputy Sheriff and EMS Personnel

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Deputies arrest man for brutalizing woman and for fighting/biting a deputy sheriff and EMS personnel   On Monday, March 6, 2017, PCSO deputies arrested 26-year-old Shawn Watkins for beating up and sexually abusing a woman he knew, and then violently attacking...
Lake Wales

PCSO In Need of Substitute School Crossing Guards

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PCSO In Need of Substitute School Crossing Guards  The Polk County Sheriff's Office School Crossing Section is in need of three (3) substitute school crossing guards to work in the Lake Wales area.  The focus of the school crossing guard is to...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

PCSO Investigating Death of Inmate Who Died at Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring

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PCSO Investigating Death of Inmate Who Died at  Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring Polk County Sheriff's detectives are investigating the death of a Polk County Jail inmate that occurred on Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Florida Hospital Heartland in Sebring.  At approximately...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Former PCSO Civilian Detention Clerk Arrested for Filing a False Police Report

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Former PCSO civilian detention clerk arrested for filing a false police report  On Tuesday, February 21, 2017, PCSO deputies arrested 31-year-old Lindsey Shinall of Winter Haven, for filling a false report to law enforcement. Shinall claimed she was battered by a...
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Live Music This Weekend in Winter Haven: Where to Catch Local Artists

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Live music fans will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy local performers this weekend in Winter Haven, with solo artists, bands, karaoke and a...
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