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Tampa Man Arrested in Lakeland After Allegedly Arranging Sexual Encounter With 14-Year-Old

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Detectives with the Lakeland Police Department arrest a Tampa man, after he arranged for  and then traveled to have a sexual encounter  with a 14-year-old girl.   LAKELAND, FL (July 24, 2026) - On July 14, 2026, 48-year-old Fozi Nagi Al-Zokari initiated a text...
Davenport

Five Washington D.C. Teens, Coach Arrested After Alleged 7-Eleven Theft During Central Florida Basketball Tournament

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Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested five teens from the Washington D.C. area for conspiring to steal merchandise from the 7-Eleven store at 3141 Ronald Reagan Parkway in Davenport. The teens are members of Run it Up, a travel...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Colombian Man Arrested for DUI After Allegedly Driving 101 MPH on I-4

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A suspect who is in the country illegally was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff's Office Traffic Unit on Saturday, July 18, 2026, for DUI and other traffic-related charges. Deputies conducting traffic enforcement on Interstate 4 observed a red Kia...
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Prolific Retail Theft Suspect Arrested Again After Allegedly Stealing Hundreds in Body Wash

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The Polk County Sheriff's Office Organized Crime Unit has filed an additional charge against 47-year-old Gerald Cobbs, who was already being held in the Polk County Jail on charges including felony petit theft and use of an anti- shoplifting device. On...
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Suspect Reportedly Admitted Intentionally Ramming PCSO Sergeant Before Deputy-Involved Shooting

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AUBURNDALE, Fla. – A newly obtained arrest affidavit provides additional details surrounding Monday’s deputy-involved shooting in Auburndale, including allegations that a domestic violence suspect intentionally drove a heavy-duty flatbed truck head-on into a marked Polk County Sheriff’s Office patrol...
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Suspect Reportedly Admitted Intentionally Ramming PCSO Sergeant Before Deputy-Involved Shooting

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AUBURNDALE, Fla. – A newly obtained arrest affidavit provides additional details surrounding Monday’s deputy-involved shooting in Auburndale, including allegations that a domestic violence suspect intentionally drove a heavy-duty flatbed truck head-on into a marked Polk County Sheriff’s Office patrol...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Convicted Felon Points Gun at Polk County Deputies & Lives to Tell About It

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AUBURNDALE, Fla. — A convicted felon is facing multiple felony charges after the Polk County Sheriff’s Office says he pointed a firearm at deputies who were attempting to serve an arrest warrant at an Auburndale home. According to the Polk...
Crime & Public Safety

Wisconsin Woman Arrested at Orlando Airport While Attempting to Flee After Allegedly Striking Davenport Security Guard

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A Wisconsin woman who was renting an AirBNB in Davenport and purposely hit the security guard at the condominium complex with her car was picked up at the Orlando Airport on a Polk County warrant for aggravated battery and...
Lakeland

Lakeland Man Arrested After Being Accused of Exposing Himself to A 5 Year Old Child At Mulberry Walmart

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By Daily Ridge Staff MULBERRY, Fla. – A Crime Stoppers tip led to the arrest Thursday of a Lakeland man accused of exposing himself to a 5-year-old girl inside the Mulberry Walmart earlier this week, according to the Polk County...
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Lakeland Police Officer Charged With Grand Theft, Scheming to Defraud Following Internal Investigation

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LAKELAND, FL (July 7, 2026) – On Tuesday, July 7, 2026, an arrest warrant was issued for 44-year-old Miguel Acevedo, following an investigation that determined he had falsified time slips for off-duty detail assignments. Acevedo was booked into the Polk County...
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PCSO Seeking Family Of Bicyclist Killed In Kathleen Area Crash 

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On Saturday evening, August 15, 2026, the PCSO Traffic Homicide Unit investigated a traffic fatality involving a bicyclist who was struck by a car...
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