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Lakeland Walmart Employee Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Over $3,000 from Cash Registers

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Lakeland, FL – A Walmart employee has been arrested and charged with grand theft after authorities say she stole over $3,000 in cash from multiple registers during her shifts throughout April and May 2025. According to a police affidavit filed...
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Winter Haven Man Arrested After Performing Lewd Battery on 15-Year-Old He Saw at Bus Stop

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A 20 year-old Winter Haven man is behind bars after performing lewd battery on a 15 year-old he saw at a bus stop. On May 20, 2025, 20 year-old Loy Don Stewart, II (Edwin St NE, Winter Haven) was taken...
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Rescue Lost Autistic Child at Trail In Lakeland

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Polk County Sheriff’s Office: In the evening of Saturday, May 17th, PCSO deputies were alerted to a missing 14-year old boy with non-verbal autism. The boy and his father had been enjoying a nice father-son time at Se7en Wetlands Trail...
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Winter Haven Teen Accused of Robbery and Firearm Theft Caught on Video Fleeing Scene

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On May 6, 2025 at approximately 7:25 p.m., the male victim met with 17 year-old Dwaine Anthony Sharpe, Jr. (DOB 10/22/07 - 1523 Fuji Court, Winter Haven) at a Gotthard Pass Dr. residence, which is located near Sharpe's home. The victim...
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Dundee Teen Charged with Street Racing After Driving Over 100mph with Minor in Car

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Wednesday night, May 14th…at around 8:56 pm… A PCSO deputy was conducting traffic enforcement on US 27 near the Peace Creek RV Resort, east of Winter Haven, when he noticed a pair of vehicles coming in his direction at a...
Polk County

255 Arrested in Polk County Sting Operation “Fool Around and Find Out” — Suspect Allegedly Offered $800 for Sex Act – Press Conference Tomorrow

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Winter Haven, Florida – Sheriff Grady Judd will hold a press conference at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 16, 2025, at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Operations Center, located at 1891 Jim Keene Blvd in Winter Haven. He will...
LPD

One Man Being Charged With Second Degree Murder In The April 25th Lakeland Shooting At Cali Rose Kitchen

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LAKELAND, FL (May 1, 2025) - On May 1, 2025, Nicholas Lue was charged with Second Degree Murder in the death of Jesse Banks. Banks was killed while Lue was attempting to perpetrate the murder of another individual. *****ORIGINAL RELEASE***** LAKELAND, FL (April...
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Lakeland Shooting Leaves One Dead, One in Custody in Apparent Grudge Killing

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FL (May 1, 2025) – On May 1, 2025, at 4:52 a.m. the Lakeland Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at the Fast Stop convenience store, 820 E. Memorial Blvd. Upon arriving, officers located the suspect, Ricardo Zelidon (age 59...
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Winter Haven Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault After Allegedly Confronting Driver and Child with Gun in Road Rage Incident

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On April 30, 2025 around 3:45 p.m. Winter Haven Police Department responded to a disturbance by 805 Havendale Blvd NW in Winter Haven, the Walgreens parking lot. There was an apparent driving incident involving a gun displayed against the...
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Former Detention Deputy Arrested for Lewd Molestation of 14-Year-Old

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A Lake Alfred man formerly employed by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (he resigned upon his arrest) was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday morning, April 30, 2025, after it was discovered that he had inappropriately touched a...
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Only Looking for Cigarettes”: Winter Haven Woman Arrested After Trying Car Doors, Police Say

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On August 23, 2026 at approximately 11:22 a.m., Winter Haven officers responded to a residence on Giorgio Dr. in Winter Haven regarding a suspicious person...
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