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Local Father Arrested After Confrontation At Winter Haven Elementary School

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*Editors Note: I’ve personally known both Dedric Brinson and Freddie Brinson for a long time. Prior to them, even realizing it I used to referee their youth football games. I’ve known Freddie more than Dedric, but I found both...
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Social Media Influencer Arrested After School Incident Escalates

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*Editors Note: I’ve personally known both Dedric Brinson and Freddie Brinson for a long time. Prior to them, even realizing it I used to referee their youth football games. I would say I’ve known Freddie more than Dedric,...
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Woman Charged with Felony Retail Theft after 11 Reported Retail Theft Instances in Lakeland

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Melissa Guevara DOB 07/20/1997 of Plant City, Florida has been arrested and charged with felony retail theft after allegedly stealing from two Target stores in Lakeland 11 different instances totaling 51 items. It should be noted that this is...
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Two arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for calling a school principal to report a bomb

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On Monday, March 10, 2025 at around 8:40 am, the principal of Ridge Community High School in Haines City, notified the School Resource Deputy at the facility, that she received three phone calls from an unknown male; the first...
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Lakeland Man Fatally Struck by Vehicle While Walking on US-92

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March 8, 2025 – – A fatal crash occurred early Saturday morning on US-92, east of Charlie Taylor Road, when a pedestrian was struck by an oncoming vehicle. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, at approximately 2:20 a.m., a 38-year-old...
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Fatal Crash Causing Significant Traffic Issues On S.R. 60 Two Miles West Of Bartow

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TrafficAlert for the Bartow area. A two-vehicle crash occurred on State Road 60, about 2-miles west of the city of Bartow. The crash was reported to involve an SUV and a semi truck. PCSO deputies and Polk County Fire Rescue were dispatched...
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Lakeland Man Charged with Exposure of Sexual Organs After Alleged Incident in Lyft

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35-year old Justin Cole of Lakeland got arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday morning, March 5th. The incident that got Justin into trouble began late Tuesday evening. Justin was picked up at the Walmart store at 5800 US 98...
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Man With Multiple DUI’s Including One With Serious Bodily Injury Is Arrested Again For DUI With Two Young Children In The Vehicle

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Polk County Sheriff's deputies patrolling the I-4 area in Davenport arrested a Valrico man for DUI and child abuse after observing him driving impaired, in the eastbound emergency lane (shoulder) of I-4, with two kids in the vehicle.  After making...
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Winter Haven High School Student Charged With Felony After They Bring Taser Gun To School

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On 2/27/25 the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a student, Mercedez Janay Jackson DOB: 06/03/2009, at Winter Haven High School. Jackson was charged for bringing a taser to school. She is being charged with FSS 790.115(2)(B) POSSESSION OF A...
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Woman Staying in Winter Haven Wanted on Multiple Felony Warrants

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The PCSO got a phone call on Wednesday, February 26th, from the Washington County Sheriff's Office in Ohio. The WCSO requested that PCSO deputies visit a residence on Lake Myrtle Drive in Winter Haven to arrest 37-year old Brittanie Brunelle. Brittanie...
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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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