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Winter Haven Man Flees Police After Allegedly Stealing Car From Local Business

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A crash on K-Ville Avenue led to 19-year old Jeremiah Franklin of Winter Haven getting arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for some serious crimes. On Wednesday, January 29th at around 9:30pm, Deputy Sommers noticed a 2016 Kia Forte...
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Wanted Man Arrested by PCSO in Winter Haven

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PCSO: We made an arrest on Monday, February 3rd that brings to mind a song by R. Dean Taylor from 1970 called, "Indiana Wants Me." 38-year old Phillip Stone of Winter Haven knows what it's like to be wanted by...
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Winter Haven Man Wanted for Lewd Battery on Juvenile Victim

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Today's warrant of the day from PCSO is 56 yr. old Eric John Brown of Country Place SW in Winter Haven. Polk County Sheriff's Special Victims Unit detectives have obtained a warrant for his arrest for lewd battery on a...
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Winter Haven Man With Polk County Warrant for Violation of Probation (Grand Theft) Arrested

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43-year old Jeremy Owens of Winter Haven got arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in the wee hours of Wednesday, January 29th. He is well-known to law enforcement. He has a criminal history that includes arrests for theft, narcotics,...
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Traffic Stop for Speeding in Eagle Lake Leads to Police Chase and Drug Bust

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On January 18, 2025 a Polk County Sheriff’s Office Deputy was attempting to make a traffic stop after finding a vehicle speeding in Eagle Lake. After a short police chase by car and then on foot, the driver of...
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Winter Haven Man Arrested and Charged With Interfering with a First Responder and Resisting

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On Tuesday, January 28th, 23-year old Sabastian Angel Suarez of Winter Haven couldn't control himself, and ended up getting arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. At around 9:25pm, PCSO deputies were working on a crash investigation at Winter Lake...
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17-Year-Old Shot and Killed at Abbey Lane Apartments in Winter Haven

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Winter Haven Police Department has released a report on the fatal shooting incident from Monday in Winter Haven. “An 18 year-old Winter Haven man has been arrested in the shooting death of a 17 year-old on Monday. Devonta Tremaine Washington,...
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PCSO & PCFR On Scene Injury Crash Involving An Adult & Pediatric Trauma Alert

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office & Polk County Fire Rescue is currently on scene of a multiple vehicle crash on Hwy 540 West near the intersection of Brandy Chase in Winter Haven. The accident call came in at 8:26pm....
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Auburndale Man Arrested After Suspicious Device Resembling Pipe Bomb Found in Home

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Auburndale Police Department News Release: On January 27th, 2025, James David Shows was charged with one count of possessing a destructive device following the discovery of the drive inside his residence located at 108 Pike Street, Auburndale, FL 33823. The device...
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Winter Haven Man Arrested After Allegedly Yelling at Ice Machine at Store, Scaring Customers

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42-year old Mark Davis Cox of Winter Haven got himself arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday evening, January 22nd. A little after 8pm, a PCSO deputy was dispatched to a gas station on Dundee Road, in Dundee, due...
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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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