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Lakeland Man with Late-Stage Alzheimer’s Found Dead After Wandering Away After Hurricane Milton

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Lakeland man with late-stage Alzheimer’s found dead after wandering away after Hurricane Milton Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office located the body of a missing Lakeland man Friday morning, October 11, 2024, after he wandered away the night before. 83-year...
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Bad Temper of Convicted Felon Lands Her Back In Jail

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Bad Temper of Convicted Felon Lands Her Back In Jail On Sept. 25, 2024, 32-year-old Chaniese "KeKe" Brionne Davis of Winter Haven, FL was a passenger in a vehicle when she got upset that the driver was speeding. She was...
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Winter Haven Man Arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for Bicycle Theft

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38-year old Roland Wayne Sharon of Winter Haven was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on the evening of Tuesday, October 1st. Bicycle theft might be considered a small crime to some, but we take it very seriously here...
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A Hero Remembered – Deputy Blane Lane

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At 2:07 a.m. on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies followed-up on a tip regarding the whereabouts of Cheryl Lynn Williams, who was wanted on a felony warrant. The deputies went to 4345 Foxtown South in Polk...
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PCSO Animal Cruelty Investigators Arrest Lakeland Man for Felony Animal Cruelty

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit has made another arrest for animal cruelty in the same week, unrelated to the October 1st arrest. This most recent suspect, 26-year-old Andrew Whitehurst, who lives at 5616 3rd Street SE...
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office Looking for Winter Haven Laundry Thief

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UPDATE*This suspect was identified by several people as 38-year old Tiffany Pelletier of Winter Haven. Tiffany was located, arrested, and charged with grand theft. A criminal history check on Pelletier showed the following convictions for theft: 07/29/2005- Petit Theft First Offense-...
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Eloise Man Steals Parked Bicycle in Winter Haven

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Polk County Sheriff’s Office: 53-year old John Vona of Eloise got arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office…AGAIN! Vona has a long history of criminal activity. Over the years, he has amassed 22 felony convictions and 39 misdemeanor convictions. He's been...
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PCSO Detectives Charged Home Health Care Aide with Manslaughter in Death of Elderly Winter Haven Man

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On September 26, 2024, Polk County Sheriff’s Office Homicide detectives arrested and charged 25-year-old Beatrice Taylor of Dundee with one count aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person (F-1) after their investigation revealed that she neglected to dial 9-1-1 or...
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Winter Haven Resident Caught Stealing Same Lawnmower on Two Separate Occasions

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A resident in Winter Haven reached out to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office to report not one, but TWO thefts of the same lawn mower during two separate occasions by the same suspect. The victim showed a deputy his security...
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office & Polk County Fire Rescue Headed To Taylor County For Disaster Relief

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PCSO Press Release The Polk County Emergency Self-Contained Rescue Team, comprise of approximately 45 members from the Polk County Sheriff's Office and Polk County Fire Rescue, left Bartow this morning around 6:45 a.m. heading to Perry, FL, in Taylor County,...
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Polk County High School Football Preview Week 1

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Polk County High School Football Preview Week 1 By Ethan Jones Lakeland at Kathleen The time that everyone has been waiting for is finally here: Week 1...
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