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Second Crash at Same Lake Wales Intersection This Weekend, Vehicle Rollover

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At approximately 11:45 on Monday, January 20, 2025, the traffic collision was reported at or near the intersection of Highway 60 E. and Hunt Brothers Road in Lake Wales. This is the second accident at or near this intersection in...
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Saturday Evening Lake Wales Wreck Charged to DUI Driver, LWPD Says

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Yesterday evening, January 18, 2025, a four vehicle accident occurred at Hunt Brothers Road and Highway 60 in Lake Wales. We now know that that accident was caused by a driver who has been charged with several crimes. Lt. Dale...
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BREAKING: Shooting in Frostproof Tonight Confirmed by PCSO

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UPDATE 1/17/25 7:00 am - Horstman provides the following update to last night’s shooting in Frostproof: “The suspect is in custody. The situation was domestic in nature, between a man and his daughter’s boyfriend. The victim has a non-life threatening...
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Dundee Man’s Temper Tantrum Results in Injury of PCSO Deputy and Three Additional Charges

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39-year old Thomas Criswell of Dundee was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday night, January 15, 2025. PCSO deputies went to a residence on Scenic Highway near Race Road in Dundee, to find Thomas. He had a...
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Couple Arrested On Multiple Charges Including Drug Possession, Child Neglect & Grand Theft After Bizarre Traffic Stop

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Yesterday, while conducting traffic enforcement in Polk County, Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) observed a grey Chrysler Pacifica westbound on Ernie Caldwell Boulevard.  The Pacifica had New York license plates and had been reported stolen. After performing a...
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Lakeland Police Make Arrest In Deadly Hit & Run

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LAKELAND, FL (January 15, 2025) - On January 15, 2025, traffic crash investigators with the Lakeland Police Department arrested Daniel Kovacs in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash which occurred on November 23, 2024, in the 700 block of...
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Winter Haven Man Charged with Manslaughter After Shooting in Winter Haven

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A Winter Haven man is behind bars charged with Manslaughter after a shooting along Ave. H NW in Winter Haven resulted in the death of a 27 year-old man. On Monday, January 13, 2025 at approximately 4:37 p.m., Winter Haven Police...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

22 Yr. Old Palm Beach Man Charged With Grooming 14 Yr. Old Polk County Girl For Sex

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On Saturday, January 11, 2025, Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 22-year-old Emerick Priddy of West Palm Beach, FL, after he groomed a 14-year-old Polk County girl online then traveled here to engage in sexual activity with her. Deputies spotted the suspect's Honda...
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Lake Wales Man Charged After Allegedly Being Videoed Sexually Molesting A Horse

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Donald Calloway (DOB: 06/07/1971) of Lake Wales charging him with Sexual Contact With Animal. According to reports the arrest occurred the day after Christmas. Sheriff Grady Judd said “Come On Man” as...
Auburndale

Winter Haven Man Arrested and Charged with Throwing Deadly Missile Into Auburndale Building

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45-year old Robert Biddle of Winter Haven got arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, January 8th. The crime Biddle stands accused of occurred on January 4th at around 10:38pm, at a store located in the Auburndale area...
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57-Year-Old Lakeland Man Dies After SUV Crashes Near Lake Bonny

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A 57-year-old Lakeland man died Friday after his SUV left Longfellow Boulevard, struck a signpost and continued downhill to the shoreline of Lake Bonny,...
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