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Heavy Police Presence on Cypress Gardens Blvd SE in Winter Haven

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an individual involved in a traffic stop incident earlier this morning in Winter Haven. The arrested individual was identified as 33-year-old Ryan Stacy Macklin. It should be noted that this is an unedited...
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Winter Haven Man Arrested After Slamming Into PCSO Detective’s Work Vehicle

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PCSO: “It was a little after 10pm on a Sunday night, and a PCSO detective was in his residence in the Haven of Winter. Suddenly, a crash was heard outside. The detective ran outside to find that a brown 2018 Mazda 6...
Lake Wales Police Department

Lake Wales Man Arrested After Fleeing From Police in Stolen Vehicle

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The Lake Wales Police Department has released a statement today with regard to an incident involving a stolen vehicle in Lake Wales. On November 21, 2024, officers responded to a stolen vehicle on Dr. J. A. Wiltshire Avenue.  While on scene still investigating...
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Winter Haven Man Arrested on Multiple Charges After PCSO Conducts Traffic Stop

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54-year old Richard Hallmark of Winter Haven got arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, November 19th. A PCSO sergeant performed a traffic stop on a green Volvo S80 on Snively Avenue in Eloise; the car was not...
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Winter Haven Man and Teenager Arrested After Racing & Weaving Through Traffic

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On Monday, November 18th, 37-year old David Grafals and 18-year old Isaiah Giuliano (both of Winter Haven) were arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office At around 7:54 pm, a Deputy Nicely was in the area of US 17...
Lake Wales

UPDATE 10:44 AM: Person Has Been Found Safe: LWPD Seeking Public’s Assistance in Locating Missing/ Endangered Person

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  The Lake Wales Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing/endangered person, last seen in Lake Wales. On November 18, 2024, at approximately 7 p.m., Lake Wales Police responded to Carver Drive in Lake Wales in reference to a...
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46 Yr Old Babson Park Man Killed In Cypress Gardens Blvd Motorcycle Crash

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit investigated another fatal traffic crash in unincorporated Winter Haven over the weekend, involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck. The motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries.   The crash occurred Saturday night, November 16, 2024, around...
Lake Wales Police Department

Hampton Inn Room On Fire In Lake Wales Causing Evacuation

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Shortly after 9:30pm a dispatch call went out to the Lake Wales Fire Department and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office regarding a fire in one of the rooms at the Hampton Inn at 22900 Hwy 27 in Lake Wales....
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Winter Haven Home Health Care Nurse Arrested After Stealing Over $140,000 from Blind and Elderly Victim

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Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested 46-year-old Carrie Hutchinson of Winter Haven, a private certified nursing assistant (CNA) who practices as a home health care nurse, and charged her with grand theft of $100,000 or more (F1), exploitation of...
Lakeland Police Department

Tip Leads Lakeland Police To Arrest Suspected Child Rapist & Fugitive From Justice

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On November 2, 2024, Lakeland Police were dispatched to a location on N Kentucky Ave in reference to a subject with a outstanding warrant. The incident location's staff stated that LPD officers had previously come in looking for the...
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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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