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Two Sisters Arrested for Grand Theft of Nearly $2500 at Davenport Target 

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On November 4, 2025, PCSO deputies responded to the Target located at 5000 Grandview Parkway in Davenport in reference to a retail theft.  Upon arrival, deputies spoke with a Target loss prevention associate who stated he observed two female suspects enter the...
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32 Sex Offenders/Predators Arrested and Charged During October / Halloween Investigative Sweep 

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Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Florida Department of Corrections probation officers conducted a Halloween sexual offender/predator compliance initiative and probation checks for the weeks leading up to, and on, October 31, 2025. The operation was aimed at ensuring...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Lakeland Traffic Stop For Trailer Tag On Car Leads To Pair Being Arrested

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Lakeland, Florida - A routine tag check at a red light led to two arrests on Saturday, November 1st, after a Polk County Sheriffs Office deputy noticed something unusual about a vehicle license plate. According to PCSO, the deputy was...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Two Lakeland Women Arrested for Sexual Cyber Harassment

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Two Lakeland women, 36-year old Kristina Taylor and 36-year old Tara Johnson were arrested Monday evening, October 27, 2025 for distributing digital sexually explicit images of a man without his permission. The images were sent to the victim’s new girlfriend after his...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Davenport Mother Arrested After Incident on School Bus and in School Office

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Polk County Sheriff's deputies arrested 48-year old Latanya Rowe for causing a disturbance on a Polk County Public Schools school bus and disorderly conduct after she boarded the bus and verbally assaulted a student and the bus driver. She then responded...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Double Trouble: Two Lakeland Suspects Caught After Circle K Theft Incident

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On Sunday morning (10/26) at around 8:20 am, a PCSO deputy was dispatched to the Circle K store at 8324 US 98 North in Lakeland, following a retail theft. A store employee reported the theft was carried out by a...
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Haines City Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting

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By Carl Fish | Daily Ridge HAINES CITY — The Haines City Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred early Sunday morning in the area of Avenue I and 12th Street North. According to Public Information Officer Brooke Hart,...
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Haines City Police Searching for Driver in 10th Street Hit-and-Run Crash

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By Carl Fish HAINES CITY, Florida — A bicyclist was injured early Wednesday morning following a crash at the intersection of 10th Street South and East Hinson Avenue in Haines City. According to Haines City Public Information Officer Brooke Hart,...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Deputies Issue Arrest Warrant for Guatemalan Man Wanted in Hit-and-Run

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The Polk County Sheriff's Office Traffic Homicide Unit has issued an arrest warrant for a Guatemalan man who was here in the country illegally, charging him with leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury, a first...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Fool Around and Find Out—Again: Jacksonville Man Busted by Polk County Detectives

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Jacksonville man with Polk County warrant issued during "Operation Child Protector VII" taken into custody One of the suspects charged via warrant during "Operation Fool Around and Find Out - Again / Operation Child Protector VII" 36-year-old Kyle Mullen of Jacksonville,...
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This Day in History- April 10, 1866: ASPCA Founded

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The following is an article from history.com On April 10, 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in...
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