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Single Vehicle Crash Blocking Traffic On Eastbound S.R. 60 at Hwy 27

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According to Troy Schulze, Deputy-Chief of The Lake Wales Police Department, the driver of a semi, loaded with fruit juice, was traveling eastbound on SR60 and somehow lost control of the vehicle causing it to overturn at the Hwy...
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Port St. Lucie Man Arrested in Lakeland on Multiple Charges After Fleeing Police on Motorcycle at Speeds Over 110 MPH

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In the early morning hours of July 13, 2024 just after 2:00 a.m., Florida Highway Patrol troopers spotted a speeding 2005 Ducati 800 Super Sport motorcycle on US-92, west of Berkley Road.  Troopers attempted a traffic stop, but the rider...
Highland City

State Corrections Officer Arrested For Disabled Parking Placard Fraud

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Juania Lilly, 51, a Florida Department of Corrections officer, was arrested following an investigation into using a fraudulent handicapped placard at the Publix in Highlands City on Thursday. On July 11th at approximately 9:30 AM, a Sheriff’s Service Officer (SSO) for the...
Bartow

Registered sex offender living in Polk charged with new sex crimes against children

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A registered sex offender who was convicted in Hardee County in 1991 for a sex offense against a child was arrested yesterday by the Polk County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit for lewd molestation of two young victims in...
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Lakeland Man Arrested On Multiple Charges After Found Passed Out in Taco Bell Drive Thru

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On July 6, 2024, officers were dispatched to a Taco Bell drive-thru in Lakeland. Upon arrival, they found a man passed out in the driver’s seat of his car with his car in drive and foot on the brakes. The...
Polk County

PCSO Deputy Charged With DUI After Allegedly Showing Up To Work Drunk

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a deputy sheriff who showed up for duty on Saturday morning, June 22, 2024, and exhibited signs of being intoxicated. 27-year old Joseph Everett was taken to the Sheriff’s Processing Center and charged with Driving under the...
Florida Highway Patrol

High Speed Chase Thru Polk County Leads To Toyota Camry Virtually Disintegrating

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Florida Highway Patrol Press Release On April 25, 2024 @ 11:54 PM Just before midnight, a Toyota Camry, was spotted by an FHP Trooper traveling westbound on I-4 near the 35 milepost traveling at 102 MPH. The Trooper attempted to...
Polk County

Polk Sheriff To Hold Press Conference Regarding Sexual Predator Sting

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Sheriff Grady Judd and leaders from partnering law enforcement agencies will provide details tomorrow morning, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., about a multi-law enforcement agency eight-day-long undercover investigation which focused on sexual predators who target children, solicit children...
Polk County

Check Out Our Exclusive Interview with Sheriff Grady Judd

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by James Coulter Sheriff Grady Judd is a man who needs no introduction. Chances are, many Polk County Residents don't know the name of their own city's mayor or county commissioners, but they know and revere the name Sheriff Grady...
Florida Highway Patrol

Polk County Public Schools Finalist For Assistant Principal Of The Year Arrested For Driving Wrong Way Down Interstate 4

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The Florida Highway Patrol is currently investigating an incident that occurred early on Sunday morning after a Lakeland man was arrested for driving the wrong way on I-4. That man has been identified as Craig Hilgenberg. Mr. Hilgenberg of...
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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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