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Bartow

Georgia Deputy Police Chief Caught Up In Polk County Prostitution & Sex Trafficking Sting

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On Thursday, September 1, 2022, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Jason DiPrima of Kingston, Georgia for Soliciting a Prostitute (M1). DiPrima is employed as the Deputy Chief of Police Administration for Cartersville Police Department. DiPrima was...
Winter Haven

Winter Haven Police Make Arrest In July 4th Murder

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Winter Haven Police announce an arrest has been made in the July 4th shooting death of Demetrick Brown.After non-stop investigations that started the night of the incident, investigators arrested 47 year-old Bernard Footman (DOB 3/12/75) in the July 4th...
Bartow

Truck driver hit and killed by car while checking his jackknifed truck on US 17 In Polk County

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Truck driver hit and killed by car while checking his jackknifed truck on US 17 near Bartow A truck driver was killed Friday morning, August 12, 2022 after he was hit by a passing car while he was walking around...
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Winter Haven Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Driving Off With Victim On His Car

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Lake Wales, Florida – On July 27, 2022 law enforcement officers arrested Douglass Booher, DOB 8/12/88, of Winter Haven charging him with attempted murder among other charges. The charges stem from an incident that occurred at the Wawa gas...
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15 Yr Old Polk Teen Facing Multiple Felonies After HCPD Officer Struck By PCSO Pickup Truck While Responding To Call

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Haines City , Florida - A Polk County 15 Yr Old is facing multiple felony charges after an incident which left one Haines City Police Officer traumatically injured. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office the teen, X’zavier Jordan,...
Lakeland

Polk County Sheriff’s Dive Team Locates Car In Saddle Creek During Training

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Polk County, Florida - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that while members of the Polk County Dive & Rescue Team were training they found a vehicle submerged under the water. The dive team was training at Saddle...
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Lake Wales Couple Busted For Construction Site Thefts

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Lake Wales Police Department Press Release On Thursday, June 16, 2022 at approximately 10:02 p.m., Sergeant Andrew Brown was patrolling Scenic Bluff, a new Highland Homes housing development under construction in Lake Wales at the corner of Old Scenic Highway and North City Limits Road.  There had been several construction...
Polk County

Operation Child Protector II A Success After Arresting 12 Individuals Deemed Deviant’s, Predators & Perverts By Polk County Sheriff

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Beginning June 2, 2022, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Auburndale Police Department, and Winter Haven Police Department detectives conducted a two-week-long undercover operation “Operation Child Protector II” during which detectives posed as children on social media platforms, mobile apps, and...
Frostproof

Frostproof Woman Charged With 4 Counts Of 1st Degree Attempted Murder In Stabbing Attack

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By Carl Fish Frostproof, Florida - On 6/08/2022 Polk County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Iris Johnson, DOB: 11/20/1972, and charged her with 4 counts of 1st Degree Attempted Murder. Details of the situation are limited, but it appears to have...
Polk County

Three teens already on probation for burglary and other charges arrested for armed burglary; two firearms stolen

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On Thursday, June 9, 2022, Polk County Sheriff’s detectives arrested 18-year-old Chelsea May McGhee of Tampa, 17-year-old Aaliyah Fontanez of Lutz*, and 16-year-old Matthew Prado of Polk City* for armed burglary after they broke into two vehicles and stole two firearms in Lakeland. All...
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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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