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Lake Wales

Lake Wales 18 Yr Old Charged With Aggravated Assault After Allegedly Stabbing Man In The Head & Neck

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On Sunday, October 24, 2021, at approximately 8:50 p.m., officers responded to 321 Weaver Avenue in reference to a stabbing. Upon arrival, Lake Wales Police Officers found the victim covered in blood and bleeding profusely from the head and...
Lake Wales

42 Yr Old Lake Wales Man Killed In Halloween Night Crash

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Last evening, October 31, 2021, the PCSO Traffic Unit was called to the scene of a three-vehicle crash with serious injuries and one fatality.   The crash occurred around 7:35 p.m. in the 19000 block of SR 60 East in...
Polk County

Polk County Fire Rescue Captain With Sterling Record Terminated Over Working For Frostproof Volunteer Fire Department

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Frostproof, Florida - Last week we reported the story about Polk County Fire Rescue Captain Jerry Riner who was suspended for working for both the Polk County Fire Rescue Department and also working with the Frostproof Volunteer Fire Department...
Haines City

Polk Sheriff Grady Judd To Brief Media On Prostitution and Human Trafficking Sting

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Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media at 9:30 a.m. this morning (Thursday, October 28, 2021) about a six-day long undercover investigation focusing on identifying and helping victims of human trafficking, at the PCSO Sheriff's Operations Center located at...
Auburndale

Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Seriously Injured When Car Reportedly Blows Through Stop Sign

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Two vehicle crash in Auburndale involving a Polk County Deputy The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a two vehicle crash that occurred in Auburndale Friday evening, October 22, 2021. At around 5:50 p.m. a black Chevrolet Impala was traveling eastbound...
Polk County

Winter Haven Motorcyclist Killed In Friday Morning Crash

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PCSO investigates fatal motorcycle crash Friday morning near Winter Haven   A Winter Haven man was killed Friday morning, October 15, 2021, when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of Spirit Lake Road and Thornhill Road in...
Highland City

Polk Deputies Searching For Two Highland City Men & A Lake Wales Woman In Connection To An Attempted Murder Case

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Shortly after midnight on October 13th, in a residential area of Highland City (near US 98 and Clubhouse Road), an argument erupted between two groups of people. That argument turned extremely violent when shots were fired which struck a...
Lakeland

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd To Brief Media On Polk City Death Investigation

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The Polk County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation with a known suspect in the Polk City area. Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media regarding this case at 11:00 AM this morning (Friday, October 15, 2021) at the...
Lakeland

43 Yr Old Lakeland Man Dies In Frontage Road Crash

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One man was killed and another suffered only minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash near Lakeland on Thursday night, October 14, 2021.   The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Polk County Fire Rescue responded to the crash scene on Frontage Road...
Polk County

Polk Deputies Investigate I-4 Crash and Shooting

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UPDATE: Polk Deputies Investigate I-4 Crash and Shooting This is an update regarding the shooting on I-4 early this morning (Friday, October 7, 2021) which is being investigated by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Ronald Donovan, 38, or Cocoa, Florida...
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Bartow Police Department

Victim Suffers Multiple Stab Wounds In South West Bartow

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UPDATE: According to Bartow Police Department a suspect has been apprehended in connection to this afternoon’s stabbing. No further details were released at this...
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