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Winter Haven

Two Men Walk Out Of Walmart With Four Stolen TV’s

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Winter Haven Police Department: Two Guys - Two TVs Each - $1,612 Walk Out The two males pictured below went to Walmart (7450 Cypress Gardens Blvd) on July 30th around 11:45 a.m. They enter at separate times, but each select...
Auburndale

33 Yr Old Lakeland Man Dies In Crash

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Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal vehicle crash at around 9:00 p.m. Monday evening, August 2, 2021, on K-Ville Avenue just east of Rowell Street in unincorporated Auburndale.   According to the preliminary investigation, 26-year-old Sergio...
Haines City

Remember It’s Not Safe To Be A Child Predator In Polk County

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Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media at 12:15 p.m. this afternoon (Tuesday, August 3, 2021) about a six-day long undercover investigation focusing on those who prey upon children online, at the PCSO Sheriff's Operations Center located at 1891...
Winter Haven

Two Women Skip Scanned at Walmart A Day Apart From Each Other

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Winter Haven Police Department Let's save space and profile two of our skip-scanners from Walmart (7450 Cypress Gardens Blvd). They were not working together and as far as we know, didn't know the other one. They just both happened...
Auburndale

Polk County Missing Woman Found Shot To Death & Boyfriend Being Sought For Her Murder

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UPDATE: The Marion County Sheriff’s Office located and arrested murder suspect Larry Smith on Wednesday morning, July 28th. He is currently in their jail, but will be brought back to Polk County in the near future. He is...
Auburndale

Motorcyclist Killed In Fiery Crash On Old Dixie Hwy In Auburndale

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Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and members of Polk County Fire Rescue (PCFR) responded to a fatal, two-vehicle crash Tuesday night around 9:45 p.m., July 20, 2021, on Old Dixie Highway at the intersection of the Polk...
Lakeland

70 Yr Old Motorcyclist Killed In Lakeland Crash

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PCSO investigates two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle Monday in Lakeland; one person killed   Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon around 1:30 p.m., July 12, 2021, at the intersection of Cherry Lane and...
Lake Wales

Apparent Domestic Matter Culminates In Deadly Shooting At Lake Wales Bar

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Lake Wales, Florida - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that they are investigating a shooting at the Y’all Come Back Saloon. The bar which is located at 3200 S.R. 60 East was the scene of an apparent...
Lakeland

Polk County Sheriff’s Deputies Searching For Hit & Run Suspect Who Struck Two 14 Yr Old Children In Lakeland

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance from the community to identify the vehicle and driver involved in a hit and run crash that injured two 14-year old children. The hit & run occurred Sunday evening, July 4th,...
Eagle Lake

Two People Killed & Six More Injured In Deadly 4th of July Crash In Winter Haven

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A Sunday night crash near Winter Haven claimed the lives of two people, and left six others injured. Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, along with Polk County Fire Rescue members, responded to the crash at around 10:30 PM,...
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Polk County, Florida DUI Bookings: October 8–14, 2026

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https://dailyridge.com/2026/10/14/polk-county-florida-dui-bookings-october-1-7-2026/ Polk County jail records list 27 DUI-related bookings between October 8 and October 14, 2026, including felony repeat-offense charges, refusals to submit to alcohol...
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