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Second Suspect Wanted In Lakeland Drive By Shooting Captured In Hillsborough County Faces 4 Counts Of Attempted Murder

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PCSO detectives arrest a Lakeland men for attempted murder. Updated Details: to news release sent yesterday (5-8-21) re: PCSO detectives arrest a Lakeland man for attempted murderAt around 9:00 a.m. this morning (5-9-21), officers from the Tampa Police Department arrested...
Poinciana

Polk County Deputies Investigating A Crash That Killed A 54 Yr Old Winter Haven Man

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit is investigating a multi-vehicle crash that occurred yesterday on Cypress Parkway in Poinciana just before 7:00 a.m., which resulted in the death of 54-year-old Carlos Diaz of Winter Haven.   Diaz was the driver...
Polk City

Polk City Woman Charged With 2nd Degree Attempted Murder After Allegedly Stabbing Her Ex-Boyfriend

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Polk City, Florida - On January 30, 2021, Polk County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a call in Polk City, Florida of a stabbing. When deputies arrived they were advised the witness had called 911 and reported that...
Lakeland

Polk Deputies Investigating A Motorcycle Crash That Killed 33 Yr Old Lakeland Man

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PCSO Traffic Unit investigated a crash involving a motorcycle and a car on County Line Road in Lakeland. Preliminary information is as follows: Around 11:20 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2021, the PCSO ECC received a 911 call about...
Polk County

38 Yr Old Winter Haven Woman The Tip Of The Iceberg In 53 Million Dollar Methamphetamine Bust

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In early 2021, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA) and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) initiated a joint investigation of a drug trafficking organization with ties to the Juarez Mexican...
Poinciana

Polk County Sheriff’s Deputies Investigating Fatal Crash That Killed 48 Yr Old Man

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Poinciana man dies a day after his single vehicle crash A 48-year-old man died Monday, April 26, 2021, the day after he was involved in a single vehicle crash on Marigold Avenue, just north of the Coyote Road intersection in...
Polk County

Polk County Jail Inmates To Receive Moderna COVID-19 Vaccinations

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Polk County Jail inmates to receive Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations Through a partnership between the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Department of Health in Polk County, and Corizon Health, the health care provider in Polk County’s jails, county inmates will...
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Suspect Allegedly Fleeing FHP & Polk County Sheriff’s Deputies Causes Multiple Vehicle Crash On S.R 60 & Hwy 27 In Lake Wales

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Release From Polk County Sheriff's Office At approximately 7:54 pm, deputies received an assist FHP call to the area of Highway 60 near Walk-in-Water Road. It was a BOLO for a white Dodge Challenger westbound on Highway 60. At approximately...
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office Investigating A Dead Body Found Floating In Winter Haven Canal

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Update Monday Afternoon: The Polk County Sheriff's Office has identified the body floating in a Winter Haven canal. The body is of a local homeless man. The Sheriff's office does not believe the death to be suspicious. An...
Polk County

Polk County Sheriff’s Deputies Take Down Suspected Crime Family After They Allegedly Defraud Lowes Stores In Eleven Counties

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Update to last week's Polk County Sheriff's Office case against the family of three involved in major fraud of Lowe's stores in eleven Florida counties... Susan Highlander Bailey was arrested by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office on March 27, 2021, on the Polk...
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Winter Haven

Hope Presbyterian Church to Host Halloween Trunk-or-Treat Event October 24 in Winter Haven

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Families are invited to celebrate Halloween at Hope Presbyterian Church’s Church Halloween Takeover! Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, Oct. 24, in Winter Haven. The...
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