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Lakeland

Illegal Immigrant Arrested by PCSO, Charged With 125 Counts of Possessing Child Pornography

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On Monday, April 27, 2020, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 45-year-old man from Mexico after detectives received a tip that he had been downloading files containing child pornography. Nabor Molina, who has been residing in Lakeland, was charged with 125...
Lakeland

Single Vehicle Crash in Highland City Sends Two People to The Hospital

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Single Vehicle Crash in Highland City Sends Two People to The Hospital The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle crash in Highland City on Sunday, April 26, 2020, that sent two people to the hospital. The crash occurred at about 8:37...
Lakeland

Lakeland Man Arrested After Armed Robbery Spree

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Around 2:00 a.m. on Monday, April 20, 2020, the PCSO Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received a 911 call from the Circle K store located at 6340 Coronet Road in unincorporated Lakeland, during which the clerk reported being robbed...
Polk County

Violent Felon With Extensive Criminal History Commits Occupied Armed Burglary, Then Stabs PCSO K-9 Vise

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UPDATE: 31-year-old Carl McHargh, Jr. of Lakeland was declared deceased at LRHMC on Monday evening, March 30, 2020. An autopsy was completed today and his cause of death was ruled cocaine intoxication, and his manner of death was ruled...
Poinciana

Polk County Sheriff’s Office is Currently On Scene of a Death Investigation of Two People in The Poinciana Area of Kissimmee

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UPDATE: Polk County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Murder-Suicide of Poinciana Couple Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the Poinciana area of Kissimmee early Thursday morning, March 19, 2020, and learned that a man there had shot...
Haines City

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Seek Suspect Todd Micheal Jackson In Double Homicide In Haines City

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'--------- Update -------- Detectives arrested double homicide suspect Todd Michael Jackson, 34, near his last known place of residence, 1020 Plateau Ave in the Wabash area of Lakeland this evening. He was taken into custody without incident. He is being...
Polk City

UPDATE Polk City Man Dies After Fatal ATV Accident by SR 33 at Deen Still Rd

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Around 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, PCSO and PCFR responded to the area of SR 33 at Deen Still Road in Polk City where an ATV had crashed, pinning the driver underneath and killing him.   The driver, 34-year-old...
Mulberry

Deputies Discover and Dismantle Chop Shop After Pasco Car Theft Victim Locates His Car Parks on Facebook Marketplace

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PCSO Press Release: On February 25, 2020, the victim of a vehicle theft in Pasco County contacted the Polk County Sheriff's Office to report that he found parts of his stolen Ford F350 pickup truck for sale on Facebook Marketplace,...
Frostproof

Convicted Felon Arrested For Posession of A Firearm the Same Day He Was Released From Prison

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On February 25, 2020, a PCSO deputy sheriff conducted a traffic stop on Hopson Road in Frostproof after observing 23-year-old Danique Rosius, who was a passenger in the car, holding two unsecured toddlers in his lap while the vehicle was...
Bartow

Lakeland Pedestrian Killed After Walking Out In Front Of a PCSO Patrol Car

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Lakeland Pedestrian Killed After Walking Out In Front Of a PCSO Patrol Car PCSO Press Release: A Lakeland man was killed Tuesday night, February 25, 2020, after he ran into a Bartow roadway, in the path of an oncoming Polk County...
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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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