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Auburndale

Auburndale Man Arrested for Sexually Abusing a Child and Exploiting Photos Online

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PCSO Press Release: Auburndale man arrested for sexually abusing a child and sending a photo of the child sex exploitation via the on-line "Second Life" role playing game app to another man On Tuesday, July 23, Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives...
Mulberry

Three Arrested For Defrauding Republic Services Of Over $150,000

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Three Arrested For Defrauding Republic Services Of Over $150,000 PCSO Press Release: On Monday, July 15, 2019, PCSO detectives working with the Office of the Attorney General Ashley Moody's Office of Statewide Prosecution arrested 40-year-old Jason Sawyer of Plant City, and "Scrap It"...
Lake Wales

Lake Wales Bicyclist Dies After Being Struck By Two Vehicles Near Lakeland

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Lake Wales Bicyclist Dies After Being Struck By Two Vehicles Near Lakeland PCSO Press Release: Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a crash on North Galloway Road in Lakeland, involving two vehicles and a bicycle Tuesday morning, July...
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Pregnant Woman Arrested After Overdosing on Cocaine with Two Small Children in The Car

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PCSO arrests woman who overdosed on cocaine in a parking lot, while pregnant, and while caring for two small children. The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a 36-year-old Winter Haven woman on Thursday, July 11, 2019, three days after she...
Fort Meade

Body Found in Canal on Mosaic Property Near Alligator

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June 27, 2019: The FWC and PCSO are conducting a joint investigation into the death of 45-year-old Michael Ford II of Wauchula, whose body was found floating in water on Mosaic property on Thursday, June 27, 2019. When he...
Polk County

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Charges Okaloosa Deputy For Sending Pornographic Images To a 9-year-old Winter Haven Girl

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Polk County Sheriff’s Office Charges Okaloosa Deputy For Sending Pornographic Images To a 9-year-old Winter Haven Girl PCSO Press Release: A deputy sheriff with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Wednesday, June 19, 2019, in Shalimar, Florida, following a joint...
Polk County

Sheriff Grady Judd And Polk Sheriff’s Office Goes Fishing With Local Children For Fifth Year

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Sheriff Grady Judd And Polk Sheriff's Office Goes Fishing With Local Children For Fifth Year by James Coulter For the past two years, Regina McNeil and her two children have awakened at the crack of dawn to visit the lake behind...
Lakeland

Former School Bus Attendant Re-Arrested On Additional Abuse Charges

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Former School Bus Attendant Re-Arrested On Additional Abuse Charges; review of video shows more abuse PCSO Press Release: On May 29, 2019, PCSO Special Victims Unit detectives arrested 43-year-old Juanita Tappin of Lakeland and charged her with one new count of child abuse...
Haines City

154 Arrested During Six-Day Undercover Operation as Polk County Sheriff’s Office Targets Prostitution and Human Trafficking

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154 Arrested During Six-Day Undercover Operation as Polk County Sheriff's Office Targets Prostitution and Human Trafficking PCSO Press Release: Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office Vice Unit completed a six-day undercover operation on Sunday, May 19, 2019, in which they posted and...
Polk County

Six Suspects Arrested For Statewide Organized Retail Crime, Charged With Felony Racketeering

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Six Suspects Arrested For Statewide Organized Retail Crime, Charged With Felony Racketeering PCSO Press Release: Beginning in February 2019, the PCSO Organized Retail Crime Unit and partnering entities conducted a large-scale undercover investigation focusing on a criminal enterprise of organized retail...
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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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