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Polk County Sheriff’s Detectives are Investigating the Death of an Inmate Who Died At Winter Haven Hospital

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  Polk County Sheriff's detectives are investigating the death of a Polk County Jail inmate that occurred on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Winter Haven Hospital. 63-year-old Keith Garrard, Sr., was arrested by PCSO on August 10, 2018, for 68 counts possession...
Bartow

Homicide Detectives Arrest Lakeland Woman For First Degree Murder of Joseph Witherington

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Homicide Detectives Arrest Lakeland Woman For First Degree Murder of Joseph Witherington PCSO Press Release: Polk County Sheriff's Office Homicide detectives have arrested 28-year-old Heather Tyler of Pirates Way in Lakeland and charged her with first degree murder (Capital felony) in the murder...
Lakeland

Four Teens Apprehended With Assistance of K-9 Shortly After Breaking Into Cars in Lakeland

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PCSO Press Release: During the early morning hours of Sunday, March 31, 2019, PCSO deputies, with the assistance of a K-9 team, tracked and apprehended a group of four teenagers shortly after they were seeing checking car door handles and...
Bartow

Polk County Sheriff’s Office is Conducting Two Death Investigations Related to Mobile Home Fire in Bartow

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PCSO Press Release: The Polk County Sheriff's Office is conducting two death investigations related to a mobile home fire early this morning in Bartow. Preliminary information indicates our ECC received a 911 call around 3:45 a.m. on Friday, March 29, 2019,...
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Winter Haven Man Arrested For Indecent Exposure at Lake Fannie Boat Ramp

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  PCSO Press Release: On Monday, March 25, 2019, Polk County Sheriff's Office undercover detectives conducted an operation at the Lake Fannie Boat Ramp in Winter Haven in response to complaints of lewd activity there. Detectives arrested 70-year-old Floyd Smith of Winter Haven, after...
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UPATE: Fatal Crash Involving Two Children on Connersville Rd

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PCSO Press Release: PCSO Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal crash involving two children in Bartow. On March 24, 2019, around 4:15 p.m., 12-year-old Charisma Vega and her sister 9-year-old Kiara Vega, were riding a small motor scooter on Wellington...
Lakeland

Lakeland Man Arrested For Lewd Act at Saddle Creek Park

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PCSO Press Release: On March 21, 2019, PCSO undercover detectives conducted an operation at Saddle Creek Park and Gator Creek Preserve in Lakeland in response to complaints of lewd activity at the parks. Detectives arrested 60-year-old John Paul Jensen of Lakeland, after...
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office Arrests 26 During Operation: KARMA, a round-up of non-compliant sexual offenders

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Polk County Sheriff's Office Arrests 26 During Operation: KARMA, a round-up of non-compliant sexual offenders PCSO Press Release: On Monday, March 18, 2019, Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives in the Special Victims Response Team (SVRT) began a 3-day special investigative operation...
Lakeland

February Traffic Stop Leads to Multiple Arrests at a North Lakeland Residence

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February Traffic Stop Leads to Multiple Arrests at a North Lakeland Residence PCSO Press Release: The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested four people in a single Lakeland residence on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, after it was learned that illegal drugs were being...
Lake Wales

PCSO In Need of Substitute School Crossing Guards

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PCSO In Need of Substitute School Crossing Guards   PCSO is seeking qualified men and women in various locations in Polk County who desire to work as substitute crossing guards. The locations would be in the Combee area of North Lakeland, and...
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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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