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Mulberry

Several Sutdents from Mulberry Middle School Transported to Local Hospital After Reaction to Marijuana-Infused Gummies

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PCSO Release: UPDATE: On Thursday, November 29, 2018, PCSO detectives arrested and charged 12-year-old Leviticus Jones of Bartow, a 7th grader a Mulberry Middle School, with 6 counts distribution of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school (F-2), 1 count possession...
Lake Wales

Lake Wales Man Charged With Driving 94 Miles An Hour On Hwy 27 & Then Fleeing Police

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Polk County Sheriff's Press Release A man driving 94 MPH on US Highway 27 through Dundee on Tuesday afternoon, November 27, 2018, fled from a Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy when he attempted to pull him over, and then fled...
Lakeland

Lakeland Man Arrested for 100 Counts of Child Pornography

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Lakeland Man Arrested for 100 Counts of Child Pornography PCSO Release: A Lakeland man is now in custody after over 100 images of child pornography were discovered on his cell phone.  Detectives received a tip that John Horton, 52, of Glenoak Drive...
Lakeland

U.S. Marshals Task Force & PCSO deputies arrest Shauncey Miller of Lakeland in Daytona Beach on Polk warrant for Kidnapping, and 14-year-old Oklahoma fugitive...

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U.S. Marshals Task Force & PCSO deputies arrest Shauncey Miller of Lakeland in Daytona Beach on Polk warrant for Kidnapping, and 14-year-old Oklahoma fugitive with murder warrant in Lakeland PCSO Release: On Thursday, November 15, 2018, the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional...
Polk County

Polk Sheriff’s Charities Will Be Giving Away Free Turkeys This Saturday

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Polk Sheriff's Charities will be giving away free turkeys this Saturday Polk Sheriff's Charities, a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit charitable organization, is sponsoring a free turkey giveaway this Saturday, November 17th, at three Polk County locations. With Thanksgiving right around...
Polk County

PCSO Searching for Two Time Walmart Jewelry Theif

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PCSO Release: Recognize this guy? If you do, please let Polk County Sheriff's office know who he is. On two consecutive days, Thursday, Nov. 2nd at 1:01 a.m. and Friday, Nov. 3rd at 12:55 a.m. (dude is consistent, we'll give him...
Polk City

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Detectives are Trying To Identify This Trespasser.

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PCSO Release: Polk County Sheriff's Offcie Detectives are trying to identify this trespasser. He was captured on camera on October 30th at around 4:19 p.m., trespassing on property around Holy Cow Road, in Polk City. For our readers outside of Polk County,...
Avon Park

Three Florida Corrections Officers Arrested For Smuggling Cash Into the Avon Park Correctional Institution

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PCSO Release: In September of 2018, the Polk County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Corrections Office of the Inspector General initiated a joint investigation regarding possible smuggling of contraband into the Avon Park Correctional Institution located at 8100...
Lakeland

Standoff in Lakeland Ended when Suspect Took His Own Life

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***UPDATE TO STANDOFF IN LAKELAND (Polk County Sheriff's Office Release)*** Two deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office were shot at Thursday evening, November 1, 2018 shortly after 7:00 P.M. What followed was a three and a half hour standoff...
Lakeland

Suspicious Vehicle Call Leads To The Arrest of Two Kentucky Men For Fraud In Lakeland

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Suspicious Vehicle Call Leads To The Arrest of Two Kentucky Men For Fraud In Lakeland PCSO Release: A report of a suspicious vehicle in the Groveglen Subdivision on Lakeland Highlands Road in Lakeland on Tuesday morning, October 23, 2018, led to the arrest...
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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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