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Polk County Sheriff's Office

Winter Haven Man Wanted for 1st Degree Murder by PCSO

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UPDATE: Last night, PCSO detectives arrested first degree murder suspect 36-year-old James "Spooky" Williams in the Carefree Cove neighborhood after a Crime Stoppers tip led detectives to his location. He was taken into custody without incident. He was arrested on...
Polk County

Former Polk First Responder Is One Of 5 People Indicted On Federal Charges Of Racketeering, Drug Trafficking, Firearms Violations, Conspiracy and Murder

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Polk County, Florida - According to arrest records and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa a former Polk County Fire Rescue first responder was indicted with several others on federal charges according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa....
Polk City

Woman Found Dead After Crash On S.R. 33 Monday Night

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PCSO Press Release On Monday, June 4, 2018, around 10:40 p.m., PCSO investigated a traffic fatality in Polk City. Preliminary information so far is as follows: We received a 911 call in reference to an erratic driver of a...
Haines City

Haines City Woman Charged With Aggravated Stalking & Second Degree Arson After Pouring Gasoline On Home

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Haines City, Florida - A Haines City woman has been charged with aggravated stalking and second degree arson after pouring gas on a home she shares with her husband. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit on...
Polk County

Polk Sheriffs Office Warns Residents Of Distraction Burglaries

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Polk County Sheriff's Office wants the public to be aware of numerous reports received on Distraction Burglaries throughout our area and ask you share this information with family and friends. Distraction Burglaries involve fake service providers who arrive unexpectedly to...
Avon Park

Corizon Health Nurse Arrested for Passing A Cell Phone to Polk County Jail Inmate

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PCSO Release: On Thursday, May 24, 2018, 35-year-old Suzanne Gracia, a licensed practical nurse employed by Corizon Health working in the Polk County Jail, was arrested for giving a cell phone to an inmate. Gracia, who resides in Avon Park, has...
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Tragic Shooting In Texas Changes Practices At Polk County Schools For Remainder of Year

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Polk County School Board Press Release Additional safety measures are being taken following a school shooting today in Santa Fe, Texas. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and local police departments have agreed to station an armed law enforcement officer at...
Lakeland

Routine Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest For Trafficking in Meth and Other Charges

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PCSO Release: During the early morning hours of Monday, May 14, 2018, PCSO deputies patrolling the US Hwy 92 East area of Lakeland arrested 30-year-old Joshua Wesley Robertson, who has an active warrant for his arrest, and found a trafficking amount...
Fort Meade

Cold case murder from 1986 solved in Polk County

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Cold case murder from 1986 solved in Polk County The 1986 murder of 37-year-old John Blakely has been solved by a Polk County Sheriff's Office detective who picked up the investigation in 2015. Two men, James Mason and Milton McIntyre...
Davenport

4 Suspects Arrested Linked to More Than a Dozen Northeast Polk County Car Burglaries

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PCSO Release: On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at about 2:49 a.m., deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a call in the Davenport area regarding suspicious people in a neighborhood, which ultimately resulted in the arrest of three...
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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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