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Osceola County Firefighter Arrested for Domestic Battery in Polk County

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PCSO Release: On Thursday, May 3, 2018, at around 4:25 a.m., the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 45-year-old Robert Wolfe, Jr., an Osceola County firefighter, on battery-domestic violence charges after his wife told deputies he spit in her face, and...
Lakeland

PCSO Vice Unit Arrests Four Men for Lewd Activities at County Parks

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On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, the PCSO Undercover Vice Unit conducted an operation at Saddle Creek Park, Gator Creek Preserve, and Lake Fannie Boat Ramp in unincorporated Polk County, in response to complaints about lewd activity at the parks....
Haines City

Four Polk County Men Arrested for Lewd Activities at County Parks

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On Thursday, April 26, 2018, the PCSO Undercover Vice Unit conducted an operation at Saddle Creek Park, Gator Creek Preserve, and Circle B Preserve in unincorporated Polk County, in response to complaints about lewd activity at the parks. Four...
Lake Wales

Lake Wales Man Captured After Trying to Flee From a Polk County Deputy

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On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a 51-year-old Lake Wales man on multiple charges, after a brief pursuit in which the suspect intentionally tried to ram a deputy with his truck. The man arrested...
Polk County

Two Wanted Fugitives From Indiana On the Run Since 2003 Have Been Arrested

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Polk County detectives arrest two wanted fugitives from Indiana on the run since 2003 (Sheriff Grady Judd will be available to comment on this subject at 3:00 p.m. today at the PCSO Sheriff's Operation Center at 1891 Jim Keene Blvd,...
Bartow

Military-Grade Explosives and Tactical Equipment Found in a Bartow Home

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PCSO Release: On Tuesday, March 13, 2018, PCSO deputies responded to a call indicating a package labeled "C-4 explosive" was found in a home located on State Road 60 in Bartow. Detectives executed a search warrant at this home, and...
Polk County Sheriff's Office

Former PCSO Deputy Sheriff Arrested For Aggravated Stalking and Other Charges

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On March 14, 2018, Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested former Deputy Sheriff Silvia Lara for aggravated stalking, burglary with battery, misuse of official position for responding to a false call for service, and misuse of DAVID (FL driver's license...
Bartow

West Virginia Man Arrested on Polk Warrant for Grand Theft of Corvette from Kelley Buick GMC

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  West Virginia Man Arrested on Polk Warrant for Grand Theft of Corvette from Kelley Buick GMC On March 13, 2018, Mercer County (WV) deputies arrested 31-year-old Jake Ernest Boswell, Jr., on a Polk County Warrant for grand theft (F-3), obtaining a vehicle...
Davenport

8 Polk County sexual predators and offenders arrested for failure to comply with Florida law

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On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, PCSO Special Victims Response Team (SVRT) detectives arrested five sexual predators and three sexual offenders for failing to register as sexual offenders and other charges in the Davenport, Mulberry, and Lakeland areas.   43-year-old Samone William...
Lakeland

PCSO Searching for Suspcious Suspect That Approached a Student At Crystal Lake Middle School

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PCSO responded to Crystal Lake Middle School in Lakeland this morning before 7:00 a.m. (prior to school starting) in response to a suspicious person described as an adult white male, who spoke with a student outside the school who was there...
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