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Crime and Crime Rate Both Continue to Decline in PCSO Jurisdiction – Unincorporated Polk & Contract Cities

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Crime and Crime Rate Both Continue to Decline in PCSO Jurisdiction - Unincorporated Polk & Contract Cities PCSO Release: Crime in the Polk County Sheriff's Office primary law enforcement response area is down 10.4% in 2017. According to Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data,...
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Man Charged With Solicitation to Commit Murder While in the Polk County Jail

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A Winter Haven man who is currently in the Polk County Jail for Lewd and Lascivious Acts on a child under 12 years of age, was charged Wednesday, March 7, 2018, with trying to hire someone to kill his...
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Winter Haven Drug Dealer Charged with First-Degree Murder For Selling Lethal Dose of Fentanyl-Laced Heroin

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On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, the Grand Jury (10th Judicial Circuit) charged 49-year-old Melita Mendez of Winter Haven with first-degree murder of 31-year-old Kalia Joslin of Winter Haven. Mendez was previously arrested by Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies on November 6, 2017,...
Haines City

Darrell Coleman, Jr. Turned Himself In for Warrant from July Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash

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PCSO Release: During the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 27-year-old Darrell Coleman, Jr., who had a Polk County warrant for leaving the scene of a crash involving death in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred in Haines City, turned...
Lakeland

Knife-Wielding Suspect Shot and Killed By Polk Deputy After Fleeing a Traffic Stop

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PCSO Release: A Polk County Sheriff's deputy was forced to shoot a Lakeland suspect on Monday afternoon, March 5, 2018, after the suspect fled a traffic stop, and threatened the deputy with a knife. The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Ryan...
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Reports of Police Chase in North East Winter Haven Near Avenue T

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UPDATE: On Friday, March 02, 2018, at 3:03 p.m., The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a 15-year-old Winter Haven boy, following a pursuit that started in Tampa, and concluded in Winter Haven. Izaih Norgaisse of Country Lane in Winter Haven...
Lakeland

14-Year-Old Student Arrested for Threatening George Jenkins High School

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On Tuesday, February 27, 2018, Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 14-year-old Dakota Hall of Lakeland for one count written threat to kill or injure others (F-2). Hall, who was recently expelled from Lakeland Christian School (LCS), posted two...
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Florida Department of Corrections Sergeant Arrested for Domestic Violence

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PCSO Release: On Sunday, February 25, 2018, PCSO deputies arrested 38-year-old Jarvis Lamar Stewart for one count false imprisonment (F-3) and domestic violence (M-1). Stewart, who told deputies that he is a Florida Department of Corrections Sergeant with the Lake...
Polk County

Major County Sheriffs of America Installs New Executive Officers Sheriff Judd Sworn in as President

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Major County Sheriffs of America Installs New Executive Officers Sheriff Judd Sworn in as President On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) installed a new group of executive officers who will serve in 2018-2019. The installation...
Polk County

52-year-old Woman Arrested For Fraud And Elderly Exploitation Charges

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PCSO Release: A 52-year-old woman who offered to assist her 67-year-old disabled neighbor with her finances, but instead took advantage of her, has been arrested on a warrant from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The investigation into Cathy Britton's scheme began...
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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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