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Lake Wales Mother Arrested For Child Neglect After Allegedly Leaving 2 Yr. Old & 4 Yr. Old Home Alone During Hurricane Matthew

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Lake Wales Mother Arrested For Child Neglect After Allegedly Leaving 2 Yr. Old & 4 Yr. Old Home Alone During Hurricane Matthew
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Justine Jones arrested for child neglect after allegedly leaving her children home alone during Hurricane Matthew

Lake Wales, Florida – Lake Wales Police responded to Carillon Place on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 3:35am in regards to a four year old child found wandering around the apartment complex. Lake Wales Police talked with the child and asked where her parents were, she stated, she didn’t know. The person who called police advised he heard a child outside his door calling for her mother. He stated he opened the door and found the child asking for her mother. He stated after the parent did not show up for 20 minutes, he called law enforcement. While checking the residence, LWPD located a two year old male asleep in his crib. After LWPD was on scene for approx. 20 minutes the mother, Justine Jones 24, arrived home. Jones allegedly advised she went to pick up her live in boyfriend from work. She stated she was only gone for 10 minutes but this was not the case. At the conclusion of his investigation, it was determined, the children were left unattended for a period of at least 45 minutes. Jones was taken into custody and charged with child neglect without bodily harm for leaving the four year old and the two year old unattended for such a long period of time. Jones was later transported to the county jail without incident. The Department of Children and Families was notified. Jones’ mother responded to the location and took custody of the children.

Cooking on The Ridge: Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast

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Cooking on The Ridge: Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast

Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast

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Ingredients

Directions

  • Prep 20 m

  • Cook 6 h 30 m

  • Ready In 6 h 50 m

  1. Generously season both sides of roast with salt and pepper. Sprinkle flour over the top until well coated, and pat it into the meat. Shake off any excess.
  2. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Sear the roast on both sides for 5-6 minutes each, until well browned. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
  3. Reduce the heat to medium and stir in mushrooms and butter; cook for 3-4 minutes.
  4. Stir in onion; cook for 5 minutes, until onions are translucent and begin to brown. Add garlic, stir for about a minute.
  5. Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons flour; cook and stir for about 1 minute. Add tomato paste, and cook for another minute.
  6. Slowly add chicken stock, stir to combine, and return to a simmer. Remove skillet from the heat.
  7. Place carrots and celery in the slow cooker. Place roast over the vegetables and pour in any accumulated juices. Add rosemary and thyme.
  8. Pour onion and mushroom mixture over the top of the roast. Cover slow cooker, turn to high and cook the roast for 5-6 hours, until the meat is fork tender.
  9. Skim off any fat from the surface and remove the bones. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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21 Yr. Old Lakeland Man Shot Multiple Times & Killed Sunday Morning

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LAKELAND, Florida – On October 9, 2016, the Lakeland Police Department responded to 1315 W 14th Street at approximately 4:34 a.m., in reference to reports of shots fired. Responding officers discovered the victim, Jean Makenson Deroche, 21 years of age, lying in the parking lot adjacent to his vehicle.  Deroche had been shot multiple times. He was transported to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.

 

Detectives have no suspects at this time and will be clearing the scene shortly. This is an ongoing investigation.

Missing  4 Yr. Old Polk County Girl, Rebecca Lewis, Spotted In Georgia 

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$3,000 Reward Offered

UPDATE Monday 6:30am: Missing four-year-old

The TBI (Tennessee Bureau of Investigations) has had a credible report of a possible sighting of Hogs and Rebecca in the area of Cove Lake State Park in Campbell County Tennessee.

Sometime between 10:00 – 11:00 pm, last night, Sunday, October 9, 2016, a park ranger reported seeing a man and child matching Hogs and Rebecca’s description at the park

Law Enforcement agencies in Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama are aware of the sighting and area news agencies are already reporting the sighting.
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UPDATE

4-year-old Rebecca Lewis and 31-year-old “West Hogs” (his legal name) were spotted in Forsythe Georgia at a gas station just of I-75 at about 6:30 p.m. today. Rebecca was in good health. She can be seen wearing a pink dress and he was wearing a light colored t-shirt and blue jeans. He is still driving a 2012 Grey Nissan Versa 4-door with Alabama Handicapped plate: 4JL26 (reported as stolen out of Alabama). They are still at large. It is unknown what direction of travel they were going, except that they were obviously driving north from Florida.

A telephone tips hotline has been set up for tips regarding the whereabouts of Rebecca and Hogs: it is 1-877-419-0934. Anyone who has any information about this case is asked to call this number.

The local search for Rebecca (in the immediate and nearby neighborhoods) has been discontinued. The Amber Alert is still in place.
As reported earlier: Today, Saturday, October 8, 2016 at approximately 11:12 a.m. Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 6211 U.S. Hwy. 98 North #H18 Lakeland (Lazy Dazy Retreat RV/Mobile Home Park) regarding a reported missing four-year-old girl, Rebecca Lewis.  The victim’s 16-year-old sister last saw her sleeping at about 9:00 a.m. At approximately 9:45 the sister woke back up and the victim was not in bed. According to the parents of Rebecca, they searched the area for over an hour before calling law enforcement. Once deputies arrived they conducted multiple searches of the residence and conducted a house by house search of the park with negative results.

Sheriff’s Office K-9 and bloodhound responded and conducted searches with negative results. The PCSO helicopter also responded to assist deputies with the search.

Woman Allegedly Stabs Man To Death After Arguing Over K2

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Update : Several witnesses were interviewed and detectives discovered that the suspect and victim were involved in a physical altercation inside her vehicle. The victim arrived at his residence and exited the vehicle. The suspect exited the vehicle and pursued the victim. After the suspect caught up to the victim, witnesses observed her holding an unknown object in her right hand and striking the victim in the chest with a downward motion, which corroborated the observations from the witnesses. The suspect admitted to stabbing the suspect. The suspect was charged with 2nd degree murder.

The victim was transported to Lakeland Regional Health where he was pronounced dead. 

Arrested:  Precious Colbert, 27, 1727 Washington Avenue, Lakeland, FL.

LAKELAND, Florida – The Lakeland Police Department responded to a home on Whitehurst Street at approximately 6:53 p.m., in reference to a stabbing that had just occurred. Responding officers discovered the victim lying on his back in the front yard. A female suspect was also in the front yard crying and was taken into custody. The victim was transported to Lakeland Regional Health Center and later pronounced deceased. The suspect and the victim were arguing over synthetic marijuana, also known as K2 or Spice.

The Violent Crimes Unit responded to the scene and at this time witnesses are still being interviewed.  The suspect has been identified as Precious Colbert, 27 years old. Colbert has not been charged at this time as the investigation is still ongoing. 

The victim has been identified as Devontae Poole, 20 years old, Lakeland, Florida.

Carjacking Suspects Arrested Following Hostage Situation In Lakeland 

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Carjacking Suspects Arrested Following Hostage Situation In Lakeland 

Lakeland, Florida -On October 8, 2016, at 8:30 a.m., the Lakeland Police Department was requested by Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) to respond to the McDonalds located at 5325 S. Frontage Road.
HCSO was attempting to apprehend three suspects who had committed an armed carjacking in the Brandon area. The stolen vehicle was spotted on I-4 and followed as it exited at County Line Road.  After some evasive maneuvers by the suspects the vehicle crashed
into a truck at the intersection of County Line Road and Frontage Road. 

 The three suspects then fled on foot toward the McDonalds restaurant and gained entry by climbing through the drive-thru window.  HCSO SWAT and Hostage Negations Teams (HNT) responded along with LPD liaisons from SWAT and HNT.  Lakeland officers assisted by containing a perimeter for approximately six hours while the suspects remained inside the business.  

Officers learned that upon fleeing from the vehicle, the three suspects attempted to carjack an additional vehicle and were unsuccessful.  After that failed attempt, the suspects then entered McDonalds via the drive-thru window.  One of the suspects entered a customer’s car and crawled through it to gain access to the business.  While this was occurring, a manager outside the restaurant alerted customers and employees to what was going on and had them exit the business.  Two employees were held inside the business for an extended period of time.  At approximately 2:30 p.m., one suspect and 2 hostages exited the building.  The suspect was taken into custody without incident.  Two suspects remained within the business until approximately 3:30 p.m.  One suspect exited on his own and the other exited after a distraction device was utilized by HCSO SWAT.  No persons were injured during this portion of the incident.  Please direct any questions regarding the carjacking and pursuit to HCSO Public Information Officer.

The investigation was delayed due to a false report that another person was being held hostage in the bathroom. Edward Potter, Jr. made Facebook post and calls to his sister claiming that he was being held hostage inside the McDonalds bathroom. Potter was charged by the Lakeland Police Department for giving False Information to a Law Enforcement Officer. Potter was later transported to the Polk County Jail.

Suspects are Eugene Willis, DOB 1/2/1994, Wingate Drive, Orlando. Sedrick Hamilton,  DOB 10/26/1992, Edwina St., Orlando. Justin Crumpton, DOB 8/5/1998, Elese St., Orlando. 
Each of the suspects were charged with Burglary to a Conveyance, Robbery with a Firearm, Armed Burglary, and two counts of Armed Kidnapping. Two firearms were recovered.  The suspects are from the Orlando area and had no known ties to Polk or Hillsborough Counties.  The standoff was resolved with no injuries to anyone as a result of the mutual aid efforts of neighboring agencies.

BoCC opening campgrounds, ATV Park

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BoCC opening campgrounds, ATV Park
BoCC opening campgrounds, ATV Park
 
Bartow, Fla. (October 7, 2016) — Polk County Parks and Recreation will be re-opening all camping facilities and Bone Valley ATV Park Saturday at noon. Camping facilities include: Saddle Creek, Lake Rosalie, Lake Arbuckle, Port Hatchineha and Coleman Landing.
 
The Saddle Creek Gun Range is closed Saturday, and will resume its normal hours of operation on Monday.
 
Circle B Bar Reserve remains closed for the weekend. The Nature Discovery Center at Circle B will open Tuesday, Oct. 11, resuming its normal schedule and programs.
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Polk County performing damage assessments

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Polk County performing damage assessments
Polk County performing damage assessments
 
Bartow, Fla. (October 7, 2016) —  Polk County was very fortunate in that Hurricane Matthew moved more easterly as it traveled north along Florida’s east coast. County staff is doing damage assessments across the county and collecting damage reports from residents.
 
If you had storm damage to your property, please call the Citizens Information Line at (863) 401-2234 (locally) or toll-free 1-866-661-0228 during this time.
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“Clean It Up to Green It Up” Program scheduled for Wabash and South Galloway Communities – Cancelled and Rescheduled for 10/29/16

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“Clean It Up to Green It Up” Program scheduled for Wabash and South Galloway Communities – Cancelled and Rescheduled for 10/29/16

 “Clean It Up to Green It Up” Program scheduled for Wabash and South Galloway Communities – Cancelled and Rescheduled for 10/29/16

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Due to unforeseen circumstances and severe weather Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc.is cancelling this Saturday’s Wabash and South Galloway Cleanup and Tire Recycling Event.  The Event has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 29, 2016.  Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

 

For more information, contact Keep Polk County Beautiful, Inc. at (863) 875-8911.

Suspect Took His Own Life In Lieu of Going Back to Jail

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Suspect Took His Own Life In Lieu of Going Back to Jail

 

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LAKELAND, FL – On October 5, 2016 at approximately 10:40 p.m., Officer Derek Gulledge observed a vehicle in the area of Ingram Avenue and S. Road 98, that had cut him off in traffic causing him to hit his brakes. Officer Gulledge then ran the tag of the vehicle and it came back listed as a 2015 Nissan Altima, 4-door stolen out of Winter Haven on August 19, 2016.

 

Officer Gulledge followed the stolen vehicle waiting for additional police units to assist and he did not use his emergency lights at this time as not to alert the driver. At Kathleen Road and 10th Street, officers attempted to block the stolen vehicle in to prevent a pursuit. The driver was able to maneuver his vehicle around the police cars and avoid being blocked in. The suspect accelerated fleeing to the Lakewood Terrace Apartments, 1315 West 14th Street.

The driver entered the main entrance in the middle of the complex and tried to stop the vehicle and it slid into a tree. The suspect then jumped out and fled on foot. Officers observed two additional passengers in the vehicle and they were taken into custody without incident for questioning. The driver was observed by another officer running into the breezeway of an apartment building. Additional officers on the perimeter were confident the suspect was in one of four apartments.  Further investigation by the officers revealed that one of the passengers, Larexia Honors lived in apartment #D-14 on the second floor in the same area that the suspect was believed to be hiding. The other three nearby apartments were checked and cleared by the officers. Honors gave the officers a verbal and written consent to check her apartment for the suspect.

Officers knocked on the door and no one responded. Police K-9 responded to assist and officers unlocked the door at which time two verbal warnings for the suspect to surrender were given. After no response was heard, the K-9 was released into the apartment and officers immediately heard a gunshot. Officers entered the apartment and located the suspect in a bedroom with a single gunshot to his forehead, and the handgun lying underneath him. The handgun is a KEL-Tec, PF-9, and it was loaded with six additional rounds. The suspect was transported to Lakeland Regional Health in grave condition.

Detectives responded to the scene and the two passengers were interviewed. Both passengers said they had been picked up earlier by the suspect in Lakeland. The mother of the suspect was also interviewed and she stated that during this time frame, the suspect called her and stated, “I’m not going back to jail, I’m going to kill myself” and then he hung up.

The suspect has been identified as Dayoshis Carter, 19 years of age, 407 Lee Street, Auburndale, Fl. He has a total of 13 arrest some of which include:

  • Simple Battery
  • Resisting an Officer
  • Theft
  • Disorderly Conduct
  • Possession of Marijuana
  • Trespassing
  • Aggravated Assault with a Weapon
  • Homicide
  • Weapon Offense
  • Fleeing to Elude an Officer

 

No officers fired shots or were injured during this incident and it’s very unfortunate that Carter decided to shoot himself instead of turning himself in. This investigation is still ongoing and for additional information of the stolen vehicle, please contact the Winter Haven Police Department.

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