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Winter Haven Police Investigating Shooting

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Winter Haven Police Investigating Shooting

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Winter Haven, Florida – Winter Haven Police have obtained a warrant for the arrest of Dashawn Jamal-Roy Bather of Lakeland after he shot a Winter Haven man on Wednesday.

On 9-14-16 at approximately 2:12 p.m., officers responded to 901 Ave. W, NW where 20 year-old Nathaniel Brewer (DOB 9-22-96) was suffering from a gunshot wound to his neck. Brewer was taken to Lakeland Regional Health with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to witnesses, Brewer was driving south in the 2000 block of 9th St NW in Winter Haven while a gray 2005 BMW driven by 19 year-old Dashawn Jamal-Roy Bather (DOB 4-5-97, 1839 Kinsman Way, Lakeland) was driving north on the same street. Both cars stopped and Brewer got out of the driver’s side and approached Bather’s vehicle. A verbal exchange ensued and Bather pulled a gun out and fired a shot hitting Brewer in the neck.
Bather sped off towards Havendale Blvd. and then drove west on Havendale towards Lakeland.
A friend with Brewer immediately called 9-1-1, put him back in the car and drove back to Brewer’s residence at 901 Ave. W, NW where police and medical personnel responded. Brewer was transported by ambulance to Lakeland Regional Health.
Officers were able to make a positive identification of the shooter and obtained a warrant for his arrest after attempts to locate him were unsuccessful.
Nineteen year-old Dashawn Jamal-Roy Bather is considered armed and extremely dangerous. He is possibly driving his 2005 gray BMW four-door car with a Florida tag of 2759BT.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Bather is asked to call Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS (8477). Callers WILL remain anonymous and could be eligible for a CASH reward of up to $3,000.

Girlfriend Calls In Bomb Threat to Keep Boyfriend from Having to Submit Urinalysis

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Girlfriend Calls In Bomb Threat to Keep Boyfriend from Having to Submit Urinalysis

Girlfriend of probationer calls in a bomb threat to the Office of Probation and Parole in Winter Haven in an attempt to keep her boyfriend from submitting to a urinalysis.

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A Lake Wales woman is facing felony charges after she called in a report that a bomb was at the Probation and Parole building in Winter Haven – all in an attempt to keep her boyfriend from having to submit to a urinalysis.
On 9-13-16 at approximately 2:42 p.m., a caller dialed 9-1-1 stating there was a man in front of the Probation and Parole building located at 1289 1st St. South in Winter Haven and was going to blow the building up. The call then disconnected when the dispatcher questioned the caller. Attempts to call the number back were met with negative results.
Officers immediately started the process of finding the origin of the call. It was determined that the cell phone number belonged to 31 year-old Deniz Martinez (DOB 9-3-85, 9205 Carillon Place, Lake Wales). Upon further investigation, detectives learned that Martinez transported her boyfriend, 38 year-old Jason Drake (DOB 1-30-78, 9205 Carillon Place, Lake Wales) to the probation office at 8:30 a.m. for a scheduled urinalysis. Drake was unable to provide the urine sample, therefore he had to stay in the building until he could provide a sufficient sample. Six hours later was when the 9-1-1 call was made. Officers determined the call to 9-1-1 was a hoax and stayed with Drake while additional resources were utilized to locate Martinez.
Shortly after, Martinez was located at her apartment in Lake Wales and she admitted that she called in the bomb threat so her boyfriend would get out of his urinalysis.  She was charged with one count of Filing A False Report Concerning Planting a Bomb (F2). Drake ultimately was arrested for Violation of Probation since he didn’t produce the required urinalysis. The investigation into Drake’s role in the bomb threat is ongoing and possible charges could be filed in the future.

LAKE WALES NOON ROTARY PLANS QUIVERING QUADS

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LAKE WALES NOON ROTARY PLANS QUIVERING QUADS

LAKE WALES NOON ROTARY PLANS QUIVERING QUADS

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Lake Wales, FL – The Rotary Club of Lake Wales has announced its 2016 Quivering Quads, a series of 4 races in 24 hours, and this year they’ve added more perks for participants.

 

“This is our second year of putting on this race event,” said race coordinator Maryemma Bachelder. “Last year, the weather didn’t cooperate, so we changed our date this year to early November to avoid late summer thunderstorms, and to take advantage of slightly cooler temperatures.”

 

The Quivering Quads race gives runners – and walkers – a chance to complete four races in 24 hours.

 

Quivering Quads will be held Nov. 4-5.  It starts Friday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. with a 5K race, starting and ending at the lake across from Kiwanis Park. The second and third races will be held on Saturday morning, Nov. 5, starting with a one-mile sprint at 7 a.m. on the trail behind Kiwanis Park, followed by a 2-mile run along the trail around the lake (starting and ending near the gazebo), at 8:15 a.m. The final race Saturday at 5:30 p.m. will be the same 5K as Friday night. Sweet Ella’s Produce of Lake Wales, one of the race sponsors, is providing fresh fruit for runners at all the races.

 

“This event is great for runners and walkers of all skills levels and speeds,” Bachelder said. “We encourage people to register for all four, but they certainly can sign up for fewer if they prefer.”

 

New to this year’s event, all participants who complete all four races will receive a finisher’s medal, in addition to their event T-shirt.

 

Following the final 5K on Saturday night, participants are invited to enjoy pizza and refreshments at Kiwanis Park, and awards will be announced. Awards will be given in 10-year age divisions, plus Overall Male and Overall Female.

 

The fee for all four races is $60 in advance, $75 the weekend of the event. Individual races are $20 each, or $25 the weekend of the event. Only those who participate in all 4 races are eligible for prizes and finisher’s medals.

 

To register, visit www.LWRotaryClub.com.

Armed Home Invasion In Lake Hamilton Being Investigated

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Armed Home Invasion In Lake Hamilton Being Investigated

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Lake Hamilton, Florida – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an Armed Home invasion investigation.

At approximately 5:50 am on Saturday, September 10, 2016, two unknown males entered a residence on Monroe Lane in Lake Hamilton. Once inside, the suspects demanded personal property from the victim.

After obtaining the victim’s property, the suspects fled in an unknown direction. The suspects were described as being black males both armed with handguns.

Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact Detective K. Brannon at 863-298-6925 or 863-298-6200.

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION WHO WANTS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CASH REWARD IS ASKED TO CALL HEARTLAND CRIME STOPPERS AT 1-800-226-TIPS or LOG ONTO www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com. ANONYMITY IS GUARANTEED! iPhone users can download a free tip submit app to anonymously report crime. To install this free app, search for “TipSoft” or “TipSubmit” on the Apple App Store.

Polk Man Arrested After Allegedly Punching & Strangling His Girlfriend

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Polk Man Arrested After Allegedly Punching & Strangling His Girlfriend

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*Editors Note: Domestic Battery appears to be one of the most frequent arrests every day in Polk County. Between 8-10 people are arrested everyday and often that number is more. The Daily Ridge is not trying to report on every domestic battery case, however those that appear to be excessive will be reported on. We also are not alleging guilt or innocence in any article. Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty. 

Lakeland, Florida – According to Polk County Sheriff’s Office reports an incident occurred between Jeffery M. Drew and his girlfriend September 4, 2016.  The couple has been together for two years and have two children together.  On 9/4/2016 at 3:ooam Drew allegedly jumped on his girlfriend while she was sleeping in bed at the couples residence on Ellis Ave. in Lakeland. He allegedly head butted her while doing this and ordered her out to the living room. According to reports Drew was upset that the victim didn’t answer the cell phone. At this time according to reports Drew proceeded to punch the victim in the head 40-50 times. He allegedly also grabbed a kitchen knife and held it to the victims neck saying “I want to kill you”. At one point Drew also put the knife to his own neck and saying he wanted to kill himself according to the arrest affidavit. The victim tried to escape out the front door, but Drew blocked it punched her in the head again, stopping her from leaving. He allegedly told the victim to get into the bedroom. Approximately 5 minutes later Drew told the victim to come out of the bedroom and at this time the door was barricaded with a couch.   At this time he allegedly strangled the victim twice to the point of losing consciousness. While this was being done the children were present during the incident. The victim contacted someone who called law enforcement. Deputies at the scene could see bruising on victims face, ear and ring finger. 

On September 9, 2016 a warrant was served to Drew and he was arrested and taken into custody. Drew was charged with Armed False Imprisonment, Aggravated Assault With Deadly Weapon Without Intent To Kill, Domestic Felony Battery & Domestic Violence Battery By Strangulation. Total bond was $28,000 and has a hearing date 10/11/16.  

Drew has a past conviction of Battery with Bodily Harm on 9/18/2009 and is a registered felon. He has also been arrested multiple times for DUI and Battery .

Help Identify These Two Suspects From Lakeland

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Help Identify These Two Suspects From Lakeland

Recognize either of these guys?

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Around 5:12 p.m. on Wed, Aug 31, 2016, the suspects seen here stole approximately $30.00 worth of merchandise from the EZ Food Mart located at 4009 Knights Station Road in Lakeland. The suspects then fled in a dark red SUV towards Harrelson Road.

Both suspects were wearing red and black clothing. One of the suspects was wearing a black and red baseball cap which reads “CHICAGO,” and has a teardrop tattoo under his right eye.

Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact Detective J. Leblanc at 863-577-1600, or 863-298-6200.

ANYONE WITH INFORMATION WHO WANTS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CASH REWARD IS ASKED TO CALL 1-800-226-TIPS or LOG ONTO www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com. ANONYMITY IS GUARANTEED!

Fatal Crash Blocking Cypress Parkway In Poinciana 

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Fatal Crash Blocking Cypress Parkway In Poinciana 

Poinciana,  Florida –

At approximately 3:38 am, on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, the Emergency Communications Center received an emergency call from Duke Energy regarding a vehicle that had struck one of their utility poles on Cypress Parkway near San Clemente Ave. The worker was checking their lines due to ongoing work they were conducting when the crash was discovered.

 

Polk County Fire and Medic units responded and found the single victim, 51-year-old LeoDegario Gonzalez of Robin Lane Kissimmee, deceased in his vehicle.

 

Evidence indicates Gonzalez, driving a 2004, purple Dodge Durango, was traveling eastbound on Cypress Parkway near San Clemente Ave., when the right side tires exited the right (south) side of the roadway.

 

While trying to get back on the roadway Gonzalez, overcorrected and lost control of the vehicle.  The Durango began to rotate counter-clockwise as it travelled northeast across both lanes of travel, crossed at shallow water filled ditch along the north edge of the roadway, and struck a utility pole in the area of the front passenger door. The impact cut the pole in half and the Durango had significant intrusion into the passenger compartment.

 

Cypress Parkway is a rural two lane road in this location with no illumination. The Durango was not easily visible to passing motorist and may have been overlooked for an unknown length of time.

 

Gonzalez does not appear to have been seat belted and the airbags did deploy. Speed may have been a factor in the crash. Impairment does not appear to be a factor and distracted driving will be investigated.

 

There is no evidence to suggest that any other vehicles may have been involved in this crash. There we no witnesses to the crash.

 

Cypress Parkway was closed for approximately 4 hours due to the extensive recovery operation required with the utility lines and vehicle damage.

 

The investigation is ongoing.

Bartow Man Arrested & Charged With Lewd Lascivious Conduct of A 10 Year Old Girl

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Bartow Man Arrested & Charged With Lewd Lascivious Conduct of A 10 Year Old Girl

dumaisBartow, Florida – According to reports an incident involving Peter Dumais, of Bartow, occurred at The Good Life RV Resort on August 2, 2016 at around 6:30pm. Dumais went to the community pool at The Good Life RV Resort and started a conversation with an underage girl (10 yrs. old) and another witness that he had previously met. Dumais allegedly acknowledged that hadn’t seen the girl in a longtime and said “This is not the (xxxxx) that I know”. He proceeded to kiss the victim on the forehead and hug the victim. Dumais then proceeded to play with the victim in the pool by picking her up and throwing her in the water. After a while the victim noticed that Dumais allegedly started to pick her up with both hands on her buttocks. Then used his hands to open her legs and pull her to him to swing her back and forth with her groin near his groin. According to the victim and a witness it appeared that alcohol was on Dumais’s breath. At this point the victim and witness became to feel uncomfortable and left the pool.

The victim and the witness then allegedly go to use the public showers just outside the park’s pool. While the victim and witness were showering they heard the door open, but when they looked they saw no one. They heard the door again and noticed Dumais peeking his head in and looking at them. The victim and witness then allegedly returned to a grandmothers home where they gathered their clothes. When they exited the home they noticed Dumais on his golf cart parked a few trailers down staring at them. Dumais allegedly fled the area in his golf cart after he was confronted by the grandmother.

During an interview with deputies Dumais admitted to being at the pool and playing with the two girls. When confronted about grabbing the child by the buttocks he allegedly advised he couldn’t remember because he was drunk. When confronted regarding peaking his head in on the girls Dumais said he couldn’t remember that either. Advised he had been drinking vodka in his trailer.

On September 7, 2016 Dumais was arrested and charged with Lewd Lascivious Conduct.

Lake Hamilton Man Arrested For 2nd DUI In 7 Months After Crashing Into Another Driver

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Lake Hamilton Man Arrested For 2nd DUI In 7 Months After Crashing Into Another Driver

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Lake Hamilton, Florida – According reports from the Lake Hamilton Police Department on September 5, 2016 an accident occurred when a vehicle left it’s lane striking another motorist. The accident occurred on Scenic Hwy in Lake Hamilton at around 9pm. The suspect Timothy Carwise,  of Rose St. in Lake Hamilton, was traveling southbound and he left his lane striking a 2005 white Honda traveling northbound. When officers responded they noticed the distinct odor of alcohol on Carwise. It was determined after standardized field sobriety exercises that Carwise was impaired. Carwise was transported to Haines City Police Department and had two breath samples taken which yielded readings of 0.27 & 0.26 Breath Alcohol Level. He was arrested and transported to Polk County Jail.

Carwise currently has a pending DUI case from February 2016. He was provided bond of $4,500.00.

POLK MUGSHOT OF THE DAY – SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

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POLK MUGSHOT OF THE DAY – SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

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Sep 12, 2016By 0 Comments Posted in: PolkMugShot.com

Race: W Sex: F DOB: 9/6/1990 Height: 507 Weight: 105

Charge Number 1

Statute: 810.02(2)(B) Armed Burglary – Dwelling/Structure/Convey
Charge on Arrest Docket: Armed Burglary – Dwelling/Structure/
Bond Type: CS
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Purge/Bond Amount: Surety: 15000.00
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Charge Number 2

Statute: 812.014(2)(C)1 Grand Theft – $300 – < $5,000
Charge on Arrest Docket: Grand Theft – $300 – < $5,000
Bond Type: CS
Bond Number: Purge Number:
Purge/Bond Amount: Surety: 5000.00
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