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Recognized On The Road: Wanted Mulberry Biker Busted At Lakeland Convenience Store
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (187+ words) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 29-year-old Mulberry man wanted on an active felony warrant was taken into custody Tuesday at a Lakeland convenience store after a detective spotted him riding a motorcycle without a mask. The encounter began Tuesday when a…...
Florida Man Gets 5 Years For Opening Fire On Linemen Who Were Restoring Power
3+ week, 1+ day ago (266+ words) Immanuel Zachariah Smith (SAO5) A Citrus County judge on Friday morning handed down a five-year prison sentence to a 30-year-old Dunnellon man who opened fire on utility workers trying to fix a power outage. Judge Healis ordered Immanuel Zachariah Smith to…...
Lakeland Scooter Rider Killed In Late-Night US-301 Crash In Sumter County
3+ week, 1+ day ago (141+ words) SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – A 47-year-old Lakeland man died late Thursday night after an SUV struck his motorized scooter at a highway intersection, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The collision occurred around 10:55 p.m. along southbound US-301 at the intersection of…...
Lakeland Fugitive Busted: Panhandle Warrants Catch Up With Polk County Woman
3+ week, 2+ day ago (162+ words) LAKELAND, Fla. – A 44-year-old Lakeland woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon on outstanding felony warrants originating from the Florida Panhandle, authorities said. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence along Shorewood Drive in Lakeland around 2:52 p.m....
Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes: Auburndale Warrant Ends With Couple In Cuffs
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (252+ words) Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A violation of probation warrant served last week in Auburndale led to the arrests of two individuals following a standoff with Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies and a K9 unit. Deputies arrived at…...
Lakeland Detectives Arrest Tampa Man With Hatchet After He Arranged Sex With Teen Girl
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (181+ words) LAKELAND, Fla. — Detectives with the Lakeland Police Department arrested a 48-year-old Tampa man this week after he arranged to travel to the city and pay for a sexual encounter with a girl he believed was 14 years old. On July 14, Fozi…...
Florida Supreme Court Clears Way For James Aren Duckett Execution On July 28
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (387+ words) The Supreme Court of Florida on Friday affirmed lower court rulings denying death row inmate James Aren Duckett’s latest appeals and request for DNA testing, clearing the way for his execution scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, at 12:00 p.m. Duckett, who was…...
Lakeland Man Arrested After Late-Night Backdoor Sprint From Polk County Deputies
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (191+ words) LAKELAND, Fla. — A 61-year-old Lakeland man with an active warrant was taken into custody Wednesday night following a brief foot pursuit, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived at a residence on Thomasville Circle around 10:45 p.m. on…...
Pennsylvania Semi Driver Returns To Scene Of Davenport Travel Stop Theft, Arrested
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (201+ words) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Pennsylvania truck driver was arrested Monday after authorities say he stole items from a Davenport travel center and then drove back to the store shortly after fleeing. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a retail…...
Elderly Tarpons Springs Driver Man After Truck Plunges Into Pinellas County Retention Pond
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (148+ words) PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – An 85-year-old Tarpon Springs man died Sunday afternoon after his pickup truck left the roadway and entered a retention pond in Pinellas County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the incident occurred around 1:00 p.m. on July 19, 2026. The…...