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News Chief
April 18, 2018
POLK CITY — Households and businesses in Polk City will pay more for trash pick-up after the first of the year. City commissioners on Monday unanimously approved a rate bump requested by Republic Services, the city's solid-waste vendor. Effective Jan. 1, 2019, Republic will charge $14.06 for monthlyÃâà...
The Ledger
April 6, 2018
“This should hopefully serve as a warning to any student who thinks it's cool to carry a weapon, especially on school grounds.” WINTER HAVEN — A 14-year-old student at Winter Haven Christian School was arrested Thursday after a pistol and two knives were found in his locker. About 2 p.m., WinterÃâà...
News Chief
April 3, 2018
Police said officers were on the lookout for Wyatt, who was thought to be in the Tampa area and wanted for a killing near Atlanta. A police statement says an officer spotted Wyatt's vehicle, began a pursuit and that chase ended with Wyatt firing on the officer. It says a police helicopter continued tracking WyattÃâà...
News Chief
April 3, 2018
The properties are an apartment at 1012 N. Texas Ave. and a home at 315 Emma St. They have been or will be boarded up Wednesday by Lakeland Police and will remain so for one year. Several members of the Lakeland Police Department will be present to discuss the abatement process and answerÃâà...
The Ledger
March 26, 2018
A 2-year-old boy who was ejected from a vehicle Sunday is expected to make a full recovery, according to the Winter Haven Police Department. ... The truck, police said, hit the back driver's side door of Cowart's Buick, causing it to rotate counterclockwise and eject the boy through the back window onto theÃâà...
Patch.com
March 23, 2018
WINTER HAVEN, FL -- An Auburndale man with a felony warrant attempted to strike Winter Haven Police officers with his pickup truck when they responded to a ... Winter Haven Police officers responded to a call of someone banging on a window at a home at 1908 Fairfax Court NE in Winter Haven.
Patch.com
March 21, 2018
... missing 40-year-old Winter Haven woman who hasn't been seen by friends or family since March 15. On March 19, Winter Haven Police were alerted to a missing woman who was last seen in the early morning hours of March 15. Amy Millen was with friends in the 600 block of Ave. B NW in Winter HavenÃâà...
FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay
March 21, 2018
She has no known medical conditions, according to Winter Haven police. She is described as 4'11 feet tall, weighs about 90 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. She has a large tattoo on her left bicep, a small tattoo on her left hip, left wrist and one on her hand. “Her family is desperate to find her,” policeÃâà...
News Chief
March 21, 2018
TALLAHASSEE — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Auburndale Police Chief Chris Nelson are among 15 appointees to the statewide Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission, which will review the events surrounding the Feb. 14 shootings that left 17 dead and dozens injuredÃâà...
TIME
March 21, 2018
(DAVENPORT, Fla.) — Authorities say a Florida elementary school teacher left a 4-year-old child alone while she went to buy marijuana. A Polk County Sheriff's Office news release says 26-year old Marsha Dolce was arrested Saturday and charged with child neglect and marijuana possession. DeputiesÃâà...
News Chief
March 20, 2018
HAINES CITY — The Haines City Police Department said homicide suspect Maclovio Salas was arrested early Monday morning in McGregor, Texas. Salas, 38, is a suspect in the death of Ricio Mozqueda, 37, early Saturday morning. The Police Department reported responding to the area of North 18thÃâà...
News Chief
March 20, 2018
“At the end of the day, these people are breaking the law and all we're trying to do is enforce the law and protect the public,” Lakeland Police Chief Larry Giddens told the commission before they voted. “I think we have to look at technology to do a better job — they catch every red-light runner. I'd have toÃâà...
News Chief
March 13, 2018
Police accuse Perez of shooting 30-year-old Ascencion Torres with an AK-47 rifle when the two men met in a parking lot to settle a personal dispute that had ... The Haines City Police Department accused Perez of committing armed burglary with assault, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm by aÃâà...
ABC Action News
March 2, 2018
Parnell, who has lived in the home for 49 years, says she and her sister were enjoying a peaceful afternoon, watching the Tampa Bay Rays play on TV. Both were quickly escorted away from the scene by a Winter Haven Police officer. "We saw police everywhere, everywhere with their guns," said Parnell.
News Chief
February 28, 2018
WINTER HAVEN — The Florida Department of Corrections fired a corrections officer at the Lake Correctional Institution in Clermont two days after Polk ... floor, punched her face, then dragged her into the adjoining bathroom closet, where he kicked her in the face many times, according to the police report.
News Chief
February 28, 2018
LAKELAND — A Lakeland Police Department officer at the center of a domestic incident with his then live-in girlfriend, an LPD detective, has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of a criminal investigation filed by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Lt. Brent Addison, 45, was placedÃâà...
News Chief
February 28, 2018
Police: UF student charged in sexual battery .... Police said Maletta and the woman had returned back to her apartment after spending time at a fraternity house and a night club. Before the incident, Maletta and the woman were friends and not romantically involved. The woman told police she vaguelyÃâà...
The Ledger
February 23, 2018
Clifton Dollison of First Missionary Baptist Church of Winter Haven tells participants at a PEACE rally on Monday evening that local police agencies are ... From July through November, the Polk County Sheriff's Office had a diversion rate of 75.6 percent, the Winter Haven Police Department's rate was 76.6Ãâà...
WFLA
February 21, 2018
(WFLA) -- Law enforcement says all is clear at LEGOLAND Florida after a "concerning message" was found in the park. For a brief period of time on Wednesday, no one was allowed in or out of the Winter Haven theme park after the note was found inside a family bathroom. According to Winter Haven policeÃâà...
WFLA
February 21, 2018
According to Winter Haven police, an employee found the note just after noon. They say the note did not indicate a specific date or time, but police put the park on lockdown out of an abundance of caution. “This is not a joke. We take it very seriously,” Winter Haven Police Chief Charlie Bird told WFLA.
News Chief
February 18, 2018
The lowest of five bids submitted to renovate the Police Department came from Lakeland-based Springer Construction at just under $53,000. That was more than $21,000 less than the next lowest bid and less than the $60,000 budgeted for the project. BL Smith Contractors, out of Winter Haven, submitted aÃâà...
FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay
February 15, 2018
WINTER HAVEN (FOX 13) - Police in Winter Haven are warning residents of distraction burglaries after one person was targeted last week. They say the burglaries are similar to those which occurred elsewhere around Polk County, where three homeowners were targeted. The latest victim in Winter HavenÃâà...
WFLA
February 14, 2018
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Police in Winter Haven are asking residents to be alert after a distraction burglary last week. Police say a Hispanic man went to a home on Thompson Nursery Road on Feb. 9 and knocked on the front door. When a woman answered the door, the man said he needed toÃâà...
WFLA
February 2, 2018
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) – The Winter Haven Police Department has made a desperate appeal to the public to help find a missing, endangered Winter Haven man. A red Motofino scooter. This is not a photo of his actual scooter. Julio Padilla, 24, was last seen around 3:20 a.m. Friday morning riding aÃâà...
ABC Action News
February 1, 2018
On Monday, Winter Haven Police responded to the Winter Haven Honda dealership in reference to a fraud. The sales manager said that on Jan. 25, 48-year-old Norma Castro and her daughter, 23-year-old Keisha Nicole Garcia-Castro, came into the dealership to purchase two vehicles for what they saidÃâà...
News Chief
December 31, 1999
LAKELAND — The Lakeland Police Athletic League's National Mentoring Day will be held April 28 at the Tigertown complex at 2301 Lakeland Hills Blvd. The event will include displays from the Lakeland Police Department and Lakeland Fire Department, live music, step teams, bounce houses, food andÃâà...
Patch.com
December 31, 1999
On Monday, March 28 at 12:25 p.m., a witness spotted two teens walking between cars in the parking lot at the Cobb Theatre located in Spring Lake Square, 920 Havendale Blvd., Winter Haven. The witness saw the teens open the doors of a car and begin rifling through it. The teens then ran toward U.S. 17Ãâà...
The Ledger
December 31, 1999
WINTER HAVEN — Authorities seek help in finding a burglar who entered a Burger King by smashing the drive-through window early Wednesday ... The thief, captured on video, ransacked the inside of the restaurant before stealing a computer and food items, the Winter Haven Police Department said.
The Ledger
December 31, 1999
WINTER HAVEN — Two men with extensive criminal histories have been charged with possession of methamphetamine worth an estimated $10,000. Winter Haven Police Department detectives received information Wednesday that Thomas Sane, 58, of Lake Alfred, was holding a large quantity ofÃâà...
The Ledger
December 31, 1999
WINTER HAVEN — The Winter Haven Police Department is looking for the public's help in identifying two juveniles accused of burglarizing a car. Police said witnesses saw two teen boys — one white and one black — walking between cars at the Cobb Theatre parking lot, 920 Havendale Blvd., beforeÃâà...
News Chief
December 31, 1999
Police and school officials had resisted the release, saying it was evidence in an active investigation. Video of what happened inside the school is not being released. Authorities say the video from outside the school depicts actions during the shooting by former deputy Scot Peterson, who was armed andÃâà...
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