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Former NFL Football Player & Lake Wales GrowHealthy Employee Arrested After Stealing Over 20 Pounds of Marijuana

Former NFL Football Player & Lake Wales GrowHealthy Employee Arrested After Stealing Over 20 Pounds of Marijuana

Lake Wales, Fla. (July 18, 2025) – On July 9, 2025, former employee, Kadeem Jones, was reported to have entered…
I-4 Exit 38 Eastbound Off-Ramp Closure Begins Monday, July 21st

I-4 Exit 38 Eastbound Off-Ramp Closure Begins Monday, July 21st

Lakeland, FL – Starting Monday, July 21, 2025, the Florida Department of Transportation will close the Exit 38 eastbound off-ramp.…
PCSO Reports 24.6% Crime Drop in 2025

PCSO Reports 24.6% Crime Drop in 2025

Crime in the Polk County Sheriff’s Office primary law enforcement response area is down 24.6% for the first six months…
Fatal Head-On Crash on Polk City Road: BMW Attempting to Pass Collides with Dump Truck in Lake Alfred: PCSO Reports

Fatal Head-On Crash on Polk City Road: BMW Attempting to Pass Collides with Dump Truck in Lake Alfred: PCSO Reports

Update 4:30 PM The PCSO Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a two-vehicle crash involving a dump truck that resulted in…
Arrest Made: Jason Roberts Charged with Throwing Molotov Cocktails, Shooting, and Vandalizing UniVista Insurance in Lake Wales

Arrest Made: Jason Roberts Charged with Throwing Molotov Cocktails, Shooting, and Vandalizing UniVista Insurance in Lake Wales

Lake Wales, Fla. (July 17, 2025) – The Criminal Investigations Division has identified Jason Roberts as the suspect responsible for…
Lakeland Gymnastics Coach Confesses to Detectives: Had Sexual Intercourse with Minor He Was Coaching: PCSO Reports

Lakeland Gymnastics Coach Confesses to Detectives: Had Sexual Intercourse with Minor He Was Coaching: PCSO Reports

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a former gymnastics coach on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, after he confessed to detectives…
Polk County Launches Advanced Air Traffic Control Training Program

Polk County Launches Advanced Air Traffic Control Training Program

Polk County Public Schools has installed advanced air traffic control simulators at Bartow Executive Airport as part of a new…
Haines City Firefighters Battle Early Morning Blaze

Haines City Firefighters Battle Early Morning Blaze

Haines City Fire Dept. Press Release Haines City, FL – In the early morning hours of July 15, 2025, at…
Auburndale Man, 33, Fatally Struck by CSX Train; Possible Drug Overdose Investigated

Auburndale Man, 33, Fatally Struck by CSX Train; Possible Drug Overdose Investigated

– Update: 03:30 PM – Auburndale man fatally hit by CSX train Tuesday morning The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is…
On This Day – July 14, 1921 – Bone Mizell, Florida Cattleman, Dies

On This Day – July 14, 1921 – Bone Mizell, Florida Cattleman, Dies

On July 14, 1921, Morgan Bonaparte “Bone” Mizell died at the age of 58. A prominent figure in Florida’s cattle…