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5-Counts Of First-Degree Murder, Bartow Man Shoots Polk County Deputy
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Around 10:50 p.m., Southwest District deputies, with the help of a PCSO drone, located 33-year-old William Hogeland of Bartow sit [...]
Free Turkey’s Saturday, Nov 21st From Polk County Sheriff’s Charities
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the Polk Sheriff's Charities board decided to contribute turkeys to families who may b [...]
‘She Put the Boy in a Bathtub and Left Him in Cold Water’ 7-Year-Old Boy Dies
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Police detectives arrested a woman for child neglect Sunday after the death of a 7-year-old boy.
33-year-old Shantay [...]
Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Kicks off ‘Click It or Ticket’
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - Today, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office will be teaming up with law enforcement agencies nationwide for a Border to Border (B [...]
79-Year-Old Lutz Woman Dies in DUI Crash, Tarpon Springs Man Arrested
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - A horrible accident on Rt.54 in Lutz Sunday night, has claimed the life of a 79-year-old Lutz Woman, and landed 23-year-old Tarp [...]
Fatal Overnight Pedestrian Crash in Largo
LARGO, Fla. - On Sunday night at approximately 10:10 pm, officers of the Largo Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Ulmerton Rd/S [...]
Polk County Deputy-Involved Shooting Overnight
MULBERRY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff's Office was on the scene of a deputy-involved shooting on Nichols Road in Mulberry. An armed adult male suspec [...]
Fatal Pasco County Accident Rt. 54 in Lutz Sunday Night
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - UPDATED STORY CLICK HERE. An accident that happened on Rt. 54 near Oak Grove Blvd. in Lutz, Pasco County Sunday night, has resu [...]
2-Brothers Wanted by Polk and Flagler County Sheriff’s CAPTURED
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - These brothers are in custody, thanks to a tip on their location in Lake Wales on November 14, 2020, wanted by Flagler County and [...]
Florida Highway Patrol Investigating Deadly October Pasco Motorcycle Accident
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Highway Patrol Troopers continue to investigate the October 17th fatal crash and now have reason to believe that a late [...]