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Winter Haven Double Homicide, Police Chief to Update
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED STORY AND DETAILS. Winter Haven Police Chief will be updating the media on a double-homicide that occ [...]
Clearwater Hosts Operation Shred on Oct. 24th
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The city's Solid Waste and Recycling Department will offer free shredding for Clearwater residents from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, O [...]
Hit and Run Suspect Arrested by Polk County Sheriff’s Office
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Lake Wales man remains hospitalized after his bicycle was struck by a vehicle on Monday, October 12, 2020, at about 10:38 pm. T [...]
63-Year-Old Land O’ Lakes Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Trafficking Charges
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - Christopher John Streeter, 63, Land O’ Lakes, today pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor under the age of 14. He faces a [...]
BREAKING NEWS: Shot 18-Times, Crazed Man With Machete Dies, ‘Suicide By Cop’ Polk County
FROSTPROOF, FL.- The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting in unincorporated Frostproof that occurred on Freedom D [...]
Davenport Man Poses as Contractor to Exploit 85-Year-Old Victim
HAINES CITY, FL - The Haines City Police Department is searching for a Davenport man, who exploited an 85-year-old woman with physical impairments fo [...]
Frostproof Deputy-Involved Shooting, Sheriff Grady Judd to Hold Press Conference
POLK COUNTY, Fla.- CLICK FOR UPDATED STORY HERE Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media at 10:30 a.m. this morning regarding an overnight deputy-invo [...]
Caught On Camera: Hillsborough School Resource Deputy Saves Students Life, CPR
DOVER, Fla. - Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputy helped saved the life of a Strawberry Crest High School student who suffered a medical epi [...]
Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office Announces Action Steps Toward Racial Justice
TAMPA, FL- Today, Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren is announcing a series of Action Steps developed in collaboration with grass-roots [...]
18-Year-Old Center Hill Girl Killed In Car Accident Wednesday
SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - Troopers say a pickup truck, driven by a 31-year-old man from Yalaha Florida, was traveling westbound on CR-48, west of SE 41st [...]