LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, working with the Lakeland Police Department, was seeking the public’s help to identify an unknown male seen at the Resurrection Catholic Church and private school (3720 Old Hwy 37, Lakeland) earlier today during a suspicious incident.
“Thanks to the citizen who saw something, and said something, and the rapid response by the Sheriff’s Office and the Lakeland Police Department, along with your immediate response on social media, we have identified and detained the person of interest who was at the Resurrection Catholic Church and school earlier today. We are questioning him at this time.
We know now, after locating this person, that there was not, and is not, any threat to the students or staff at the school today.
You have once again proven what a great community you are by seeing something, and saying something, and by working together with law enforcement to help us identify this person so quickly.
We will have more details about any pending charges later during the investigation,” said Polk County Grady Judd, Sheriff.
The male seen in these photos was at the church and campus at 12:15 p.m. this afternoon (Wednesday, November 11, 2023) and left in the vehicle seen here.
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