The city of Lakeland currently has 27 stationary automatic license plate reader cameras. Here’s what that means for you, LPD and privacy in public spaces.
Category: Crime / Justice
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Author Gilbert King: Jeremy Scott Died in Prison
Scott, who confessed to the murder of Michelle Schofield but was never charged, was serving a life sentence for the murder of Donald Moorehead.
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Former Director of TLC PetSnip Charged With Fraud
Emily Lorenzano is accused of using $3.3K for personal expenses, but has not been charged with taking $90K in missing deposits.
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Gilbert King Turns Hit Podcast ‘Bone Valley’ Into a Book
Gilbert King’s new book dives deeper into the 1987 murder case of Michelle Schofield and a decades-long fight for her husband’s exoneration.
Posted inTransportation
Lakeland Soon Will Have Twice as Many Traffic Enforcement Cameras
The city plans to install 14 school zone cameras and 8 more red light cameras, bringing its total to 41.
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Police ‘Won’t Tolerate’ Disorder at Tomorrow’s ‘Pride in the Park’ and ‘No Kings’ Events
Lakeland Police don’t anticipate problems but say they’re prepared.
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Shooting Sends Car Crashing into Lakeland Home, Killing Two
‘We have your picture,’ sheriff warns, as detectives hunt teen trigger man and accomplices.
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Charges Dropped for Lakeland Woman Accused of Threatening Insurance Worker
Briana Boston and Blue Cross Blue Shield reached an agreement after the woman apologized.
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Lakeland Police Street Crimes Unit Is Back with a Name Change
After forced resignations, Lakeland Police’s Street Crimes Unit has been renamed ‘Special Investigations Section Tactical Unit’ — but nothing else about the nine-person team has changed.
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Second Suspect in Swan Thefts Surrenders
Both men are charged with burglary and grand theft of a Lakeland community’s black swans, which have been returned, traumatized.