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Category: Crime / Justice

camry in building
Posted inCrime / Justice

Police: Man Involved in Midtown Mass Shootings Dies After Being Shot by LPD Captain He Tried to Run Over

by Kimberly C. Moore February 6, 2023February 6, 2023

The 21-year-old suspect fled after detectives tried to serve a warrant and hijacked a car after his truck was stopped, officials said.

LPD Chief Taylor and a photo of the suspects' Nissan
Posted inCrime / Justice

Police Say They Recovered Car Used in Shooting of 11 Men

by Barry Friedman January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

Detectives have identified at least one suspect among the four men in the car that shots were fired from, the chief says.

Police Chief Sam Taylor
Posted inCrime / Justice

LPD Chief: 10 Men Shot in ‘Targeted’ Attack in Midtown Lakeland

by Kimberly C. Moore January 30, 2023January 31, 2023

Two suffered critical injuries; the other eight had wounds considered non-life-threatening.

Posted inCrime / Justice

Two Students Arrested After Gun Found at Lakeland Highlands Middle School

by Kimberly C. Moore January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Police found no evidence of threats made against students or staff,
Chief Sam Taylor said.

Posted inCrime / Justice

Police Identify Woman who ‘Intentionally Drove’ into Lake Wire

by Kimberly C. Moore January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

The 35-year-old Wauchula woman and her two young sons were found dead in her submerged car.

Posted inCrime / Justice

Man Arrested in Christmas Eve Murder of Wife

by Kimberly C. Moore December 29, 2022December 30, 2022

The husband, who was on pretrial release on domestic violence charges, was under orders to stay away from his wife.

Posted inCrime / Justice

Girl, 6, Pulled From Car in Lake Wire After Christmas Eve Accident

by Kimberly C. Moore December 28, 2022December 28, 2022

Father charged with reckless driving, assault on a law enforcement officer, and leaving the scene of a crash with property damage.

Posted inCrime / Justice

Police Search for Suspect in Weekend Homicide

by Kimberly C. Moore October 18, 2022October 25, 2022

Lakeland Police say they are looking for the suspect or suspects who shot to death a 17-year-old male Saturday night.

Posted inCrime / Justice, Public Safety

Woman Charged With Murder of Young Polk Deputy

by Kimberly C. Moore October 6, 2022October 6, 2022

Cheryl Williams, a 46-year-old convicted felon who spent nine years in prison on a drug trafficking conviction, is now charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy Blane Lane, 21.

Posted inCrime / Justice, Public Safety

Polk County Sheriff’s Deputy, 21, Killed Serving a Warrant

by Barry Friedman October 4, 2022October 6, 2022

Just before 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, four Polk County Sheriff‘s deputies drove up to a weather-beaten mobile home off Foxtown South Road in a rural area west of Polk City with an arrest warrant for 46-year-old Cheryl Williams for failure to appear on felony charges of possession of methamphetamine.

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