Polk deputies are looking for help in locating the driver of a green Ford Expedition involved in a Tuesday night hit-and-run accident on Combee Road near the south intersection with Old Combee Road, News Channel 8 reports. Witnesses told deputies the vehicle swerved off the road, hitting a woman who was thrown into a ditch […]
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Lakeland Homicide Victim Identified
Eleven bullet holes penetrated the front door of the apartment near Lakeland High School where 25-year-old Jeannairy “Jeannie” Dominguez was shot and killed Sunday night, News Channel 8 reports. Her sister set up a GoFundMe account to pay funeral expenses and benefit the three small children left behind. Source: News Channel 8
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Update: Woman, 25, Killed in Home Shooting; 3 Children Unharmed
TUESDAY UPDATE: A 25-year-old woman was shot and killed Sunday night in a house in the 1000 block of Monroe Street, which is about two blocks from Lakeland High School, Lakeland police reported. Her three children, all under age eight, were unharmed and are with relatives, LPD said.
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Michael Dunn’s Stand-Your-Ground Hearing Postponed Indefinitely
The second-degree murder trial of former Lakeland City Commissioner Michael Dunn is being delayed by the coronavirus-driven lack of in-person juries in the Polk County Courthouse.
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Five Arrested in May 31 Lakeland Protests
The Polk Sheriff’s Office, working with the Lakeland Police Department, arrested five young men for events that took place before, during and after a scheduled protest in Lakeland on May 31, Fox 13 News reports | ALSO: Ledger coverage, PCSO news release Source: Fox 13 News
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Polk Curfew Extended to Tonight 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
A curfew placed on Polk County residents Sunday night in the wake of protesters blocking a busy intersection has been extended to today. It takes effect from 8 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sheriff Grady Judd announced at a news conference this afternoon.
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Judd Orders Polk Curfew Until 5 a.m. Monday
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has declared a state of local emergency and ordered a countywide curfew from 10 p.m. tonight until 5 a.m. Monday.
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Man in Door-Holding Attack Charged With Battery
Polk deputies identified the man seen on viral video hitting another man who he felt did not thank him sufficiently for opening a liquor-store door and charged him with battery, News Channel 8 reports. Source: News Channel 8
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Judd: Punches Came After Suspect Spit on Deputies
A smartphone video making the rounds on social media shows a Polk County sheriff’s deputy hitting a handcuffed suspect twice during an arrest in Lakeland. The punches were prompted by the suspect spitting in the face of one of the deputies, Sheriff Grady Judd told Fox 13 News. Also jailed was the man who filmed […]
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Roddenbery Is Asked to Step Down as Circuit Judge
Circuit Judge Neil Roddenbery is being asked to retire because of Alzheimer’s disease, state records show. Roddenbery, 63, serves the Family Division of the Bartow-based 10th Judicial Circuit.