Can you help the @LakelandPD catch this serial robbery suspect? Read more here: https://t.co/LGzfU6c4jY #heartlandfl #lkld #lakeland pic.twitter.com/G93autl8aX — City of Lakeland (@lakelandgov) November 9, 2016 Source: Twitter: City of Lakeland
Category: Crime / Justice
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$10,000 Reward Offered in August Clubhouse Road Hit-and-Run
Also: Polk County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post Source: WFTV
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Blacks Account for 57% of Misdemeanor Pot Arrests in Lakeland
“The arrests are what they are,” Lakeland Police Chief Larry Giddens told The Ledger. “It depends on the actions of someone.” Source: The Ledger
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Couple Tied Up in Home; 3 Arrested, 1 Sought
Police are still looking for one person after arresting three others suspected of tying up a couple in their Cleveland Heights Boulevard home and stealing their car. Source: The Ledger
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Injured Pedestrian Sues City, Lakeland Police
David Kidd was run over after two officers left him alongside U.S. 98, the lawsuit says. An LPD investigation cleared the officers, who said Kidd told them he didn’t need assistance. The morning paper gave the incident ample coverage earlier this year in an article under its editor’s byline. Source: The Ledger
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Rapper Kevin Gates Sentenced to 180 Days in Polk Jail
A just found him guilty of battery in a one-day trial on charges he kicked a fan at Rumors nightclub on Memorial Boulevard. County Judge Sharon Franklin sentences Gates to 180 days in jail, 120 more than what prosecutors requested. — John Chambliss (@chamblissjac) October 26, 2016 Source: Fox 13 News
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Suspect in Kidnapping of Girl, 4, Faces Possible Life Sentence
West Wild Hogs, 31, was indicted on federal charges related to a five-state journey with a Lakeland child. Source: Orlando Sentinel
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Crime Spree Targeted Unlocked Cars, Open Garages
Five cars were stolen and items taken from homes in South Lakeland and Mulberry under similar circumstances earlier this week, the Polk Sheriff’s Office said: Either the keys were left inside unlocked cars or thieves retrieved keys through unlocked garages. Four youths ages 16 to 19 were arrested.
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Credit Union Exec Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run
The driver of a Ford F-150 that stuck and killed Janice Joy on Duff Road on Oct. 6 would have faced no charges if he had stayed at the accident scene. Instead, credit union executive Jarvis Kendrick, 37, is in the South County Jail facing a first-degree felony charge of leaving the scene of a crash involving […]