A suspected drunk driver with outstanding warrants fled from LPD through several busy north Lakeland parking lots.
Category: Crime / Justice
Posted inPolitics
Judge’s Race Pits Incumbent Combee Against Lakeland Attorney Abaray
Abaray said it’s time for a change while Combee said experience matters on the bench.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Mind of a Killer: Psychologist Details Mental State of Henderson Murderer
Circuit Judge Kevin Abdoney must decide if Marcelle Waldon will serve life in prison or die by lethal injection.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Lakeland Girl Faces Man Accused of Murdering Her Family
The girl testified in a hearing about whether statements she made to police can be used during Bryan James Riley’s trial.
Posted inCrime / Justice
State Agency Launches Investigation Into Patient Dumping at Talbot House
Local news reports triggered the investigation by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Major Fentanyl Ring Busted in Lakeland
A three-year investigation leads to 64 arrests, but at least two men died of overdoses.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Charges Dropped Against 16-Year-Old in Videotaped Beating, Arrest
The FBI is now probing the incident. LPD said it will release bodycam footage once its investigation is complete.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Car Found in Ethan Fussell Murder Case
The murder might have been caught on camera. The two suspects’ girlfriends have also been arrested.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Sheriff: Missing North Lakeland Man Presumed Murdered
Detectives arrested two men on Sunday wanted for weeks for questioning in the case.
Posted inActivism
Protestors Demand Arrest of LPD Officers Who Punched, Tased 16-Year-Old
Organizers also called for Lakeland Police Chief Sam Taylor to resign.