The Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention is offering rewards of up to $5,000 for information.
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Alleged Gunman Surrenders in Shooting of 3-Year-Old Lakeland Boy
The search continues for the man police say was the getaway driver, Demarius Wilson.
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Lakeland Police Identify Two Suspects in Monday Night’s Shooting That Killed 3-Year-Old
There is a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrests of Kevarius Green, 30, and Demarius Wilson, 22.
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Manhunt: Lakeland Police Seek Surviving Suspect in Shooting That Killed Two, Including a 3-Year-Old
The shooting took place in the parking lot of the Cambridge Cove Apartments on Mall Hill Road around 6:30 p.m. Monday.
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Polk Agencies Join Forces To Help Inmates’ Behavioral Health
The program continues after they leave incarceration as Polk County combats a mental health crisis.
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Jury Votes 11-1 for Death Penalty in Brutal Stabbing of Prominent Lakeland Couple
Jurors recommended that Marcelle Jerrill Waldon, 39, be put to death for murdering David and Edie Henderson in 2020.
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Waldon Won’t Let Lawyers Mount Defense Against the Death Penalty
David and Edie Henderson’s killer waived his right to present evidence that might spare his life.
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Political Consultant Convicted of Spreading Lies About School Board Member Lisa Miller
James Dunn was placed on probation and ordered to pay court and investigative costs.
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Life or Death: Penalty Phase for Lakeland Commissioner’s Killer Set To Begin Monday
Marcelle Jerill Waldon, 39, was convicted Wednesday of murdering David and Edie Yates Henderson in their Lake Morton home.
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Spate of Violent Juvenile Gang Crimes Shocked Lakeland in 2023
The judicial circuit that handles Polk County cases is the toughest in the state for prosecuting juveniles.