The ban prohibits campfires, trash burning, fireworks and other open flames in Lakeland and surrounding areas.
Category: Public Safety
Posted inPublic Safety
Understanding Flock Automatic License Plate Readers and Public Safety
The city of Lakeland currently has 27 stationary automatic license plate reader cameras. Here’s what that means for you, LPD and privacy in public spaces.
Posted inPublic Safety
Lakeland Drivers Urged to Watch for Trick-or-Treaters After Spike in Pedestrian Deaths
Ten people have been killed while walking or biking in Lakeland so far this year — three of them in the past week.
Posted inFamily
Lakeland Class Offered for Emergency Pet Responders
This Saturday, volunteers can learn how to care for cats and dogs in a storm.
Posted inPublic Safety
Students Team with Polk Sheriff to ID Criminals, Aid Policing
The effort to identify criminals is part of a series of Florida Polytechnic student capstone projects.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Shooting Sends Car Crashing into Lakeland Home, Killing Two
‘We have your picture,’ sheriff warns, as detectives hunt teen trigger man and accomplices.
Posted inCity Hall
Lake Bonny Residents Say City Still Doesn’t Get Flooding Risk
Lake Bonny residents have launched a petition online demanding oversight of city flood mitigation.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Lakeland Police Street Crimes Unit Is Back with a Name Change
After forced resignations, Lakeland Police’s Street Crimes Unit has been renamed ‘Special Investigations Section Tactical Unit’ — but nothing else about the nine-person team has changed.
Posted inDowntown
Rec Room Wants to Expand, Neighbors Have Concerns
Some neighbors of Lakeland’s Rec Room are troubled by crime stemming from downtown bars.
Posted inCity Hall
Lake Bonny Residents Struggle Four Months After Milton
Insurance companies are refusing to pay out for storm-damaged homes and even canceling policies