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Category: Public Safety

Posted inPublic Safety

70-Year-Old Man Run Over by City Street Sweeper

by Kimberly C. Moore and Cindy Glover May 18, 2023May 22, 2023

The victim was a longtime resident of Lighthouse Ministries. The accident occurred in the pre-dawn hours on Thursday.

Posted inPublic Safety

LPD, LFD Work to End Stigma Around Seeking Help for Mental Health

by Kimberly C. Moore May 16, 2023May 17, 2023

‘We see things humans are not designed to see … over and over and over again,’ Assistant Police Chief Steven Pacheco said.

Posted inPublic Safety

LPD Patrol Vehicles to Get a New All-Black Look

by Cindy Glover May 15, 2023May 16, 2023

The Lakeland Police Department can save $3,000 per vehicle by making them a single color instead of black-and-white.

Posted inCrime / Justice

State Leaders Gather in Polk To Discuss Human Trafficking as Exploitation of Migrant Children Surges

by Kimberly C. Moore May 4, 2023May 4, 2023

Technology gives predators more access to children, but it also enables investigators to bring down entire networks of traffickers.

Posted inSchools

Plan to Replace LPD School Resource Officers with Sheriff’s Deputies Concerns City Leaders

by Kimberly C. Moore March 31, 2023April 1, 2023

Talk of consolidating school safety personnel comes as the superintendent continues to reorganize the school district.

Google map
Posted inTransportation

Harden Boulevard Reopens Following Fatal Single-Vehicle Accident

by Barry Friedman March 6, 2023March 8, 2023

Lakeland resident, 69, dies after he lost control of his vehicle and he was ejected when it rolled over.

Posted inPublic Safety

15 Things To Know About LPD’s Body-Worn Cameras

by Stephanie Claytor March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

A 20-page policy governs the use of the video equipment that is being issued to 265 officers.

Grady Judd and U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg
Posted inCrime / Justice

Drive-by Shootings Result in 5 Arrests and a New Gang Task Force

by Kimberly C. Moore February 15, 2023February 18, 2023

All Polk law enforcement agencies are participating in the gang task force, along with state and federal agencies.

Posted inPublic Safety

Neo-Nazis Distribute Antisemitic Literature in Lakeland

by Kimberly C. Moore February 12, 2023February 24, 2023

Police are reviewing events to determine if laws were violated while chief acknowledges First Amendment rights.

Posted inPublic Safety

Pickup Driver Dies After Hitting 2 SUVs and Slamming Into a Dixieland Building

by Barry Friedman and Kimberly C. Moore February 8, 2023February 9, 2023

The string of accidents happened when he tried to speed past a vehicle in a no-passing lane, police said.

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