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Category: Public Safety

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.

Posted inCrime / Justice

Search of Truck Driven by Shooting Suspect Reveals Guns and Drugs

by Kimberly C. Moore February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Lakeland police wanted to question Alex Michael Greene, 21, about his role in shootings that wounded 11 men.

Posted inPublic Safety

Fire Damages Texas Cattle Company

by Kimberly C. Moore February 7, 2023February 8, 2023

The 1:30 a.m. blaze “did a significant amount of damage to the outside of the building,” the fire chief said.

camry in building
Posted inCrime / Justice

Police: Man Involved in Midtown Mass Shootings Dies After Being Shot by LPD Captain He Tried to Run Over

by Kimberly C. Moore February 6, 2023February 6, 2023

The 21-year-old suspect fled after detectives tried to serve a warrant and hijacked a car after his truck was stopped, officials said.

Vermont Avenue apartments
Posted inNeighborhoods

Neighborhood of Mass Shooting Has Been a Focus of Redevelopment

by Kimberly C. Moore February 1, 2023February 2, 2023

Parker Street area is still emerging from decades of blight, homelessness, drug dealing and prostitution.

LPD Chief Taylor and a photo of the suspects' Nissan
Posted inCrime / Justice

Police Say They Recovered Car Used in Shooting of 11 Men

by Barry Friedman January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

Detectives have identified at least one suspect among the four men in the car that shots were fired from, the chief says.

Police Chief Sam Taylor
Posted inCrime / Justice

LPD Chief: 10 Men Shot in ‘Targeted’ Attack in Midtown Lakeland

by Kimberly C. Moore January 30, 2023January 31, 2023

Two suffered critical injuries; the other eight had wounds considered non-life-threatening.

Posted inPublic Safety

LPD Chief Calls in FDLE to Investigate Videotaped Arrest

by Kimberly C. Moore January 26, 2023January 26, 2023

Four officers are on paid administrative leave. They must be available to investigators but can’t exercise police authority.

Posted inPublic Safety

LPD Officers Placed on Limited Duty Over Videotaped Arrest

by Kimberly C. Moore January 19, 2023January 26, 2023

The action came after the police chief said he was ‘provided additional information’ about the beating of a suspect.

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