Police are reviewing events to determine if laws were violated while chief acknowledges First Amendment rights.
Category: Public Safety
Posted inPublic Safety
Pickup Driver Dies After Hitting 2 SUVs and Slamming Into a Dixieland Building
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
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
The 1:30 a.m. blaze “did a significant amount of damage to the outside of the building,” the fire chief said.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Police: Man Involved in Midtown Mass Shootings Dies After Being Shot by LPD Captain He Tried to Run Over
The 21-year-old suspect fled after detectives tried to serve a warrant and hijacked a car after his truck was stopped, officials said.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Neighborhood of Mass Shooting Has Been a Focus of Redevelopment
Parker Street area is still emerging from decades of blight, homelessness, drug dealing and prostitution.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Police Say They Recovered Car Used in Shooting of 11 Men
Detectives have identified at least one suspect among the four men in the car that shots were fired from, the chief says.
Posted inCrime / Justice
LPD Chief: 10 Men Shot in ‘Targeted’ Attack in Midtown Lakeland
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
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
The action came after the police chief said he was ‘provided additional information’ about the beating of a suspect.