Source: Today on NBC
Category: Public Safety
Police: Young Woman’s Drunken Live Broadcast Highlights DUI Dangers
Video of a 23-year-old Lakeland woman who live-broadcast her drunken drive home from a bar offers scary lessons on the perils of getting behind the wheel after drinking, a Lakeland Police spokesman said.
Lakeland Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter in Accident That Killed Plant City Mom
Source: TBO.com
LPD’s Dinges Deserves Back Pay, Labor Department Rules
Source: The Ledger
Professor Charged in Husband’s Attempted Murder
Cherry Olds, a Polk State College information systems professor, has been charged with trying to murder her husband, James Olds, a paraplegic Multiple Sclerosis patient who spent two decades as the city of Lakeland’s safety director.
Sheriff Investigates Theft of VA Drugs Bound for Lakeland Veterans
Source: Tampa Bay Times
Deal Gives LPD’s Wolverton Back Pay But Not Full Officer Status
Source: The Ledger
Video: Car Fire Along Bartow Highway
A passerby shot video of a car on fire along Bartow Highway across from the Grove Park Shopping Center today, and reports that the driver was able to exit the car safely.
LPD Nabs 3-Legged Gator, Hauls It to Lake Hunter
After being tipped off by a bicyclist, Lakeland Police officers apprehended a three-legged alligator along Missouri Avenue early this morning, shoved it into a police cruiser and released it into Lake Hunter. Video after the jump…