Source: Today on NBC
Category: Public Safety
Posted inPublic 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.
Posted inPublic Safety
Lakeland Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter in Accident That Killed Plant City Mom
Source: TBO.com
Posted inCity Hall, Public Safety
LPD’s Dinges Deserves Back Pay, Labor Department Rules
Source: The Ledger
Posted inPublic Safety
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.
Posted inPublic Safety
Sheriff Investigates Theft of VA Drugs Bound for Lakeland Veterans
Source: Tampa Bay Times
Posted inCity Hall, Public Safety
Deal Gives LPD’s Wolverton Back Pay But Not Full Officer Status
Source: The Ledger
Posted inPublic Safety, Scenes
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.
Posted inNeighborhoods, Public Safety
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…