A social media firestorm erupted on Independence Day after a mom posted a video of her 13-year-old daughter being arrested by Lakeland police for using a megaphone at a pro-choice rally in Munn Park.
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Loud Mufflers Prompt Sleepy Hill Residents to Seek Noise Ordinance Enforcement
Residents around Sleepy Hill Road are asking police to enforce noise laws against drivers of vehicles with loud, modified mufflers, Fox 13 News reports. LPD has written around 29 tickets for modified mufflers in the last six months, but Lt. Douglas Brown said enforcement is difficult because the officer has to witness the violation and […]
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Behrens, Suttle Named LPD Officers of the Year
A Lakeland police officer who had to make a split-second decision when facing a gunman who had just shot his ex-girlfriend has been named the Lakeland Police Department’s Officer of the Year along with another officer who assisted at the scene.
Posted inCrime / Justice, Public Safety
Robbery Suspect Shot After Car Chase Ends in Lakeland
A car chase that started in Plant City ended on New Tampa Highway in Lakeland near a Publix warehouse, where a robbery suspect continued shooting at the law enforcement officers pursuing him. Francisco Cabrera, 27, was apprehended after being hit when officers from three agencies, including LPD, shot at him, News Channel 8 reports. | […]
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
City Approves Body Cameras, Other New Tech for Police
All of Lakeland’s sworn police officers will be equipped with body cameras, under a contract approved unanimously by the City Commission today. The contract with Axon Enterprises Inc. provides police with more equipment than they initially sought and keeps first-year expenses below the budgeted amount.
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LPD: Officers Shoot, Kill Man Who Pointed a Handgun at Them
A 61-year-old man was shot and killed after he pointed a gun and possibly fired at two Lakeland police officers who approached his vehicle parked in a construction zone on Interstate 4 early this morning, police said.
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Two LPD Officers’ Names Added at Polk Memorial
The names of two Lakeland police officers who died while on duty were added to a memorial wall during Polk County’s annual service in memory of fallen officers on Thursday. The names of Officers Ken Foley and Paul Dunn were added during a ceremony at Veterans Park in Lakeland that was delayed twice because of […]
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Read It in the Morning Paper: Body Cams, Cannon Auto
BODY CAMERAS will be issued to LPD officers for the first time, under an initial 2021-22 city budget approved Thursday night. The cameras were approved 5-2, with City Commissioners Madden, Mutz, McCarley, McLeod and Walker in favor and Commissioners Musick and Read opposed. | Video: full meeting | City news release CANNON AUTOMOTIVE GROUP has […]
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Hans Lehman Will Become an LPD Assistant Chief
Hans Lehman, now on the doorstep of becoming a Lakeland Police assistant chief, was conflicted 30 years ago during his last few years at Kathleen High School. Lehman didn’t know what he wanted to do for his life’s work. Maybe it’s more accurate to say there were too many things he wanted to do:
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LPD K9 Officer Arrested on DUI in Department SUV
A Lakeland police officer was arrested Saturday under suspicion of driving under the influence while he and other LPD officers were in Fort Walton Beach for a police K9 event.
