A Division of Forestry firefighter is accused of stealing aluminum piping from his employer and selling it to scrap metal dealers, Polk County deputies say. ...more

August 27, 2008

A Winter Haven man was arrested today in connection with the death of his girlfriend Saturday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 25, 2008

After Casey Weldon Till attacked a family Sunday night near Haines City, killing one person and stabbing two others in what appears to be a random act of violence, he went home and told his family what he had done, Polk County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

August 20, 2008

A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning, accused of firing shots at or near three people, including one who was critically injured, Polk County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

August 17, 2008

A 27-year-old man was arrested this morning following a manhunt on charges he shot at two people, including one who was critically injured, Polk County sheriff's deputies reported. ...more

August 16, 2008

A man created a fake business and used Craigslist.com to scam prospective job candidates, Lakeland police say. ...more

August 15, 2008

LAKELAND Mercades Nichols, one of the teens accused in the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay, was arrested today on warrants charging her with multiple counts of aggravated stalking, aggravated assault and battery, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 7, 2008

A DNA test has linked a 25-year-old man to two rapes that occurred in Winter Haven in June and February, police said. ...more

July 22, 2008

Deputies have arrested a man who they say sold marijuana and pills out of his Lakeland tire shop. ...more

July 21, 2008

Polk County deputies arrested a man who took a Chevrolet 4x4 from the Family Fun Center in Lakeland on Friday evening after trying to carjack two other people, the sheriff's office said. ...more

July 18, 2008