WINTER HAVEN – Now because of the Winter Haven Quilters, child victims will have blankets to keep them warm and calm their nerves when they are involved in a traffic crash or other traumuatizing event. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office posted to its Facebook page Monday with a photo of the group holding up colorful hand-crafted blankets with Sheriff Grady Judd among them. The group of women quilted 147 blankets. The post said: “Thanks Winter Haven Quilters for the 147… Read More »

LAKELAND – Miss Lakeland 2017 has been named and it’s a Polk County Sheriff’s Office telecommunicator. Ashley Halman, a telecommunicator for the Sheriff’s Office and daughter of Chief Joe Halman, department of law enforcement commander, was named Miss Lakeland and the Sheriff’s Office said it is so proud of her. The Sheriff’s Office shared the news on its Facebook page this morning, which was shared 18 times after only 28 minutes. About 472 agreed with the Sheriff’s Office within those… Read More »

As cops reporters, we have the privilege of doing “Polk Pulse” on the weekends. Polk Pulse is where readers can call in and answer a daily question picked by an editor. The results of the poll are published in the paper along with the next day’s question, so it’s a never-ending cycle. Most of the answers are straightforward, but there are the occasional sarcastic answers that make me smile. But there’s one caller in particular who never disappoints with his… Read More »

LAKELAND- The Lakeland Police Department’s very own Lt. Mike Moran will be participating in the “Back the Blue” awareness ride in five days and LPD is asking people show him support. Moran will be riding bicycles from Kannapolis, N.C. to Washington D.C. in just 5 days. He will be cycling 554 miles to raise awareness about the amount of line of duty deaths along with the mission of the caisson unit. The North Carolina Trooper’s Association Caisson Unit is a… Read More »

LAKELAND – Jynasis Ellis was murdered in 2012, and a walk is being held in her honor the first weekend in March. The “Stop the Violence Rally Walk” will be held on Saturday, March 5, by Reggie Ellis, the brother of Jynasis Ellis. She was shot and killed in Tampa, and the walk is a way to raise awareness and help end gun violence. The fifth annual walk starts at the John J. Sanders Boys and Girls Club, 1525 Martin… Read More »

LAKELAND – Officers from the Lakeland Police Department took time out of their day to make someone else’s one to remember. A little boy in the community named Noah met four LPD officers Sunday, talked with them and – of course – took selfies. His mother took to Facebook to thank the officers for putting Noah on “cloud nine.” Here’s what Noah’s mother posted: “Everyone that knows Noah knows that he is obsessed with Police Officers and can even do… Read More »

LAKELAND – Deputies are searching for three black makes between 16 to 20 years old after surveillance footage showed them stealing items from a home on Pebblebrooke Drive. On three separate occasions Jan. 22, the suspects went into a home on the 3200 block of Pebblebrooke Drive and stole electronics, food and the family’s dog – a Yorkshire terrier, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Surveillance footage from a nearby home shows the males in a dark Nissan. According… Read More »

WINTER HAVEN – Chief of police Charles Bird of the Winter Haven Police Department was sworn in as president of the Polk County Police Chief’s Association last Thursday. He was named president at an annual banquet at the Chain of Lakes Complex in Winter Haven surrounded by his family, friends and colleagues. Along with Bird, chief of police Larry Giddens from the Lakeland Police Department was sworn in as vice-president. Congratulations to these two chiefs who serve their cities fiercely… Read More »

POLK COUNTY – A tornado watch was issued for most of Central and South Florida from 12:45 a.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday, according to Polk County Emergency Management. Polk’s Emergency Management posted about the watch, which means conditions are favorable for tornadoes, on Facebook about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, and concerned residents shared the post and commented on it urging others to stay safe and keep animals indoors. There were quite a few tornado warnings, which means conditions have gotten bad… Read More »

POLK COUNTY – Most thank you notes posted on the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page are from citizens to deputies, but this time, it’s the other way around. Deputy Sheriff Brandi Stephens, pictured above when she was a school resource deputy, now patrols the city of Dundee, according to PCSO’s Facebook post. Stephens asked for her own thank you message to be posted on the page today as a way “to give a shout out to some helpful citizens.”… 坚果加速器怎么样