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Lake Wales Contractor Being Charged With Fraud & Grand Theft
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Lake Wales contractor on fraud and theft charges after he was paid $23,500 up-front last year for work on a Davenport residence, then never began the work.
After a warrant was obtained for...
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Polk Deputy’s Investigating Altercation Which Required One Man To Be Airlifted From South Lake Wales
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Lake Wales, Florida- The Polk County Sheriff’s Office isn’t releasing most details regarding an altercation which required a man to be airlifted for care. What is available is at around 9pm, Sunday night, a call came in for assistance...
Lake Wales
Polk County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation In East Lakes Wales
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Lake Wales, Florida - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that they are conducting a death investigation in East Lake Wales. The investigation began earlier this morning on Walk In Water Rd. Near a trail entrance.
Multiple readers...
Bartow
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Detectives with the PCSO Organized Crime Unit, working together with the Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC), the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and the Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution, Ashley Moody, Attorney General, conducted a comprehensive...
Lake Wales
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By Carl Fish
Lake Wales, Florida - On April 4, 2022 the Lake Wales Charter School Board held a special meeting to discuss 3 items. One of those items was the implementation of the National Education Equity Lab (NEEL) dual...
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Man Eluded Law Enforcement by High Speed Chase To Avoid Going Back To Jail
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"On 03/10/2016 at approximately 7:37 a.m. Polk County Deputies responded to
Combee Rd North in Lakeland, in reference to a suspicious vehicle parked in the reportee's yard. Deputies made contact with a white male later identified as Tad Ray Whitworth,...
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10-Year-Old Frostproof Girl Needs Kidney Transplant due to Rare Disease
by James Coulter
Jessica Wilson will be turning 10 on Sep. 13. This young Frostproof girl loves science and math,...