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Lake Wales Contractor Being Charged With Fraud & Grand Theft

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...

Polk Deputy’s Investigating Altercation Which Required One Man To Be Airlifted From South Lake Wales

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...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Conducting Death Investigation In East Lakes Wales

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...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office coordinates multi-agency year-long “Sex Money Murder” gang racketeering investigation; 41 charged

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...

LWCS Asked The Polk County Sheriff’s Office To Do An Administrative Review Regarding Controversial NEEL Program

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...

Man Eluded Law Enforcement by High Speed Chase To Avoid Going Back To Jail

"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,...
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