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COUNTY-BY-COUNTY GUIDE: Central Florida holiday events to get in the spirit this 2024 season
Read full article: COUNTY-BY-COUNTY GUIDE: Central Florida holiday events to get in the spirit this 2024 seasonFrom markets to festivals to drive-through displays, the options are endless when it comes to holiday fun.
‘I see a psychopath:’ Teen accused of stabbing, killing mother in Polk County after killing father, sheriff says
Read full article: ‘I see a psychopath:’ Teen accused of stabbing, killing mother in Polk County after killing father, sheriff saysA 17-year-old boy is accused of stabbing and killing his mother months after he shot and killed his father, according to the Polk County sheriff.
Florida officer cited for going 105 mph moments before crash that killed 5-year-old
Read full article: Florida officer cited for going 105 mph moments before crash that killed 5-year-oldA Florida officer responding to a call at 105 mph was cited in a November crash that killed a 5-year-old girl, according to sheriff’s officials.
Driver shoots man who reached into car, hit him in face at Florida gas station, police say
Read full article: Driver shoots man who reached into car, hit him in face at Florida gas station, police sayPolice say a man was shot after reaching into a vehicle and hitting a victim in the face at a 7-Eleven gas station in Auburndale.
Polk County man faces charges after pointing gun at off-duty trooper in traffic, FHP says
Read full article: Polk County man faces charges after pointing gun at off-duty trooper in traffic, FHP saysAn Auburndale man is accused of pointing a gun at an off-duty trooper on Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Knife-wielding man shot, killed by Florida law enforcement officers after punching sergeant
Read full article: Knife-wielding man shot, killed by Florida law enforcement officers after punching sergeantThe Polk County Sheriff's Office says deputies and a police officer shot and killed a knife-wielding man.
‘Suicide by cop:’ Man with knife shot dead by Polk deputy, Auburndale officers, sheriff says
Read full article: ‘Suicide by cop:’ Man with knife shot dead by Polk deputy, Auburndale officers, sheriff saysA man with a knife who allegedly jumped from bushes at law enforcement in an Auburndale neighborhood Tuesday evening was shot and killed by two officers and a Polk County deputy, according to Sheriff Grady Judd.
$4K reward offered after Polk County woman reported missing, endangered
Read full article: $4K reward offered after Polk County woman reported missing, endangeredIn a release, police said that 38-year-old Tonya Lee Whipp was reported missing on June 29, and she was last seen in the Auburndale area, where she lives.
Lakeland man arrested minutes after hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist, sheriff’s office says
Read full article: Lakeland man arrested minutes after hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist, sheriff’s office saysA 29-year-old Lakeland man was arrested Saturday night, accused of attempting to flee after crashing his pickup truck into two other vehicles along westbound U.S. Route 92 and a bicyclist who died as a result, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Fatal crash involving vehicle, bicycle, closes State Road 559 in Polk County, FHP says
Read full article: Fatal crash involving vehicle, bicycle, closes State Road 559 in Polk County, FHP saysA fatal crash involving at least one vehicle and a bicycle Sunday morning forced the closure of a section of State Road 559 near Auburndale, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Florida man arrested in Georgia in strangling death of missing Auburndale senior, deputies say
Read full article: Florida man arrested in Georgia in strangling death of missing Auburndale senior, deputies sayA 30-year-old Auburndale man was arrested in Georgia on March 10 after allegedly leading investigators to the body of a man he was accused of strangling to death in Polk County, according to the Auburndale Police Department and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Teen arrested in stabbing death of 18-year-old in Auburndale, police say
Read full article: Teen arrested in stabbing death of 18-year-old in Auburndale, police sayA 14-year-old boy was arrested early Saturday in the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old man he was having an argument with, according to the Auburndale Police Department.
Polk County middle school teacher accused of trying to drive while intoxicated
Read full article: Polk County middle school teacher accused of trying to drive while intoxicatedBrandy Reinert is facing a DUI charge after deputies say they caught her smoking marijuana in the driver's seat of her vehicle. POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A middle school teacher is now facing charges after Polk County deputies say they found her intoxicated behind the wheel. Authorities say the 40-year-old was sitting in the driver’s seat of her vehicle smoking what appeared to be marijuana. After testing Reinert’s cigarette, deputies say they confirmed Reinert was smoking marijuana. Deputies say she has previously been arrested on charges of armed robbery and false imprisonment.
Suspects sold ‘jail broken’ Amazon Fire Sticks at Florida flea market, deputies say
Read full article: Suspects sold ‘jail broken’ Amazon Fire Sticks at Florida flea market, deputies sayPOLK COUNTY, Fla. – Four different vendors at a flea market in Auburndale were selling “jail broken” Amazon Fire Sticks that allowed consumers to get TV shows and movies for free, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they received complaints about the devices being sold at International Market World Flea Market and went undercover to investigate. Undercover detectives went to four different vendors and purchased “jail broken” Fire Sticks for anywhere from $80 to $107 and in most cases, received a tutorial on how to use the devices. All four suspects were from Lakeland and Roe was the only one who was not “jail breaking” the devices on his own, according to a news release. Consumers beware, there really is not an honest way to get something for nothing,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.
Man, 60, killed when car rear-ends tractor-trailer in Orange County
Read full article: Man, 60, killed when car rear-ends tractor-trailer in Orange CountyORLANDO, Fla. – A 60-year-old Auburndale man was killed Friday morning in a crash in Orange County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The fatal wreck happened around 4:45 a.m. on Landstreet Road near Orange Avenue. The FHP said the man was driving a car east on Landstreet when a semitrailer in front of him slowed to make a left turn. The man, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to an FHP report. The woman driving the big rig was not injured.