A Lakeland man who at first evaded and was eventually caught by Polk County deputies managed to escape a hospital stay on Friday before being arrested just hours later, according to the sheriff’s office.
A Lake Alfred man was killed Friday, April 21, 2023, after his vehicle rear-ended a stopped semi-tractor’s flatbed trailer. The driver of the semi was not injured. The victim was identified as 62-year old David Wayne Coleman. Officers from the Lake Alfred Police Department were dispatched to the…
Retail Theft at Wal-Mart Leads To Multi-Agency Pursuit and Multiple Arrests On April 4, 2019 at approximately 1:00am, officers with the Lake Wales Police Department responded to 2000 State Road 60 E, in Lake Wales (Wal-Mart) regarding a theft that had just occurred. The witnesses reported multiple individuals had removed…
A 29-year-old man from Lake Wales, Florida, was indicted for first degree murder after authorities say he sold fentanly-laced heroin to a man who overdosed.