Lake Wales Police Department Press Release On October 9, 2018 at approximately 3:30am the Lake Wales Police Department responded to a shooting at 214 Dr. JA Wiltshire E. Upon arrival officers learned Charlie Gaines, a 79 year old Lake Wales resident, had been shot. Gaines told police he had just returned…
Lake Wales Police Department Press Release Officers responded to the Race Trac, located at 1740 HWY 60 E, in reference to past occurred personal robbery. Officers made contact with the juvenile victim who reported the following: She stated she got off work at approximately 10:00pm and drove to Race Trac…
Lake Wales Police Department Press Release On November 3, 2018 at approximately 4:15 P.M., two vehicles collided in the intersection of State Road 60 and Buck Moore Rd. Kathryn F Henderson, 45 of Lake Wales, was west-bound on State Road 60 driving a gray Dodge pick-up truck. Miss Henderson was…
Lake Wales Police Department Press Release On Saturday, September 4, 2021 at approximately 1:15 pm, a vehicle crash occurred on Highway 27 at Washington Avenue between a 2014 Freightliner tractor trailer and a 2003 Nissan Frontier pickup. The Freightliner was driven by Sterling Robles, age 59 of Fresno, California. The…
Lake Wales Police Department Press Release On January 3, 2020 at 7:07pm Lake Wales Officers responded to a traffic crash involving a pedestrian at Hwy 27 S and Lakeside Dr. Police discovered that a 2015 silver Buick, driven by Jill Smeal, Babson Park, Fl was traveling south on Hwy 27…