Release by Winter Haven Police Department A former PTO President and volunteer at Elbert Elementary School facing grand theft charges after unauthorized purchases using a PTO credit card. Thirty-nine year-old Aaron Pickle (Roberta Dr., Winter Haven) was acting as the President of the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) for Elbert Elementary…
Wahneta, Florida - At approximately 7:30 pm on Saturday, November 6, 2016, 39-year-old Pedro Cabraera of Rifle Range Road, was walking on the West side of Rifle Range Road in the area of 11th Street West. For unknown reasons, Cabraera darted across Rifle Range and in front of a 2013…
On March 14, 2018, Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested former Deputy Sheriff Silvia Lara for aggravated stalking, burglary with battery, misuse of official position for responding to a false call for service, and misuse of DAVID (FL driver's license database). 26-year-old Silvia Lara was hired as a Deputy Sheriff in…
Update 10am Sunday 6/12: Around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2016, Deputy Sheriff Steven Sykes, who is assigned to the Southeast District, was heading to a call with his emergency lights and sirens activated, northbound on Rifle Range Road. Upon approaching a red 2005 Chevrolet van that was also…