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Updated: 8:10 AM EDT May 24, 2021
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. A beloved Italian restaurant in Winter Haven will have to close its doors for a bit while it rebuilds after a fire.
The Winter Haven Police Department said the fire department got a call Sunday morning about a fire at Floridino s Italian Kitchen.
When firefighters arrived at the restaurant, they said there was heavy smoke coming out of the building.
Crews said when they got into the restaurant the fire was quickly spreading and the entire place was at risk.
The Winter Haven Fire Department was joined by Polk County Fire, Auburndale and Lake Alfred Fire units to get the fire under control, the police department said.
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When Lakeland commissioners have gathered to discuss body cameras for the city s police department, they ve often claimed the controversy is stirred by national events like the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis not local ones.
The fatal shooting of Winter Haven resident Larry Jenkins, 52, by a Winter Haven officer is one example of a local event that spurred questions from residents. On April 18, one day after the incident, Winter Haven Police Chief David Brannan and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd addressed the media to give details of the shooting and announce that Judd s department would investigate.
Brannan and Judd were joined that night at the news conference by four Black ministers from the Winter Haven area. One of those men was Bishop Willie Mincey, the president of the Winter Haven branch of the NAACP.
WINTER HAVEN The city of Winter Haven is seeking residents to serve on a new advisory board meant to promote transparency within the police department.
In February, the Winter Haven City Commission approved a resolution establishing the Winter Haven Public Safety Community Advisory Committee. The committee, consisting of nine community members and two alternates, will have the power to look into closed investigations and ask questions about decisions that were made. Additionally, the committee can look into issues such as officer training or controversial proposals, such as mandating officers wear body cameras. The purpose of the committee in my book is to, is to help us have sort of a check and balance between policing today and recognizing that we ve got to do an excellent job of communicating, building trust and establishing relationships day in and day out with all races and genders, City Manager Mike Herr said.