LAKELAND Lakeland officials have all but indicated they would be in favor purchasing all new body and in-vehicle dashboard cameras for the Lakeland Police Department.
The commissioners decision to move a step closer to purchasing cameras was undoubtedly influenced by the positive experiences shared by Chief Jeff O Dell, of Kissimmee Police Department, and Lt. Allan Kolak, of Cape Coral Police Department during a meeting last week. Anytime [officers] are out in public we want body cameras on, Odell said at the meeting, which was held Friday morning. Part of selling it was highlighting positive interactions.
The Kissimmee Police Department will share videos of its officers stopping to help community members - like fixing a child s bike - on social media, according to Odell.
Authorities search for missing 16-year-old girl from Lakeland
By Fox 13 News staff
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LAKELAND, Fla. - Investigators are asking for the public s help to find a missing 16-year-old girl last seen in Lakeland.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Emma Lynn Carter was reported missing during the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 11 from a Lakeland residence.
FHP said there was no clothing or vehicle description currently available.
Anyone with information on Emma s whereabouts is asked to call Lakeland Police at 863-834-6900 or Florida Highway Patrol at 813-558-1800.
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UPDATE â Emma Lynn Carter, 16, has been safely and successfully recovered by the Lakeland Police Department.
ORIGINAL STORY â Florida Highway Patrol troopers are searching for a missing 16-year-old girl.
Troopers said they are looking for Emma Lynn Carter, 16. She was reported missing during the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 11 from a Lakeland home.
There is no clothing or vehicle description available at this time.
Anyone with the whereabouts of Carter is asked to contact the Lakeland Police Department at (863) 834-6900 or Florida Highway Patrol at (813) 558-1800 or FHP ( 347).
These factors have raised questions about what happened that night among Winter Haven community leaders like Mincey. It s standard procedure for an outside agency to investigate officer-involved shootings. Hence the Sheriff s Office s involvement.
Momentum seems to be building across the state for body-camera use. According to Florida Department of Law Enforcement reports for 2020, more than 15 police departments and five sheriff’s offices had started using body cameras – or taken steps to implement them – in the past year. At the end of 2020, just over half of the 299 law agencies in Florida who responded to the FDLE still did not use body cameras.
Police say the two adults had serious injuries. Author: Claire Farrow Updated: 8:08 PM EDT May 1, 2021
LAKELAND, Fla. Lakeland police say two people were airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in Lakeland.
Police and firefighters were called to the scene around 2:30 p.m. at 4150 South Pipkin Road. Officers say the area is an industrial park just off airport property.
The two people on board were both airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries.
Police say no one on the ground was hurt.
The FAA and NTSB will be taking over the crash investigation, police said.