A Lakeland man was arrested Tuesday, October 24, 2023, for lewd activity at Saddle Creek Park east of Lakeland. At about 10:10 am, an undercover Vice Unit detective from the Polk County Sheriff's Office witnessed a man drive onto the park property and the man began rubbing himself vigorously in…
Click On Photo For Names Polk County Sheriff's Office Press Release PCSO & Partnering Agencies' Undercover Detectives Arrest 39 Suspects During Undercover Investigation Focusing on Those Who Travel to Have Sex with Minors and Prostitution-Related Offenses In an undisclosed location in Polk County, beginning on Monday, May 15,…
Lake Wales, Florida - On Tuesday, April 19, 2016, Polk County Sheriff's undercover detectives arrested 66-year-old Stephen Glenn Charest of Lake Wales for one count Solicitation Another to Commit Lewdness, at Lake Fannie Boat Ramp. Charest is the pastor at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Lake Wales. The following…
Lakeland, Florida - On Tuesday, August 16, 2016, the PCSO Undercover Vice Unit conducted an operation at Saddle Creek Park and Gator Creek Preserve in unincorporated Polk County, in response to complaints about lewd activity. Four suspects were arrested. 40-year-old Shane Dwyer, of Lakeland, solicited a male undercover PCSO detective…
PCSO Release: On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, detectives from the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested two men for lewd behavior at Gator Creek Preserve in Lakeland. Undercover detectives conducted an investigation following complaints of the lewd behavior occurring in various parks within the county. One of the suspects had been arrested…