Polk County Sheriff’s Office Press Release During the evening hours of Saturday, April 1, 2023, 29-year-old Colten McMullen(DOB 8/25/93) of Lakeland was arrested on US Hwy 92 west of Auburndale after hitting two vehicles and a bicyclist, and attempting to flee. The bicyclist is deceased. According to the affidavit, just after 10:00…
Around 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 13, 2021, the PCSO ECC received calls regarding a two-vehicle crash on Recker Hwy at the intersection with Coleman Road in Winter Haven. According to the evidence and witnesses, 24-year-old Jonas Metelus, Jr., of Winter Haven, was driving a blue 2015 Nissan Sentra east…
Auburndale, Florida - Emergency responders are on scene of an Amtrak train vs. semi-tractor trailer in Auburndale. It appears as if the Amtrak train traveling East struck the trailer portion of a semi that had just crossed over the tracks that cross Recker Hwy near Derby Avenue in Auburndale. The…
Around 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 13, 2021, the PCSO ECC received calls regarding a two-vehicle crash on Recker Hwy at the intersection with Coleman Road in Winter Haven. According to the evidence and witnesses, 24-year-old Jonas Metelus, Jr., of Winter Haven, was driving a blue 2015 Nissan Sentra east…
Polk County Sheriff's Office Press Release On September 29, 2018, at approximately 2252 hours, PCSO deputies and Auburndale PD officers responded to the area of Recker Hwy and West Derby Avenue in reference to a CSX train striking a male walking on the train tracks. Upon arrival, the victim was…