Davenport Resident Arrested for Driving 122mph on US 27 in Waverly
On Saturday evening, November 22, 2025, a Polk County Sheriff's deputy recorded a black Lexus IS250 traveling at 122 mph on US 27 in the Waverly area. The speed limit in this area is 60 mph. The driver, Alexis Miguel Ocasio Garcia, 21, of Davenport, slowed down but was still above the speed limit when stopped.
13K turkeys headed to Tampa Bay families in massive distribution event
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Salvation Army in Clearwater is preparing to give out 13,000 turkeys on Monday in what organizers say has been a year jam packed with requests. Major Ted Morris with the Salvation Army said the massive distribution event is split into two parts: families receiving individual pickups, and...
TEEN ARRESTED AFTER BRINGING WEAPON ON CAMPUS
A suspended Tomlin Middle School student is facing charges after bringing a weapon to school campus. On November 20, HCSO STAR units responded to Tomlin Middle School to investigate a report of an armed student on campus. Detectives learned earlier that morning, while on school property, a 14-year-old student...
Florida Woman “Great” With Jail Trip Because She Needed A Mugshot For A T-Shirt
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Most drivers dread the flashing lights of a patrol car, but for one motorist stopped on Interstate 4 last week, a trip to the county jail came with a silver lining she had apparently been waiting for. According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, 32-year-old...
Bad Timing: Illegal Immigrant Attempts To Flee Bartow Crash Scene In Front Of Polk...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A motorist’s attempt to evade responsibility following a traffic collision came to an abrupt end Sunday night when he reportedly fled the scene directly in front of a law enforcement officer. The incident occurred at approximately 8:38 p.m. near the intersection of U.S. 98...
Polk Realtors association ex-CEO charged with $81K theft from group
The former CEO of a Realtors association in Polk County, Jennifer Garula-Mers, has been charged in a theft case where authorities allege she stole more than $80,000 from the organization. Garula-Mers, 53, of Spring Hill, was taken into custody Nov. 20 by the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. She is being...
THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW
According to witnesses, a white Dodge Ram truck was speeding northbound on North Park Road just after 10:00 p.m. on Friday, with PCPD in pursuit. The truck then entered the North Park Isle development and traveled at a high rate of speed north on North Maryland Avenue with its lights shut off. An unmarked PCPD sedan...
Florida sheriff’s office hands out free turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving
EAGLE LAKE, Fla. - A sheriff’s office handed out free turkeys to residents ahead of Thanksgiving for the eighth year in a row in central Florida on Saturday, November 22. Footage released by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office shows Sheriff Grady Judd handing out turkeys outside of Lake Region High School in Eagle Lake,...
Former Florida Realtor Arrested After Investigation Finds She Stole More Than $81,000 in Unauthorized...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A former real estate association CEO has been arrested after investigators concluded she stole more than $81,000 from the East Polk County Association of Realtors over several years, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say Jennifer Garula-Mers, 53, was taken into custody...
Man charged after drugs, cash seized from Tampa home
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said they made a gang-related arrest this weekend after over 10 pounds of THC products were seized from a home in Tampa.
