Lakeland FL

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 39-year-old Lakeland woman, Randi Chanel Reagan, was arrested on Saturday afternoon after she was found by deputies eating beans from a can inside a home she allegedly broke into. The incident began around 2:21 p.m. when the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a report...

LAKELAND, Fla. – A routine traffic stop on Saturday afternoon led to the arrest of a Lakeland man on an active felony warrant, as well as new drug charges. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), 40-year-old Matthew Joseph Koscin was arrested after a deputy observed him commit a traffic infraction...

There’s a moment in every food lover’s life when they take a bite of something so perfect, so utterly sublime, that time itself seems to slow down. At Dena’s Place in Lakeland, Florida, that moment arrives with your first forkful of their legendary biscuits and gravy. This...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences hide behind the most ordinary facades, and Big Tom’s Diner in Winter Haven, Florida, is the living, breathing, sandwich-serving proof of this universal truth. You know those places that don’t need flashy exteriors or trendy marketing campaigns because the food...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A 19-year-old Winter Haven man was arrested Saturday after allegedly throwing a paver through his neighbor’s glass door during a dispute over a $20 payment for lawn services. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Da’Karai Lamb was taken into custody on September 20th...

A Central Florida man was recently indicted by a grand jury for murder for selling cocaine to a woman who died. The Bartow man who had been in the Polk County Jail since last year was indicted by a grand jury for 1st Degree Murder during the Distribution of a Controlled Substance (FC).

LAKELAND, Fla. – Two Lakeland men are facing multiple charges after being caught by deputies allegedly stealing materials from a construction site and being found in possession of methamphetamine. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Joseph Allen, 47, and Dennis Allen Paul, 65, on September 12th. According to...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 28 people and confiscated dozens of unauthorized gambling machines after a multi-store sting known as Operation Bad Odds. Sheriff Grady Judd led the investigation, which targeted locations across Polk County where machines were hidden in back rooms of convenience stores...

A Central Florida man was recently arrested for firing gunshots in the street over his job frustrations. Numerous deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to an east Lakeland neighborhood after it was reported that a man was shooting in the middle of Jungle Street. Deputies were dispatched...

In a significant crackdown on human trafficking and child exploitation, the Bloomington Police Department (BPD) teamed up with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, backing a sizeable operation which resulted in the arrest of more than 240 individuals, as released in a statement by the BPD. The collaborative...