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Deputy resigns after being busted on drug charges
FloriDUHoshua Music, 31, is no longer a Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy after being charged on Friday with Trafficking in Hydrocodone and 3 Counts of Delivery of a Controlled Substance, according to a news release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office....Tags: Hydrocodone (drug), Arts and Culture, Polk County
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Report: Seven men busted for lewd acts at public park
FloriDUHIt's obvious these guys don't read FloriDUH. If they had, they would have known better than to walk around Saddle Creek Park in Lakeland and flash their junk to undercover deputies and ask them to have sex. They would have read these posts from... -
Cross-dressing sex offender on the loose
Authorities are asking for the public's help to find a male sex offender who often dresses as a woman because he moved without providing his address to state officials as required by law.
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Cop crashes: 4 fatal Central Florida incidents
Four Central Floridians have died in crashes that authorities blame, at least in part, on officers in patrol cars.
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Orange County Deputy Malinda Miller was on a routine patrol before dawn Aug. 17, 2010, when she overheard another deputy on...Tags: Health, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Witnesses
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Report: Man busted for throwing out bag of pot at courthouse
FloriDUHHeading for the courthouse? Here's a no-brainer FloriDUH tip: Leave your stash of drugs at home. Winter Haven cops say Demetrius Nickerson tossed away a bag of pot at the Polk County Courthouse shortly after setting off the security metal detector,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Martin County, Tampa, Justice System, Justice System
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8 men arrested during undercover vice operation at park
FloriDUHThe Polk County Sheriff's Office conducted an undercover sex sting in response to complaints about lewd activity in a park between Lakeland and Winter Haven, according to a news release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Eight married men, between... -
"Grinch case" suspected busted
FloriDUHThe Polk County Sheriff's Office has named Amanda Akins , 27, as the woman dubbed the "Grinch," who allegedly stole a Toys for Tots box from a Hungry Howie's location, reports WFTS ABC Action News in Tampa. Detectives say she confessed to taking...Tags: Tampa
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Facebook photo of stolen puppy leads to arrest
FloriDUHAnother case of social networking to the rescue. When Jennifer Drotos, of Lakeland, went to check on a litter of pit bull puppies she had planned to sell, she noticed that two of the puppies — valued at $1,200 — were gone, reports the Orlando...Tags: Orlando, Social Media, Facebook, Arts and Culture, Mass Media
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Report: Handyman killed priest, headed for Disney
South Florida Sun-SentinelHow low can some people go? Lower than you thought. Jeremy Wayne Manieri, 31, was on his way to Disney World with his ex-wife and their two children when he was nabbed Tuesday by Polk County sheriff's deputies a motel near Davenport, reports The...Tags: Crimes, Amusement and Theme Parks, Crime, Law and Justice, Mississippi, Chicago Hotels
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Sheriff: No more free undies for male inmates
South Florida Sun-SentinelServing time in the Polk County jail is getting to be more of a challenge for inmates. Last year, just before Christmas, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd fouled-up the inmates' holiday by removing all of the jail's basketball goals, posts and nets. If...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Grady Judd, Human Interest, Prisons, Polk County
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Mom, 10-year-old daughter held in thefts
South Florida Sun-SentinelAlfray Lavern Watts, 35, is accused of using her 10-year-old daughter in an attempt to steal $300 worth of merchandise from a Bealls department store on Thursday in Winter Haven, reports The Ledger in Lakeland. "She's not going to win mother of the year,...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Jamie Brown
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Report: She was in jail but still collecting unemployment checks
South Florida Sun-SentinelPolk County State Attorney's Office charged Robin Ballard Dekle, 51, on Tuesday with public assistance fraud, alleging she received unemployment compensation from September 2009 to November 2010 while she was an inmate, reports The Ledger in Lakeland. By...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System, Polk County
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