| | 12/4/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Burglaries | The Polk County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating several burglaries that occurred during the early morning hours of December 2nd in the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park. Please ensure that you lock your vehicles and homes. If you have any information regarding possible suspect(s) in these crimes please call detective Mike Carver at 863-534-6291. Thank you! |
| | 12/3/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Sexual Predator | This is an important message from the Polk County Sheriff's Office notifying you that a sexual predator has recently moved to your neighborhood. The residence is located at 4315 Lakeland Park Dr., Lakeland, FL 33810. The Sheriff is mandated by law to notify the public when a registered sexual predator relocates. The predators name is Anthony Cowart. He is a black male, born on 08/06/81. For further information you can visit the FDLE website and search the sexual predator database, or call FLDE toll free at 1-888-357-7332. Thank you! |
| | 11/26/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Burglaries | There has been a recent trend in burglaries of unlocked vehicles in the area. These burglaries have been occurring at all times of day. Please attempt to lock your vehicles and keep all valuable items out of view. If you have any information in reference to these burglaries please contact Det. Gaylord at 534-6291. Thank you! |
| | 11/26/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Car Burglaries | The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating recent car burglaries that occurred inside the Town of Dundee. If you see a suspicious person or any suspicious activity, we encourage you to call the Sheriff's Office at 439-7966. Thank you for your assistance. |
| | 11/26/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Vehicle Burglaries | The Polk County Sheriff's Office has recently noted an increase in the number of vehicle burglaries in the Fort Meade area. These incidents have primarily occurred in the southeast and southwest areas of the city between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm. With the holiday season upon us, criminals use this gift giving time to enhance their illegal endeavors. The Sheriff's Office encourages each citizen to secure their property and lock their vehicles to help deter criminal activity. It is recommended that valuables, such as gifts and purses, be secured out of view, preferably in the trunk of the vehicle. And, as always, the Sheriff's Office asks that citizens help by reporting any suspicious persons or activity in their neighborhood. Thank you! |
| | 11/21/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Report Suspicious People | Sheriff Grady Judd and the Polk County Sheriff's Office encourages you to call the sheriff's office when you see suspicious people in your neighborhood. Recently, your community has experienced an incident of people stealing a vehicle and breaking other people's property. Please help to prevent crime and work with us to keep you safe by reporting information of known criminal activity. Have a great day! Thank You! |
| | 11/21/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Burglaries | In recent weeks there have been several burglaries in the area of Dudley Drive. If you see any suspicious activity in the area please contact the Sheriff's Office at 534-6200 so we can have a deputy respond. If you have any information on the suspects in these cases please contact Detective Robert Gaylord at 534-6291. You can remain anonymous and you may be eligible for a reward. Thank you! |
| | 11/20/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Rescission of Precautionary Boil Water Notice | This is the official rescission of the November 12, "Precautionary Boil Water Notice" for the area following the repair of a water main break in downtown Polk City. The satisfactory completion of the Bacteriological Survey showed that the water is completely safe to drink. Thank You! |
| | 11/19/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Graffiti | Sheriff Grady Judd and the Polk County Sheriff's Office encourages you to call the sheriff's office when you see suspicious people in your neighborhood. Recently, your community has been experiencing incidents of people spray painting graffiti on various signs and private property. Please help to prevent crime and work with us to keep you safe by reporting information of known criminal activity. Have a great day! Thank You! |
| | 11/18/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Bat Postive for Rabies | On 11/14/08 the Polk County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Section impounded a bat from the 300 block of Sunshine Drive in Lake Wales. The bat was confirmed positive for rabies by the State Laboratory in Tampa on 11/18/08. Please ensure your pets are currently vaccinated for rabies. Report any suspicious acting animals to the Sheriff's Office at 499-2600. Thank You! |
| | 11/14/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Thefts | The Polk County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating several thefts and other criminal acts that occurred inside Lake Garfield Estates between 11/06/08 and 11/09/08. Please ensure you remove valuables from your vehicles and lock your vehicle at all time. If you have any information regarding possible suspect(s) in these crimes please call detective Mike Carver at 534-6291. Thank You! |
| | 11/14/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Thefts | There have been several thefts of fishing equipment from boats parked on Lake Pierce near Jennings Fish Camp in Lake Wales. If you have any information on these thefts please contact Det. Lonnie Tanner at 534-6291. If you would like to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS (8477), you may be eligible for a cash reward. Thank You! |
| | 11/5/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Sexual Predator | This is an important message from the Polk County Sheriff's Office notifying you that a sexual predator has recently moved to your neighborhood. The residence is located at 4315 Lakeland Park Dr., Lakeland, FL 33810. The Sheriff is mandated by law to notify the public when a registered sexual predator relocates. The predators name is Virticee Thompson, black, male, date of birth 10/04/1971. For further information you can visit the FDLE web site and search the sexual predator database, or call FDLE toll free at 1-888-357-7332. Thank you! |
| | 10/30/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Update | The Polk County Sheriff's Office has merged with the Dundee Police Department. If you need emergency assistance, please call 911. If you need non-emergency police service, please continue to call 439-7966. Thank you! |
| | 10/22/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Burglaries | This is a message from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Due to the recent burglaries in the area, Sheriff Grady Judd and the Polk County Sheriff's Office encourages you to lock your car and house doors when not in use. Remember to put your purse, wallet, eletronics and other valuables in a safe and out of sight place. Please prevent crime and work with us to keep you safe. Have a great day! Thank You! |
| | 10/21/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Report Suspicious People and Activity | Sheriff Grady Judd and the Polk County Sheriff's Office encourages you to watch out for suspicious people in your neighborhood. Please keep your car doors locked and call us when you see suspicious activity. Please help to prevent crime and work with us to keep you safe. Have a great day! Thank You! |
| | 10/21/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Report Suspicous Activity | Sheriff Grady Judd and the Polk County Sheriff's Office encourages you to watch out for suspicious people in your neighborhood. Due to the recent increase of vehicle burglaries in your area, we would like to remind you to keep your car doors locked and call us when you see suspicious activity. Please help to prevent crime and work with us to keep you safe. Have a geat day! Thank You! |
| | 10/15/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Burglaries | The Polk County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating several burglaries that occurred in the area of Dietz Road. Please ensure you remove valuables from your vehicle and lock your vehicle at all time. If you have any information regarding possible suspect(s) in these burglaries please call detective Mike Carver at 863-534-6291. Thank You! |
| | 10/9/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Theft | This is a message from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. On 10/07/08, a convenience store in your area was the victim of a theft. During the incident, a specific type of lottery tickets were taken. They are green in color, named "Goldrush Doublers" and are twenty dollars in face value. The Sheriff's Office is asking for your help in identifying and recovering these tickets. In the event you are working and after scanning a ticket it identifies as stolen please contact law enforcement immediately at 534-6200. Not only is law enforcement looking for the tickets but also the identification of anyone who attempts to pass these tickets for winnings. Please do not attempt any action yourself; however, do write down the date/time and physical description of the person and possibly a name. Please pass this information along to your co-workers. Thank you for your assistance in this matter. |
| | 10/7/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Sexual Predator | This is an important message from the Polk County Sheriff's Office, notifying you that a sexual predator has recently moved to your neighborhood. The residence is located at 4315 Lakeland Park Dr., Lakeland, FL 33810. The Sheriff is mandated by law to notify the public when a registered sexual predator relocates. The predators name is: Patrick Louis, who is a Black/Male, with a date of birth of 09/05/1987. For further information you can visit the FDLE web site and search the sexual predator database, or call FDLE toll free at 1-888-357-7332. Thank You! |
| | 10/3/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Burglaries | The Polk County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating several burglaries that occurred in the Cypress Gardens Road area. Please ensure you remove valuables from your vehicles and lock your vehicle at all time. If you have any information regarding possible suspect(s) in these burglaries please call detective Robert Gaylord at 863-534-6291. Thank You! |
| | 10/1/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Dundee Station - Unclaimed Bicycles | The Polk County Sheriff's Office, Dundee Station is in possession of several unclaimed bicycles that were found abandoned over the past two years. If you have lost a bicycle during this time, and you believe it could be at the Dundee Station located at 202 Main St. E., please stop by before Friday, October 3, 2008 to claim your bicycle. Please bring proof of ownership. Thank you. |
| | 9/26/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Burglaries | The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating recent car burglaries in the Chicago Way and Vista Del Lago areas. Please remember to remove all valuables from your car and lock your car doors each night. If you see anything suspicious, please call the Sheriff's Office at 533-0344 to report the activity. Thank you. |
| | 9/25/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Burglaries | The Polk County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating several burglaries in the subdivision located in the area of Spirit Lake Rd and Thornhill Rd. The incidents have occurred during the night hours and have occurred on several different dates throughout the month. Please ensure you remove valuables from your vehicles and lock your vehicle at all times. If you have any information regarding possible suspects in these burglaries please call Detective Mike Carver at 534-6291 ext 113. Thank You! |
| | 6/20/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Water Main Break | The Polk County Sheriff’s Office would like to inform you that there has been a water main break in the Mount Olive Waste Water Treatment Plant. Residents in the area of Mt. Olive Road both north and south as well as Mt. Olive Shores are cautioned to boil water before drinking it or using it to cook. The break is being fixed and no contamination is expected but still, residents are encouraged to follow this procedure. |
| | 6/20/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Fox Confirmed Positive for Rabies | The Polk County Sheriff’s Office would like to inform you that on June 14th the Animal control Section impounded a fox in the area of 16756 Taylor Lane, Polk City. The fox was confirmed positive for rabies by the State Laboratory on June 19th. Please ensure your animals are currently vaccinated for rabies and report any suspicious animals to the Animal Control Section at 863-499-2600. |
| | 6/18/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Vehicle and Residential Burglaries | The Polk county Sheriff’s Office would like to inform you that there has been an increase in vehicle and residential burglaries in the Babson Park area since the latter part of May and the beginning of June. Please take a moment to secure your vehicles and residences as well as any other valuables. Please report any suspicious activity or persons in your area to the Sheriff’s Office at 533-0344 so a deputy can respond immediately to investigate. Thank you for your attention in this matter. |
| | 6/10/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Information Sought in Grave Desecration | We need your help. After church Sunday night some low lives damaged 27 tombstones in the Bethel Baptist Church cemetery. We owe it to the deceased’s families to solve this crime but we can’t do it without your help. Please call Detective Kevin Metheny at 577-1623 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS. Tell us who broke the stones and broke the hearts of the deceased’s family members. |
| | 6/2/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | School is Out | Hi I’m Sheriff Grady Judd. With the school year ending please drive cautiously and watch out for our children because they will be out in our neighborhoods playing. Also please remind your children to swim only when supervised and to use personal flotation devices when having fun on the water. Sadly children will drown this summer in Florida. Let’s all work together so that does not happen to our kids. Let’s be safe and enjoy our summer vacation. |
| | 5/28/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Suspicious Activity or Persons | The Polk County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind you to watch our for any suspicious activity or persons. There have been several vehicle burglaries in your area recently. Please remember to keep your doors and windows secure and put all valuable items out of sight. We encourage you to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 499-2400 if you have any information regarding criminal activity or suspects. You may remain anonymous. |
| | 5/28/2008 | | Polk County Sheriff's Office | Suspicious Activity or Persons | The Polk County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind you to watch out for any suspicious activity or persons. There have been several vehicle burglaries in your area recently. Please remember to keep your doors and windows secure and put all valuable items out of sight. We encourage you to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 499-2400 if you have any information regarding criminal activity or suspects. You may remain anonymous. |
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