On Tuesday, April 22, 2014, PCSO Deputies arrested 25-year-old Warren “Chalmers” Orr IV of 211 Greenwoods Drive in Lakeland and charged him with a litany of crimes stemming from a road rage incident that occurred two days earlier in Mulberry.

On Monday, April 21, 2014, in an effort to combat the illegal sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors, Polk County Sheriff’s School Resource deputies, along with the assistance of a PCSO Explorer, conducted “Operation Pop Top” in the Auburndale and Winter Haven areas.

On Monday, April 21, 2014, PCSO Fraud detectives arrested 34-year-old Charmaine Wallace of 483 Big Sioux Court in Kissimmee, and charged her with several crimes related to the theft and use of stolen credit cards to purchase goods online.

On April 19, 2014, PCSO deputies discovered a marijuana grow house in the Kissimmee area. PCSO Undercover Narcotics Unit detectives responded and dismantled it. The homeowner was arrested.

On Thursday, April 17, 2014, PCSO deputies arrested 30-year-old Christopher Alan Freeman of Viking Lane in Lakeland, for violating his terms of probation as a registered sex offender and other related charges.

The Cleveland Court Elementary crossing guard located at Cleveland Hts. Blvd. and Edgewood Drive in Lakeland will be removed due to the inconsistent use of the crossing by elementary students.

PCSO is the only agency in the United States to have received three “Accreditation with Excellence" awards from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), for Law Enforcement, Public Safety Communications, and for Polk State College’s Public Safety Training Academy

In an effort to provide Easter cheer, encouragement, and some very cute stuffed animals to sick children, The Easter Bunny will be hopping around to two area hospitals, along with PCSO deputy sheriff escorts, on Friday, April 18, 2014.