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Category: Public Safety

Posted inPublic Safety

LPD Details Fatal Motorcycle-Bus Accident

Barry Friedman by Barry Friedman August 27, 2015September 1, 2022

LPD: Motorcyclist who hit bus and died while fleeing #lkld police was Niriel Cordero, 28, whose license was suspended http://t.co/gi5HtnN2zN — Lkld Now (@LkldNow) August 27, 2015 Source: LPD Blog

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Sometimes Lightning Strikes Twice

Barry Friedman by Barry Friedman August 27, 2015September 1, 2022

How unlucky can one family get? A home on the edge of Imperial Lakes that was on the market for $1 million was hit by lightning for the second time and destroyed, Bay News 9 reports. The first lightning strike was a couple years ago and just damaged some electronics, homeowner Ronald Malone told reporter Saundra Weathers. […]

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Judd to Polk Bad Guys: Our Facebook Friends Will Find You

Barry Friedman by Barry Friedman August 25, 2015September 1, 2022

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Source: Fox and Friends

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Fire Rescue in Lakeland Highlands Included 10 Reptiles

Barry Friedman by Barry Friedman August 20, 2015October 31, 2022

Source: 10 News

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Accident Victim was Longtime Clerk of the District Court of Appeal

Barry Friedman by Barry Friedman August 17, 2015October 31, 2022

Source: Bay News 9

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WFLA: Video Shows Lighter Side of LPD Community Policing

Barry Friedman by Barry Friedman August 7, 2015September 1, 2022

Source: WFLA

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A Year After He Was Shot, LPD Officer Tells Bay News 9 Barrel of .38 Looked 4 Inches Around

Barry Friedman by Barry Friedman June 12, 2015October 31, 2022

Source: Bay News 9

Posted inCity Hall, Public Safety

Tony Kirk Not Going to LPD, But Plans to Stay in Lakeland

Barry Friedman by Barry Friedman February 28, 2015August 9, 2022

After moving to the Lakeland area and finding himself unexpectedly jobless, Tony Kirk plans to stay put. “God put me here for a reason,” he told the Topeka Capital-Journal Friday night after withdrawing from a job as Lakeland’s assistant police chief that he was supposed to start on Monday.

Posted inNeighborhoods, Public Safety

City Commission Refocuses on Crimes by Homeless People

Barry Friedman by Barry Friedman February 17, 2015August 9, 2022

The frustrations of an elderly woman who feels confined to her house by neighborhood crime has sparked new attention to homeless people by city officials.

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Thieves Had a Thing for Michael Kors Purses

Barry Friedman by Barry Friedman February 1, 2015August 25, 2015

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