There are 37 names on the Polk County Law Enforcement Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park.
Category: Public Safety
Posted inCity Hall, Public Safety
City Buying Land for New Fire Station in Northwest Lakeland
Fire Station 8 would be built on 2.3 acres at the corner of Sleepy Hill Road and Mall Hill Drive.
Posted inCrime / Justice, Public Safety
Sheriff Announces ‘Largest-Ever’ Seizure of Fentanyl, But Potent Drug Has Taken a Heavy Toll on Polk
474 Polk County residents have died of fentanyl overdoses in the last decade.
Posted inPublic Safety
Five Injured When I-4 Chase Ends in a Crash
A Toyota Camry broke into multiple pieces after plowing into tractor-trailers near the Polk Parkway west exit.
Posted inDowntown, Public Safety
LDDA Dismantles Facial Recognition Feature on New Cameras After Criticism
Thirteen cameras are planned for downtown; most were installed during the past month.
Posted inCrime / Justice, Public Safety
Arson Suspected in ‘Suspicious’ Fire that Destroyed Former Wedgewood Golf Course Clubhouse
The Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention is offering rewards of up to $5,000 for information.
Posted inNeighborhoods, Public Safety
Vehicle Lands in Shallow Water on Lake Morton’s Southern Shore
The driver, a 58-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Posted inPublic Safety
Massive Structure Fire Destroys Clubhouse of Former Wedgewood Golf Course in North Lakeland
The golf course closed in May 2021 and was sold to developers for a residential infill project called “Gibson Trails.”
Posted inActivism, Public Safety
Polk County’s League of Women Voters Has Distributed More Than 1,800 Free Gun Locks
The group aims to prevent gun violence and accidental shootings.
Posted inDowntown, Public Safety
LDDA Aims to Make Downtown Safer and More Beautiful with 13 Security Cameras and 130 Flower Planters
Some of the surveillance cameras are already operational along the streets surrounding Munn Park. The rest will be installed soon.