At least 70 pedestrians and bicyclists died between 2018 and 2024 after being struck by vehicles on Lakeland-area roads.
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Posted inCrime / Justice, Insight Polk, Public Safety
Lakeland Boy, 6, Dies After Unintentional Shooting
Family members say Major Smith was on the autism spectrum. He found a gun in a car outside a Lakeland home.
Posted inCity Hall, Housing, Social Services
Lakeland Leaders: Florida’s Anti-Camping Law Won’t Affect City’s Approach
Police will continue making arrests under a city ordinance prohibiting camping or sleeping on public property.
Posted inInsight Polk, Public Safety
Boy, 6, in Critical Condition After Apparent Self-inflicted Gunshot to Head
Witness claims man who rushed him to the hospital fled after handing him to medical personnel.
Posted inPublic Safety
LPD Chief: Fuller Video Shows Reasonable Use of Force in Teen Arrest
Lakeland police release a narrated video that shows the incident unfold using footage from multiple sources.
Posted inPublic Safety
LPD Chief: Video proves officers used restraint in contentious arrest
One of the officers in Friday’s struggle with a suspect had been involved in the same man’s controversial videotaped 2022 arrest.
Posted inCrime / Justice, Public Safety
Lakeland Detectives Narrowly Escape Being Shot
Security camera footage shows a man firing 15 rounds toward their passing SUV as a little girl watches.
Posted inCity Hall, Public Safety
Most of Lakeland P.D.’s Top Brass Are Set to Retire In the Next Few Years
Eight of the police department’s 10 top officers, including the chief, are in the city’s Deferred Retirement Option Program.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Lakeland Officer Shoots at Driver Who Rammed Patrol Cars in Shopping Plaza
A suspected drunk driver with outstanding warrants fled from LPD through several busy north Lakeland parking lots.
Posted inPublic Safety
Lakeland Police Are Enforcing School Zone Speeds and Proper Turns
Tickets are up 64% over the number given out in all of last year.