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 inPeople, Public Safety
Donor Funds Cowboy Hats for Sheriff Grady Judd and Employees
The leather hatband mimics a deputy’s gunbelt; the sticker inside the crown displays a picture of Judd.
Posted inPolitics, Public Safety
Sheriff Judd Faces a Challenger Who’s Seen the Other Side of Law Enforcement
The Republican incumbent faces a re-election challenge from a Frostproof contractor who has a criminal record.
Posted inPublic Safety
Driver Dies When Pickup Truck and Train Collide Along Kathleen Road
Traffic was snarled for hours following the 3:25 p.m. Tuesday accident.
Posted inPublic Safety
Three Pedestrians Killed in Two Accidents
A couple visiting from Massachusetts died while crossing Florida Avenue at Imperial Boulevard; their daughter, 7, survived.
Posted inCrime / Justice, Public Safety
Major Fentanyl Ring Busted in Lakeland
A three-year investigation leads to 64 arrests, but at least two men died of overdoses.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Car Found in Ethan Fussell Murder Case
The murder might have been caught on camera. The two suspects’ girlfriends have also been arrested.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Sheriff: Missing North Lakeland Man Presumed Murdered
Detectives arrested two men on Sunday wanted for weeks for questioning in the case.
Posted inCrime / Justice, Public Safety
‘Service and Sacrifice:’ Polk County Law Enforcement Officers Pause to Honor Fallen Peers
There are 37 names on the Polk County Law Enforcement Memorial in Veterans Memorial Park.
Posted inCrime / Justice
Man, 26, Who Shot Polk County Deputies Underwent Radical Transformation
Sheriff: Lt. Chad Anderson is alive ‘by the grace of God’ after bullet lodged between heart and spinal column.