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Two sales clerks arrested f...
OPERATION POP-TOP: 9 stores checked; 2 failed.
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Aug 25, 2025
Lake Wales man arrested fol...
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Aug 23, 2025
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 24-year-old Aliya Cruz of West Highland Street, Lakeland...
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Aug 22, 2025
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Highland City CAR BURGLARIES
Jul 18, 2022
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
Media Contact : Brian Bruchey, PIO
LOCK IT OR LOSE IT. Highland City residents - we're investigating a rash of vehicle burglaries in the area of Central Avenue SE and 1st & 2nd Avenue SE that occurred on Monday evening/Tuesday morning, July 18-19th. So far we have nearly a dozen UNLOCKED vehicles that were ransacked, and 8 victims. Among the items stolen was a Mossberg Patriot .243 caliber rifle with a scope and ammo, and a woman's purse with identification and credit cards in it.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO OF THE CRIME
If you have any information or surveillance video that might help our detectives, please call the Southwest District at 863-499-2400.
Please, please lock your vehicles, secure your belongings, and don't leave firearms in your cars.
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Miranda was read Miranda and his PCSO charges are:
Burglary - occupied (F1)
Battery on a law enforcement officer (F2)
Resisting arrest with violence - 2 cts (F2)
Resisting arrest without violence - 2 cts (F3)
False imprisonment (F2)
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#Breaking: This is Denis Corea Miranda, 21, in the country illegally from Nicaragua. He fought with federal agents as they were taking him into custody in #Lakeland this morning. He fled, PCSO set up a perimeter, and we got him.
Sheriff Judd will give details live on our… x.com/i/web/status/1…
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