LAKELAND - An 11-year-old Lakeland girl with no history of running away has not been seen since 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Polk County sheriff's detectives say they've exhausted all leads in the case and are looking for help from the public. ...more

November 2, 2007

Two Lakeland men shot during a drive-by at 1138 W. Mercury Drive on Wednesday night have been identified, Polk County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Donna Wood said. Terrance Lott, 33, of 1401 N. Webster Ave., was shot in the torso; Dontay Gibson, 26, of 1131 B W. Mercury Drive, was shot in the leg, Wood said. ...more

October 25, 2007

A Saturday morning home invasion at a marijuana 'grow house' left a woman wounded and facing charges, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

September 30, 2007

LAKELAND - A Saturday morning home invasion at a marijuana "grow house" left a woman wounded and facing charges, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

September 29, 2007

SEBRING — The Highlands County Sheriff's Office announced Friday that a grand jury indicted two more suspects in the Bryan Edward "Red" Fanning arson, kidnapping and murder case, bringing the total number of suspects to four. The grand jury found there was probable cause to indict Terrence Jerome "TJ" Barnett, 26, of Frostproof and Leeann Parker, 25, of Lake Wales, who were charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, first-degree arson and robbery. Both Barnett and Parker remained in the Polk County Jail on unrelated methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia possession charges, according to Donna Wood, Polk County sheriff's public information ...more

September 22, 2007

LAKELAND – Polk County sheriff's deputies hope somebody will recognize the man in this picture. ...more

September 13, 2007