Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating a two-car collision Thursday night that claimed the life of a 28-year-old Davenport woman. Sharon Danespour was pronounced dead after she was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center following the 7:49 p.m. wreck, troopers said. ...more

February 13, 2009

A 14-year-old hit by a car Sunday when he was crossing a road while he wrote text messages on his cell phone died Monday afternoon, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 23, 2008

A 14-year-old hit by a car Sunday as he crossed the road and wrote text messages on his cell phone died this afternoon, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 22, 2008

The video shows a man in a light-colored hoodie sweatshirt with a bandana across his face walk into the convenience store. In his right hand, held down at about belt level, a silver handgun. He approaches the counter, raises the gun, wipes it across his mouth, points it at the clerk – who is off screen - and fires. Then he runs out of camera view before popping back in for about a second. ...more

June 22, 2008

The video shows a man in a hoodie sweatshirt with a bandanna across his face walk into the convenience store. In his right hand, held at about belt level, is a silver handgun. ...more

June 22, 2008

DAVENPORT – A man who was shot this morning during a robbery at a Citgo gas station has died. ...more

June 20, 2008

A Polk County sheriff deputy's patrol car caught fire this morning after he slammed into the back of a pick-up truck, according to a media release. ...more

June 14, 2008

POINCIANA - A home invasion and armed robbery led Polk County sheriff's deputies to uncover a grow house operation Sunday. ...more

November 5, 2007

A beauty contest became ugly when one contestant went to another's house and cut her face with a knife to disfigure her, said Lt. Keva Harris of the Haines City Police Department. ...more

October 26, 2007