Traffic on Interstate 4 is flowing again after a death investigation at an overpass in Lakeland. The body of a person police believe committed suicide was blocking the westbound lane of Interstate 4 in Lakeland. ...more

December 16, 2009

An 18-year-old freshman at Florida Southern College is in stable condition, a victim of what police believe was a random shooting early Sunday morning. ...more

December 6, 2009

Lakeland police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that struck and killed a man near 800 N. Scott Ave. early this morning, then left the scene. The man was struck about 2 a.m. Witnesses were not able to identify the type of vehicle but told the Lakeland Police Department the driver headed east on Pear Street. Paramedics declared the victim dead at the scene. ...more

May 7, 2009

A body found near the Amtrak train station in Lakeland on Wednesday appears to be the victim of homicide, according to the Lakeland Police Department. ...more

April 16, 2009

A 79-year-old Lakeland man with dementia, who had last been seen Tuesday evening, has been found unharmed. ...more

April 8, 2009

A 4-year-old girl died this afternoon after she fell into the pool at a Lakeland hotel and apparently drowned, police say. ...more

March 22, 2009

A shooting suspect fired shots at police, carjacked people in an attempt to flee and fatally shot himself Friday, Lakeland police say. ...more

March 20, 2009

A Lakeland man accused of videotaping himself inappropriately touching an 8-year-old girl faces additional charges today. ...more

March 20, 2009

Lakeland police are asking for the public's help in finding a man charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection with a shooting on Monday. ...more

March 18, 2009

After months of legal troubles, Earl and Clarissa Johnson were about to regain custody of their children. On Thursday, though, a month before they were to be reunited, Lakeland police say their youngest son, 17-month-old Zachary, was brutally beaten and killed by his uncle, Matthew Wyrosdick. ...more

March 15, 2009