On October 20, 2017 at approximately 2:55 a.m., the Lakeland Police Department responded to 2000 US 92 East in reference to an unconscious male in the roadway, possibly in cardiac arrest. Upon arrival, officers determined the male had been struck by a vehicle while he was walking along the roadway. The pedestrian, Brandon Mills, age 24, was declared deceased by Polk County Fire ...
Lakeland Police Department
On Friday, August 4th, 2017, members of Lakeland Police Department and the Florida Highway Patrol will be conducting Safety and Sobriety Saturation Patrols from the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. in the areas of Highway 92 (Memorial Blvd.), Florida Avenue, Highway 98 North and Highway 98 South. Additionally these mobile saturation patrols will be used for Safety Belt Enforcem ...
LAKELAND, FL (July 8, 2017) - The Lakeland Police Department responded to a traffic crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle on July 8, 2017 at approximately 2:00 a.m. According to reports, Stephen Cimino, age 50 from Land O’Lakes, was traveling westbound in the outside lane near the 1000 block of Memorial Boulevard in a 2003 Cadillac DeVille. Traveling in the distance behind ...
On June 30, 2017, at approximately 2:27 a.m., the Lakeland Police Department responded to 740 East Main Street in reference to a witness saying they observed a vehicle driving around the pedestrian walkway on Lake Mirror. This is not a designated roadway and was designed for pedestrian traffic only. The driver, Derek Whiting, 25 years old of Lakeland was driving a Volkswagon J ...
On June 24, at approximately 3:35 p.m., the Lakeland Police Department responded to a disturbance at the Southwest Sports Complex, 1444 West Highland Street. During a game, a 2-year-old child got separated from her parents. A citizen who was at the at the game visiting a few friends noticed the young girl wandering by herself and believed that she was lost.
On June 22, 2017 psychotherapist, Anthony H. Conti Jr. Conti was arrested again and charged with Sexual Misconduct by a Psychotherapist.
LAKELAND, FL (May 22, 2017) - Richard Jones, 44 years old, was last seen at his residence on Prescott Loop on Friday, May 19th at approximately 10:30 p.m.
On May 4, 2017, at approximately 9:10 p.m., Jesse Banks, Jr., engaged in a argument with Tommy Lee Engram in the area of 418 West 7th Street. During the course of the argument, Banks was armed with a folding knife. Without warning, Banks thrust the blade of the knife into the throat of the victim creating a puncture that critically injured Engram. Engram fell to the ground ...
LAKELAND, FL (April 17, 2017) - On Monday, April, 2017 at approximately 4:47 p.m., Lakeland Police officers responded to the area of Beacon Road and Lincoln Avenue, in reference to a traffic crash involving a pedestrian struck by a car. Steven Higgins, age 57, of Lakeland, was struck and killed by a 2001 Nissan Sentra driven by 29-year-old Steven Statterfield. According to rep ...