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A 15-year-old student at Spoto High School has been arrested after being found in possession of a weapon on school grounds. According to reports, the student was involved in a verbal altercation with a classmate and allegedly made threatening remarks. Following this incident, an administrative search of the student’s belongingsContinue Reading

Two people are dead following a fatal shooting and vehicle crash on Monday, May 12, 2025, in the Secret Cove neighborhood of Lakeland, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded at approximately 1:30 p.m. to a report of a vehicle crashing into a residence on Pirates Way, justContinue Reading

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested six individuals, including three teenagers, in connection to a failed drug-related robbery that ended in the deaths of two people in the Secret Cove neighborhood on Monday, May 12, 2025. According to detectives, 19-year-old Davin Boutwell drove a white Mercedes into the neighborhoodContinue Reading

A 53-year-old Davenport man was arrested following a knife-point robbery at a local vape shop after deputies matched him to the suspect using clothing descriptions and surveillance evidence. On Monday, May 12, 2025, at approximately 6:03 p.m., Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a robbery call at the VapeContinue Reading

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 13-time convicted felon who fled a traffic stop earlier this month while out on bond for two murder charges. On May 9, 2025, at approximately 4:07 p.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop on a black 2008 BMW near Taylor Road and VaticanContinue Reading

A ninth-grade student at Lennard High School has been arrested after a stun gun was found in her possession on campus. On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, school administrators received an anonymous tip that 15-year-old Yesenia Rivera may have had a weapon with her. A search conducted by school staff ledContinue Reading

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Joseph Allen Watson, 53, of Land O’Lakes, on multiple felony charges related to the possession and transmission of child sexual abuse material. Watson, a music teacher at Oakstead Elementary School, was taken into custody as part of FDLE’s ongoing statewide initiativeContinue Reading

A 32-year-old woman, Lauren Howells, was arrested after a hit-and-run crash at a Largo Walmart on Thursday night left a 6-year-old child with critical, life-threatening injuries and the child’s mother with serious injuries. Largo Police responded to the Walmart located at 2677 Roosevelt Blvd. just before 9 p.m. on MayContinue Reading

Harold Tittle, 33, of Lakeland, an assistant coach for the “Bat Intentions” team of the Lakeland Girls Softball League, was arrested on April 26 by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) on multiple felony charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor.   Tittle is charged with unlawful useContinue Reading