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Polk County school district will install cameras on buses to deter illegal passing
Driving past a stopped school bus could soon yield a fine, even if no law-enforcement officer is nearby. Polk County Public Schools will soon equip its buses with cameras to document instances of drivers ignoring their stop signs. ...
Man Selling Gun Arrested On Assault, DUI Charges
A Zolfo Springs man trying to sell or trade a gun for drugs outside a Wauchula convenience store Wednesday evening was arrested by the Hardee County Sheriff’s Office for felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and driving under the influence. Troy Eugene Altman, 45, was arrested by Dep....
PCSO: Eagle Lake man dies two days after being hit while crossing U.S. 17
A pedestrian who was struck by a car near Bartow early Friday morning has died of his injuries, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office reported. Angel Marchese, 31, of Eagle Lake died at a hospital on Sunday after being treated for head trauma and a broken femur, the PCSO said in a news release.
Polk County Fire Rescue Currently Working An Active Structure Fire On Avenue C In Lake Wales
The Polk County Fire Rescue is currently on scene of a fully involved structure fire on Avenue C in Lake Wales (it is off Waverly Rd.). The call came in at 12:55am. A Captain of the Polk County Fire Rescue could be heard over the radio relaying information to the two battalion Chiefs headed to the fire.
Remember our heroes during National Police Week
On April 29, four members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force were killed in the line of duty and several others were wounded while attempting to apprehend a fugitive in North Carolina. Two days before the North Carolina attack, two deputies in Polk County were shot. About two weeks before that attack, a deputy in Hillsborough County was shot at, narrowly escaping serious injury because the bullet hit his service radio.
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