Brooklyn Park police say a 17-year-old girl was fatally shot Tuesday night, and they are searching for the shooter. Police went to the 7000 block of Lakeland Avenue N. just before 8 p.m. and found the ...

An 18-year-old in Florida was arrested by Polk County Sheriff's Department for allegedly threatening to shoot up a McDonald's restaurant because his $5 meal was messed up.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Lakeland Police Department said it arrested a man after he taunted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook over warrants and bragged that he couldn’t be caught.

A man wanted on multiple felony charges has been taken into custody after making comments on a Florida sheriff’s office’s ...

Chicago police officer was 'unintentionally' shot and killed by partner during Chatham foot pursuit Officer Krystal Rivera was excited to celebrate her daughter’s 11th birthday this weekend. But ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Lakeland police and a group of volunteers are working to find a man who has been missing for weeks. Frederick Blackwelder, 71, spent most of his time in south Lakeland ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Community activists and experts are voicing strong opposition to the Lakeland Police Department’s decision to hire Officer Justin Vasquez, a law enforcement officer with a ...

Harper retired from Lakeland Police Department upon reaching 20 years of service on Sept. 1, 2023, after the pursuit but before Haas' letter. Lawsuit: Police pursuit was against LPD's policy ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — The Lakeland Police Department has located a 6-year-girl they say went missing from her home twice in one night. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child ...

LAKELAND, Fla., Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mechanical engineers at Florida Polytechnic University have put their skills to the test for the Lakeland Police Department, inventing a device to ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — The Lakeland Police Department is welcoming a new K-9 to its ranks and he's been named after a local hero. Chief Special Warfare Operator Austin Rivers Irby was a Navy SEAL and ...