The Lakeland Police Department also says its arrest of Antwan Glover in December of 2022 was reviewed by two outside agencies, the FDLE and the Polk County State Attorney's office.

Wanted man Aaron Johnson captured after challenging Polk County Sheriff's Office on Facebook, bragging he couldn't be caught ...

Last year, Lakeland Police Department hired 25 officers and had an equal number walk out the door. Mayor Bill Mutz asked the chief whether there was any specific reason officers are leaving ...

The Lakeland Police Department arrested a man after he taunted the Polk County Sheriff's Office on Facebook over warrants and bragged that he couldn't be caught.

The Lakeland Police Department plans to host a controversial training program that has been accused of teaching "inappropriate tactics," so much so that nine states have banned law enforcement ...

It was game on when a wanted Florida man made a social media post challenging the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff ...

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 Police Department is accepting applications for new officers, but it's limited to the first 50 interested. The police department will be accepting online applications for individuals who ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested Saturday for allegedly stabbing a man in the back four times at a Lakeland nightclub in what police say was a racially biased attack, according to the Lakeland ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — The Lakeland Police Department is welcoming a new K-9 to its ranks and he's been named after a local hero.