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@WFLA
Absolutely - bring it down to any of our substations! We're here to help.
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If you go to a shelter for
#Irma
, be advised: sworn LEOs will be at every shelter, checking IDs. Sex offenders/predators will not be allowed
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We cannot and we will not have innocent children in a shelter with sexual offenders & predators. Period.
If you go to a shelter for
#Irma
, be advised: sworn LEOs will be at every shelter, checking IDs. Sex offenders/predators will not be allowed
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“It is through the grace of God that Lt. Chad Anderson & Deputy Craig Smith are alive today after being shot last Friday night. We appreciate all your prayers and support. We know that prayers work! Keep praying that they both make a full recovery, and keep praying that God keeps
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Our hearts are broken today. Deputy Lane was a wonderful deputy who died doing what he loved. Please keep his family and our agency in your prayers.
Here's our news release:
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Sheriff Judd mixes no words (Polk County vernacular) when it comes to letting you know how he feels about keeping kids safe. We're praying for Uvalde. Have a safe and happy summer everyone.
#PrayersForUvalde
#UnitedWithUvalde
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If you have a warrant, turn yourself in to the jail - it's a secure shelter
If you go to a shelter for
#Irma
and you have a warrant, we'll gladly escort you to the safe and secure shelter called the Polk County Jail
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Thank you
@Buccaneers
for honoring our hero Deputy Lane today. Your love and support for law enforcement & military is truly wonderful. We appreciate you. ❤️
#9228
#AHeroRememberedNeverDies
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"The average shooter is finished with his evil deed in 2-3 minutes. The average response time for police is 5 min. We have got to wake up & understand that we need specially trained ppl with firearms to protect our children." Sheriff Judd
@foxandfriends
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This is 25 year old PCSO Deputy Sheriff Samuel Yates. He is on our SWAT team, and he was shot early this morning by the suspect - the Deputies returned fire and the suspect is deceased.
Deputy Yates was wounded in the shoulder and has glass shrapnel injuries to his face. We are
Sheriff Judd and
@HighCoSheriff
Paul Blackman are discussing a deputy-involved shooting that occurred early this morning in
#Frostproof
. The suspect is deceased. The situation began in Highlands and ended in Polk. We are live on Facebook @ polkcountysheriff
This is being
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Meanwhile, somewhere in Florida (probably Polk County)...
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A PCSO deputy was patrolling in the Inwood area of Winter Haven Tuesday night March 19th, when he noticed a vehicle traveling on 42nd Street without lights.
A traffic stop was performed and the deputy made contact with the driver, 39-year old Michael Bass and his passenger
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How it started..........how it's going now. Happy 50 years of service to Grady Judd! Thanks for the memories........and we're looking forward to another couple more decades of service!
#Happy50thAnniversary
#GradyJudd
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“We are living in dangerous times, where once again politicians want to give criminals more rights than victims. The ‘Fourth Amendment is not for Sale Act’ is another step in the wrong direction. If this bill passes, it WILL allow crime to go UP and our ability to arrest bad guys
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The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun!!
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Early Tuesday morning, March 19th, four lads from Pine Hills--Ta'John, Chrispain, Mykevious, and Shawn, decided to come to Polk County for a visit.
And by "visit," we mean they had crime on their minds.
A witness noticed the suspects pulling on car door handles in the
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On Sunday, March 17th, shortly after 3 AM, Deputy Ax was assisting another deputy with a DUI investigation in the parking lot of the Mulberry O’Reilly Auto Parts store when something caught his attention.
Deputy Ax noticed a blue Ford driven by an elderly man. The Ford was
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Vise = recovering from getting stabbed while taking a violent felon into custody but also celebrating his 6th bday with
@Publix
vanilla cake.....He is having a heck of a week! And he’s ready to get back to work as soon as the vet clears him. Happy Bday to our very good boy!!!
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So grateful today that K-9 Vise wasn't killed over the weekend when he was stabbed multiple times by a violent felon. Deputy Cronin is happy to have his partner back! Read the release: & view the video of the suspect:
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#DealbreakersIn5Words
"We ran out of donuts"
"There are no more donuts"
"I do not like donuts"
"That squirrel stole your donut"
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We're going to let you in a little secret, that isn't really a secret...law enforcement agencies gossip. We talk to each other about suspects all the time. Take this case for instance...
On Tuesday, April 2nd, Lakeland Police were talking to PCSO deputies, probably swapping
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Fox News' Fox & Friends had a special guest on their program early Monday morning---Sheriff Grady Judd.
He was on to discuss "squatters," the people who try to take possession of homes while the owners are away.
You can watch the four-minute interview here:
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We're devastated & mourning the loss of 32 yr old Deputy Sheriff Christopher Broadhead, who lost his fight with COVID-19 earlier today at the hospital. Chris spent 10 years protecting Polk County's citizens. He will never be forgotten.
#7473
#RestInPeace
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News conferences can be quite fun in Polk County.
After offering some colorful observations about the dubious voracity of a few things, Sheriff Grady Judd gives Governor Ron DeSantis his own BS Flag to use when dealing with people providing brazenly spurious information.
Yes,
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These savvy shysters of the swamp just can't be trusted. Polk County has 554 lakes, and each one of them probably has at least one of these fellas waiting to charge you an arm and a leg in exchange for hugs. Don't do it. Gators are horrible huggers. They can't get their flimsy
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Praise the Lord our guys are home! Lt. Chad Anderson and DS Craig Smith have both been released from the hospital - they both have long roads to recovery, but with your love, support, and prayers, we hope they'll be back out there soon protecting and serving. Thank you, thank
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Everyone - meet Virginia. She turned 100 years old this week & we loved celebrating with her! Happy birthday, young lady! 🎂🎉💯
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No it’s not “bring your daughter to work day,” but we couldn’t resist showing the world this pair of Sergeants - on the left is our newly promoted Sgt. Hammonds, and on the right is her daughter
@USArmy
SGT Hammonds!
Dynamic duo! Congrats Sarge on your promotion! 🌟
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Sheriff Judd is updating the media on the arrests of these 3 suspects in the July 17th triple homicide in
#Frostproof
: 26 yo Tony "TJ" Wiggins; 27 yo Mary Whittemore; and 21 yo William "Robert" Wiggins. We are live on Facebook . Release to follow
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Sheriff Judd saw this on his way to work this morning & it made him smile. Happy Wednesday everyone!
#ThisIsPolk
#WeLiveHere
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Thank you
@Buccaneers
for honoring Sheriff Judd’s 50 years of service to the people of
#Polk
County! Let’s go Bucs!!
#gobucs
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On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Cruelty Investigations Unit responded to assist the Haines City Police Department related to a reported case of animal cruelty.
The investigation determined that 21-year-old Angel Enrrique Burgos of Haines City
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...they didn't have social media.
In this galaxy, right now, we do have social media...so you get stuff like this.
Today is Saturday, May the 4th. Also known as "Star Wars Day."
#PCSO
#MayThe4th
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
#GroguAndGrady
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“I’m honored & humbled to serve another term as Sheriff in the greatest county in the nation. The men & women of PCSO work hard every day to keep our residents safe - they do all the heavy lifting. I’m just at the helm. Thank you everyone for the congrats!” - Grady Judd
UNOPPOSED: Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd isn't going anywhere. After no one tried to run against him, the sheriff has officially been re-elected for another four years. "It appears that you are stuck with me for a little while longer," he said.
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This is PCSO Deputy J.J. Quintana, who ran out of his house last night, off-duty, barefoot, & caught DUI suspect Camfield. He's our hero.
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42-year old David Bennett had an active warrant out of Hardee County, and PCSO deputies heard he might be at a residence on 2nd Street SE in Fort Meade.
Deputies entered the home and found David in a rear bedroom.
Rather than surrendering, David jumped out of the window and
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On Thursday, March 21st, at around 10:40 AM, PCSO deputies were searching in the HL Smith Road area, south of Lake Hatchineha Road (Haines City) for a violent suspect.
The man they were looking for was 32-year old Clint Wilson, and he was accused of a physical attack on another
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All these agencies out here doing 'Coffee with a Cop' and 'Cookies with Rookies' ....... we're thinking "Biscuits 'n Grady" - what do y'all think??
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On Monday, March 25th, at about 1:09 AM, a PCSO deputy responded to the 7-Eleven store 6175 US 98 South in Lakeland, in regards to a retail theft complaint.
A store employee provided a great description of the suspect, and Deputy Pruitt located the suspect on a bicycle a little
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A carjacking was reported on Wednesday, March 20th in Mulberry's Park Village shopping plaza at 7050 Church Avenue North.
32-year old Kenneth Davis, Jr. told a PCSO dispatcher that someone pointed a gun at him and took his green Chevy Camaro.
When the deputy arrived and began
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UPDATE: our good friends at LakelandPD just let us know they have located Asher in north Lakeland and he is fine. Thank you!
#MissingChildAlert
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to find 11-year-old Asher Coates from the Galloway Oaks Drive area of Lakeland.
Asher was last seen around 11:30 am this morning, Saturday, May 4, 2024, near the intersection of N. Galloway Rd.
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Absolutely horrifying. These deputies and their families are in our prayers. The suspect needs to be charged to the fullest extent of the law.
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#DeputyBlaneLane
hoped to someday be the sheriff of Polk County. During memorial services for Blane on Tuesday, Sheriff Grady Judd presented Blane's family with a plaque to recognize him as Honorary Sheriff.
#AHeroRememberedNeverDies
#PCSO
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On Tuesday, April 2nd, at around 1:00 PM, Deputy Hurn conducted a traffic stop on a gray Nissan Titan in the Eloise area of Winter Haven, because the windows were extremely dark.
When Deputy Hurn made contact with the driver to ask for his driver's license, the driver said he
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Sheriff Judd is giving details about "Operation Guardians of Innocence V," with 16 suspects arrested for downloading & transmitting child pornography. Watch live on FB and read the release
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On July 1, 2023, Floridians will be legally allowed to carry a concealed weapon or firearm. This is NOT an "open carry" law.
Sheriff Judd explains the law here for those who still have questions, and for more information please visit
Remember: per
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😂😂
IT'S EVERYONE'S FAVORITE SHERIFF👮 We're taking a look at Sheriff Grady Judd's most memorable quotes of 2023.
For the full video and list, visit:
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Gary Barker has been arrested! He was located in Pasco County. Thanks
@OfficialOPLive
...your feature on Barker may have led to his capture.
Big thanks to
@OfficialOPLive
for spotlighting a suspect that the
#PCSO
is looking for. Gary Parker is wanted for Armed Robbery, Armed Burglary, Agg. Assault with a Deadly Weapon, & Poss. of Firearm by Convicted Felon.
#DuckingGrady
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Come on man! Are ya kiddin me? What were ya thinkin???? You just can’t make this stuff up 🤣🤣
GRADY JUDD 2019 | Check out our annual compilation of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and his most memorable quotes and catch phrases for this year >>
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@yet_she
@TalbertSwan
@PolkSchoolsNews
We have been erroneously tagged on this Tweet. Furthermore, The law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over this area has made an arrest. Please update your story and/or check your facts. Thanks.
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On Wednesday, May 1st, at around 5:20 AM, a PCSO deputy was notified about a suspicious person in a residential neighborhood in the Winter Haven area of Eagle Lake Loop Road and Williams Road.
The deputy found the suspicious man in someone's backyard (uninvited). The man was
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We congratulate these six ladies who are currently at the Polk County Jail. On May 15th, they graduated from Alisha Hinton's (pictured in back row, far right) Knot Your Average Academy class.
Hinton (owner of Lisha Lou Salon in Lakeland), not only teaches inmates how to braid
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Always a pleasure to be on
@GoodDayOrlando
@fox35orlando
Prepping for the interview now - tune in at 8:15 am
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Deputy Trexler went to a call about an alligator in a storage shed. He came…he saw…he conquered the beast. He even knocked the wind out of it. Literally. The gator turned out to be a pool floatie.
#PCSO
#Crikey
#TheGatorHunter
#TuneInNextTimeWhenHeWrestlesAPoolNoodle
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At around 6:30 PM on April 5th, a PCSO deputy noticed a bicycle riding dangerously in traffic on a very busy New Tampa Highway in west Lakeland, so the deputy attempted a traffic stop.
The bicyclist was 34-year old Joshua Seckman, and Josh didn't feel like stopping. He turned
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“The Democrats aren’t the enemy. The Republicans aren’t the enemy. We’re Americans. All our lives matter. People need to chill out, and stop threatening to shoot people. Words matter.” - Sheriff Grady Judd
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If you are sick and tired of our children being slaughtered in school shootings tell your Fla legislators NOW to require schools have a safety training, intervention, program to include selected -trained armed staff members accountable to your law enforcement experts.
#GO
VIRAL
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Wow! Thank you so much Tampa Bay
@Buccaneers
for this awesome football in celebration of Sheriff Judd’s 50 years in law enforcement! What an honor to be recognized by the best football team in the nation 😀
#GoBucs
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The
#PCSO
would like to congratulate Bryann Charles (left) and Samuel Crain (right).
Bryan and Samuel (and one other) have earned their high school diploma during their stay at the Polk County Jail. 🧑🏽🎓👏🏽
#WayToGo
#GladGrads
#StepsForSuccess
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Tactical Flight Deputy Reveron gets a kiss from his baby girl before his shift up there in the sky “be safe, Daddy” 🥰🚁
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***UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE***
The driver who hit and killed 9 yo Andres Martinez was located last night in Bowling Green. Special thanks to the
@hcsheriff
Hardee County Sheriff's Office and Bowling Green Police Department for the assistance. 45 yo Gilbert Almaguer was taken into
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As you can see, Sheriff Judd had a jolly good time this weekend
#RoyalWedding
#RoyalWedding2018
#pippip
#thumbsup
#PolkInThePalace
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“The moment we received information about the unprovoked and murderous terrorist attack on Israeli citizens, we put an operation in place to help protect those in Polk County’s Jewish community from anti-Semitic attacks. I unequivocally condemn the horrific and barbaric attack by
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Hang on
@Levysostar
we’re coming!!!! Help is on the way.
💚
@FLSheriffs
together through the storm
#HurricaneIdalia
🌀
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Are you ready for a really positive story?
10-year old Janson and 6-year old Clayton stopped by the
#PCSO
's Central District Office on Monday, April 8th with a splendid surprise.
With their own money, they went out and purchased toys for children who aren't as fortunate.
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On April 4th, at around 2:52 PM, three PCSO deputies and the U.S. Marshals showed up uninvited at a residence on Old Polk City Road near Lakeland.
Why? Because it was believed that 20-year old Nolan Decker from Paragould, Arkansas was in a residence there, and Nolan had a
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#BREAKING
Sheriff Judd will brief the media @ 10:30 AM re: fentanyl trafficking from
#Mexico
into Polk County & beyond. Joining Sheriff Judd will be
@AGAshleyMoody
@SAO10Florida
Brian Haas &
@fdlepio
Asst Commissioner Lee Massie.
This is the largest seizure of fentanyl in Polk
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Due to today being St. Patrick's Day, the
#PCSO
patrol and detention deputies will be wearing green today.
#StPatricksDay2023
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After a career with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office that lasted just over eight years (56 in dog years),
K-9 Vise is hanging up his collar and heading into retirement.
Vise’s partner in crime-fighting, Master Deputy Sheriff Scott Cronin is still far from retiring, so he will
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This is awesome! Way to go FHP!
Florida Troopers aren’t always delivering tickets — sometimes they deliver babies!
Today, Troopers in Tampa helped deliver a baby girl into the world. They shielded the car with raincoats & gave the family a special FHP escort while they were transported to a local hospital. 🎀
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#HappyBirthdayFlorida
178 years young today, but you don't look a day over 134!
Granted, you do have a little receding coast line on your Space Coast, your Keys are starting to sag, and you got that whole panhandle thing going on, but hey---you still look mahhhvelous!
#PCSO
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On Wednesday, March 13th, at about 7:47 PM, an officer from the Haines City Police Department notified dispatch that he was behind a stolen white 2001 Ford F150 that was traveling on Lucerne Park towards Winter Haven.
The officer continued to follow the Ford from a distance as
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On Sunday morning, April 7th, at about 10:54 AM, a PCSO deputy responded to an Auburndale residence in the area of Lundy Road and State Road 559, after receiving a call about a battery on a pregnant person.
The deputy arrived and spoke with 29-year old Tiffany Maltbie and her
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Granted, some 5-year old kid accidentally let go of his little balloon (probably made in China) at Legoland last year, but they didn't report it, so we're not counting it.
#PCSO
#KeepingThePCSOBlimpOnStandby
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We just got an important call on a PCSO phone about the warranty expiring on one of our PCSO vehicles, but they didn’t say which vehicle it was. Was it one of the patrol cars? A Crime Scene van? One of the Ag-Trucks? Oh no!
#PCSO
#ScamAndSpam
#WeGetThemToo
#SoAnnoying
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Since we're all here, check out today's news conference on our YouTube channel
Human Trafficking investigation nets 228 arrests
Here's the news release:
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When you’re so excited Daddy’s home, you can’t even wait for him to get out of the car 💚 thanks to Deputy Bigford’s wife for the pic!
#PCSO
#copsandkids
#leolove
#TuesdayThoughts
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#Breaking
Three Mexican men living in Hillsborough County - 2 were in the U.S. illegally - arrested & charged with trafficking in Fentanyl during a multi-agency investigation.
See the news conf on YouTube:
Read the release:
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Such a sad day for the City of Lake Wales, their police department, and especially Officer Jared Joyner who lost a partner, friend, and family member.
Farewell, pupper.
#K9Max
#LakeWalesPoliceDepartment
#TheRainbowBridge
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52-year old Von Eric Persinger and 39-year old Jessica Sowell (both of Bartow), were provided deluxe accommodations at Grady Judd's Bed & Breakfast on Tuesday, April 2nd. Here's the scoop on our new guests...
At about 10:57 AM, Deputy Wells and his trainee Deputy Dully were
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“A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life wrote a blank check made payable to ‘The United States of America,’ for an amount up to and including their life.” To all who served, and their families - we salute you. Thank You for your service!
#VeteransDay2018
🇺🇸
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Sheriff Judd will provide details @ 3 pm this afternoon about a multi-law enforcement agency seven-day-long undercover investigation which focused on sexual predators who target children, solicit children online, and travel to an undercover location to sexually batter children.
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14 years of bliss 😍
110,360 Followers 😍
But there's 700,000+ people in
#Polk
County so where y'all at?
#MyTwitterAnniversary
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Usually, he's in dark green, but for yesterday's
@Buccaneers
game, Sheriff Judd wore red as they honored him for his 50 years of service to Polk County.
#PCSO
#CouldntGetHimToStopSayingYouArrrrrrrUnderArrest
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Governor Ron DeSantis is joined by Senate President-Designate Simpson, House Speaker-Designate Sprowls, Sheriff Grady Judd, Sheriff Schultz, and Police Chief Pearson, with a major announcement about new legislation holding criminals accountable. Watch:
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Welcome to Polk County - where deputies will catch your loose horse (or cow or hog) and return it to your pasture. It’s what we do 😎
#onlyinPolk
#welivehere
#fullservicelawenforcement
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If you know
@LakelandPD
Chief Garcia & Sheriff Grady Judd we think you’ll agree these two nailed the costumes. Happy Halloween 🎃
#halloween2021
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On Thursday, April 25th, a PCSO deputy was patrolling on I-4 westbound near exit 28 in the Lakeland area, when she noticed a black Chevy Cruze cruising by the rest of traffic while driving on the shoulder (which is a no-no, by the way).
Not only that, the car's tag was expired.
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Last month, a suspect tried to drown one of our K-9s. We’ve got a new unit now - try drowning one of these, bad guys.
#G8RUnit
#G8rDone
#AprilFools
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We know everyone is on edge today. So here’s a picture of a Deputy holding a cute little baby pig to make you smile.
#SpreadLove
#Polk
#WeLiveHere
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Yesterday our sweet Hanoverian hound Dasha & her human partner Deputy Dave Butler found an 11-yr-old girl who ran away from her
#Lakeland
home - the girl was returned to her parents. Good girl, Dasha!
#HanoverianHound
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#TFW
you come to work in the morning after a tense evening to see this ❤️ we love you,
#Polk
County!
#InThisTogether
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