Lakeland Police Department

LAKELAND, FL (November 2, 2021) - Be a part of the Memorial that honors fallen officers who lost their lives while serving the citizens of Lakeland by sponsoring a personalized brick that will be included in the foundation of the Lakeland Police Fallen Heroes Memorial. For one month only, the Lakeland Police Foundation has re-opened the commemorative brick sales for the Lakelan ...

#MISSINGPERSON Help Locate Bruce "Robbie" Robinson? Tonight we received a report of a missing person, Bruce Robinson, age 83. Robbie was last seen today, October 21, at 2:30 p.m., near the 400 block of Carlton Street. He is 5'4", weighs approximately 128 pounds, and was last seen walking, wearing a grey polo shirt and baggy blue pants. Robbie is balding with white h ...

LAKELAND (October 19, 2021) - On Saturday, October 16, 2021, at approximately 4:20 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle near the 3800 block of US Highway 98 North. According to reports, just before the crash, the rider and passenger of a Harley Davidson motorcycle were traveling northbound on US Highway 98 North. At the same time, the ...

For Immediate Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ContactDavid Waller, Chairman PCLEMF, Inc.,863-529-3709 The Fraternal Order of Police Polk County Lodge #46 and the Polk County Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, Inc., will present the 33rd Annual Polk County Peace Officers’ Memorial Service on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at 10:00 AM at the Polk County Law Enforcement Memorial in the L ...

LAKELAND, FL (April 18, 2021) - On Thursday, September 23, 2021, at approximately 3:37 p.m., a Nissan Frontier was stopped in the left turn lane facing northbound on Kathleen Road.  The traffic light changed from red to a green arrow and the Nissan began to turn left onto the extension road of Mall Hill Drive to enter the 7-11 parking lot.  At the same time a pedestrian entered ...

LAKELAND, FL (August 12, 2021) - Detectives with the Lakeland Police Department’s Special Victim’s Unit, with the assistance of the Columbia City Police Department in Indiana, have arrested 35-year-old Tabitha Palmer, related to criminal acts involving a minor in Lakeland whom she met online while playing video games.   On June 9, 2021, the parent of the victim, an 11-year-ol ...

UPDATE:  Ms Carpenter has been located and is being reunited with family.  LAKELAND, FL (July 27, 2021) – The Lakeland Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a missing adult, 56-year-old Sherri Carpenter. Mrs. Carpenter is believed to be traveling in a red 2014 Nissan Sentra bearing Florida tag NTC S32.   Mrs. Carpenter was last seen Monday, July 26, 2021, a ...

LAKELAND, FL (July 4, 2021) - On Sunday, July 4, 2021, shortly after midnight, uniform patrol officers responded to the Mobil gas station located at 1615 West Memorial Boulevard in reference to a shooting. On scene, officers located a 34-year-old male victim with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers immediately began securing the scene and rendering aid until emergency medical res ...

LAKELAND, FL (June 26, 2021) - On Friday, June 25, 2021, at approximately 6:27 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash near the 1600 block of East Memorial Boulevard and Interlachen Parkway. Just prior to the crash, a Chevrolet Cobalt sedan was traveling westbound on East Memorial Boulevard. As the driver was attempting to negotiate the left curve of the roadway, they lost ...

LAKELAND (June 12, 2021) -  On Friday, June 11, 2021, a Polk County Grand Jury indicted John Ward Smith, of Lakeland, in connection with a homicide that occurred in the area of West Crawford St. in Northwest Lakeland on April 10, 2021. Smith, age 37, was charged with one count of First Degree Murder. Smith was already in custody and has been held in the Polk County Jail since A ...