Lakeland Police Department

LAKELAND, FL (September 21, 2020) – Lakeland Police Detectives have made an arrest in the homicide investigation of Jeannairy Dominguez, killed on Sunday, July 19, 2020.  On July 19, 2020, Lakeland Police Department officers were dispatched to the area of 1100 Monroe Street for a report of shots being fired in the area. At approximately 9:31 p.m., officers arrived on the scene ...

  LAKELAND, FL (August 13, 2020) – Lakeland Police Detectives have made an arrest in the homicide investigation of two people found on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Felix Noel Molina, age 42, has been arrested and will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Molina was known by the victims.   Today members of the Tampa Police Department assisted Lakeland Police Departme ...

UPDATE  LAKELAND, FL (August 12, 2020) - The Lakeland Police Department has received notification that the 10-month-old child involved in the early morning crash near the 1000 block of George Jenkins Boulevard succumbed to their injuries late yesterday afternoon. We do not have any further updates on the conditions of the suspect or child's mother at this time. This rem ...

LAKELAND, FL (August 9, 2020) - Lakeland Police Department Detectives have confirmed the death investigation reported earlier this morning is now a homicide investigation. Shortly after 3:00 a.m., an officer made a forced entry into a residence near the 1500 block of West Highland Street. The officer was following up on a wellness check request from a family member who had not ...

LAKELAND, FL (August 9, 2020) - Lakeland Police are currently working a death investigation near the 1500 block of West Highland Street in Lakeland. Officers were following up on a welfare check request at a residence in the area. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found two adults deceased inside the residence.   It is very early in the investigation, and detectives are ac ...

LAKELAND, FL (August 3, 2020) | On Monday, August 3, 2020, the Lakeland City Commission extended the resolution requiring masks/face coverings consistent with CDC guidelines for those individuals inside the Lakeland corporate limits.  The City Commission voted 5-2 in favor of the resolution with Commissioner Franklin and Commissioner Read being the dissenting votes. The new Resolution will expire at 5 p.m. on September 8, 2020, unless extended by further action of the City Commission.

Human Remains Confirmed to Be Those of Missing Lakeland Woman LAKELAND, FL (July 30, 2020) - The Lakeland Police Department has confirmed with the District 10 Medical Examiner's Office that the human remains located on July 29, 2020, near the 2000 block of West Bella Vista Street are those of Takeria Adderly. Adderly, 22-years-old, had been reported missing by her family to th ...

LAKELAND, FL (July 29, 2020) - Detectives with the Lakeland Police Department are currently on scene of a death investigation near the area of Fairbanks Street and Bella Vista Street. This morning human remains were found in the area. At this time, detectives are unable to confirm the identity or cause of death of the victim. The remains will be transported to the Medical Exami ...

UPDATE: On Sunday, July 19, 2020, Lakeland Police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of 1000 Monroe Street at approximately 9:24 p.m. When officers arrived on scene they found a female victim inside a residence with gunshot wounds. The 25-year-old victim was declared deceased at the scene by Polk County Fire Rescue at 9:29 p.m. The victim's three young chi ...

Can you help locate 72-year-old Beverly Simpson-Gallagher? Beverly was last seen on Friday, July 17th, between 12:30 p.m. and – 1:00 p.m. at the Talbot House in Lakeland. She is not from the area and has been staying at the Talbot House for the past four months. Beverly does have diagnosed medical issues and is believed to suffer from Dementia. She is described at 5’ ...