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LAKELAND, FL (December 17, 2022) - On Friday, December 16, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m., uniform patrol officers responded to a residence in the 5500 block of Starling Loop in reference to a shooting involving a juvenile. Upon arrival, officers found emergency medical professionals rendering aid to a 12-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound. The victim was transported t ...

IMPORTANT: Multilingual FEMA staff will be in Polk County, at or near your neighborhood (Details immediately below). Families and individuals affected by Hurricane IAN will be able to meet with a FEMA representative and (A) register for disaster assistance related to this disaster, and/or (B) submit additional information/documentation and re-start the application review as noted on the FEMA Determination Letters they may have received.

LAKELAND, FL (December 3, 2022) - On Thursday, December 1, 2022, at approximately 7:13 p.m., officers responded to a traffic crash near the 2100 block of State Road 563, locally known as Harden Boulevard. Just prior to the crash, a 2006 Honda CBR600 motorcycle, with two male riders, was traveling southbound on Harden Boulevard and negotiating a curve. For unknown reasons, the m ...

UPDATE:  Ryan Moe has been located safe.  Ryan Hazim Moe, age 43, has been reported missing from Lakeland. He was last seen at a residence on Imperial Boulevard on Wednesday, November 30 at approximately 6:00 p.m. Ryan is 6’ tall, weighs 200 pounds, with black short curly hair and brown eyes. He is known to frequent areas in Tampa and Orlando. If anyone has informat ...

LAKELAND, FL (Nov 21, 2022) | Take your photo with Santa in the beautiful Hollis Garden. On Saturday, December 10^th, 2022, Hollis Garden will be hosting the Second Annual Selfies with Santa event.  This year, the gates open at 9:45 a.m. and Santa will be available for pictures until 1:00 p.m.   Reservations are not required, just be sure to bring your own camera! 

Promotion Ceremony to be held on Friday, December 2, 2022, at the Lake Mirror Auditorium LAKELAND, FL (November 18, 2022) - The Lakeland Police Department is proud to announce that Captain Marvin Tarver and Lieutenant Cheryl Kimball have been selected as the department’s newest Assistant Chief and Captain, respectively. Upon assuming the role of Assistant Chief, Tarver will ...

LAKELAND, FL (November 17, 2022) | As a City-owned utility, our goal is to provide Lakeland with reliable electric service, but we also feel it is our responsibility to help improve the quality of life for our customers.  To help our fellow citizens in need, a program called Project Care was developed to assist people with paying their Lakeland Electric bills. Lakeland Electric customers who are 60 and older and/or disabled are eligible for assistance. Project Care is about people caring for people, neighbors helping neighbors.

LAKELAND, FL (November 16, 2022) – A Florida Purple Alert has been issued for 56-year-old Lisa-Marie Martin-LaFave. Mrs. Martin-LaFave is believed to be traveling in a 2018 white Jeep Cherokee Trail Hawk, bearing Florida tag Z25DTY. She was last seen in the area near the 800 block of Rockingham Road in Lakeland on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at approximately 6:30 p.m.   M ...

In anticipation of approaching Tropical Storm Nicole, the Code Enforcement hearing scheduled for Thursday November 10, 2022 at 9 a.m. in the City Commission Chambers has been canceled. All active cases will be added to the agenda for the January 5, 2023 hearing. ...

LAKELAND, FL (November 7, 2022) | The City of Lakeland is very excited to announce Sammy Taylor Junior as Lakeland’s next Chief of Police as current Chief Ruben Garcia readies for retirement with his last official day approaching at the end of the month.  City Manager Shawn Sherrouse said, “I believe it is very important that we name Chief Garcia’s successor now so we can smoothly transition into Taylor’s leadership role as Chief of the Lakeland Police Department.”