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With the City of Lakeland's growing population, the need for 911 dispatchers is increasing as well. The number of calls is increasing year by year as more people move to Lakeland. There is a ...

Lakeland police has not yet started mounting the speed-detection cameras. But they should be operational in early November.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said an arrest warrant has been issued for a Guatemalan man accused of a hit-and-run in ...

Sgt. Chad Mumbauer, who oversees the red-light camera program for the Lakeland Police Department, said he credits the rising number of tickets to the city's rapidly-growing population. Commissioner ...

Lakeland police say someone shot a 27-year-old man who was riding a scooter late Monday. It happened in the 1000 block of Sikes Blvd. The victim is expected to survive. LAKELAND, Fla. - A man is ...

On Saturday, unconfirmed reports of a shooting and possible active shooter at Florida Southern College in Lakeland surfaced but were later proven false.

1. 2 People Thrown From Motorcycle In Lakeland Crash: Police ( patch.com) — A serious motorcycle crash in Lakeland left two ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — The home at 1639 Norman Drive in Lakeland is off-limits for a year, even to its owner. “No matter what the illegal activity is, no matter what the nuisance is, when you enable ...

The number of red-light camera tickets issued by the City of Lakeland to its residents continues to rise, even as fewer appear to be paying up. Lakeland has issued 5% more red-light camera tickets in ...