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Bay area delegate preps for RNC with creative headwear
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — When the Republican National Convention (RNC) begins, delegates will be wearing their pride on their heads. It’s part of a longstanding hat tradition at political conventions. Polk County resident Kat Gates-Skipper spent time adding pins and buttons to the hats she’ll wear in Milwaukee....
Florida Sheriff's Deputy Injured in Confrontation With Suspect
POLK COUNTY, Florida -- A deputy is being hospitalized after a confrontation with a suspect on Friday night in Polk County, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Sheriff Grady Judd gave preliminary details about the shooting that occurred around 9:30 p.m. He said a man came to visit his grandmother in the Oakwood Estates neighborhood off of Spirit Lake Road in Winter Haven. Following a disturbance, the man hit his grandmother with a vehicle and knocked her down.
What are Citizens saying about Sheriff Grady Judd and his Animal Services?
Carley Jennifer says This sheriff is proving more and more that he needs to be forced to move out of the way….people aren’t just going to back down. What a silly thought that is! He thinks closing the shelter so he can let more cats die is going to solve this problem. Not allowing cameras? Hahaha, why? If you aren’t guilty of a crime, what’s with all the covering up and hiding? Must think we were born yesterday. He is not above the law, and SO many seem scared of him. How can one person have so much power one might ask? Because this situation runs deeper than anyone in Polk County and beyond would ever be able to comprehend, especially financially. When the exposure began, the scrambling also began. It will get exposed further, in due time….to everyone: stay on this! Keep spreading this like wildfire! Keep making those calls! Get as many lawmakers and government officials involved as you can! How immature and unprofessional to close a shelter after making it publicly known that there would be an adoption event today….
Polk deputy fatally shoots man who hit his grandmother with a car, then rammed the deputy
Update: Sheriff Grady Judd gave a video update to the deputy-involved shooting that occurred around 9:30 pm on Friday, July 12, 2024, in the Oakwood Estates neighborhood off Spirit Lake Road in Winter Haven. The suspect, 19-year-old Henry Maynard, is deceased and the deputy who was involved was treated at...
Corrections officer arrested for using fraudulent handicap tag at Publix
A Florida Department of Corrections officer was arrested on Thursday for fraudulently using a handicap sticker while at a Publix, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Around 9:30 a.m., a Sheriff’s Service Officer was patrolling the parking lot of the Publix, located in Highlands City, when he discovered...
Deputies shot, killed man who hit grandmother with car in Winter Haven: PCSO
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting that ended with a 19-year-old suspect dead in Winter Haven. Sheriff Grady Judd said there was a "disturbance" between a man and his grandmother around 9:30 p.m. on Friday in the Oakwood Estates neighborhood off of Spirit Lake Road.
Update: Winter Haven man fatally shot by deputy. And it started with a melted candy bar
The Winter Haven man who was fatally shot by a Polk County sheriff's deputy Friday night was apparently sent into a rage after a candy bar melted on his computer, Sheriff Grady Judd said in a Saturday afternoon update. Judd offered more details of the events leading up to the shooting in an...
Petition: Demand New Leadership, Transparency, TNR & Lower Kill-Rate in Polk County Animal
The situation currently prevailing at the Polk County Animal Shelter in Lakeland, Florida, a tax-funded institution meant to protect and help animals, is heart-wrenching. Current management oversight by the Sheriff has left animal advocates, including myself, deeply concerned and worried for the welfare of these helpless beings. Firstly, the shelter...
Sheriff: Teen shot, killed by deputy in Polk County after going into 'rage' about melted chocolate on his laptop
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A man was killed after he was shot by a Polk County Sheriff's deputy when he rammed into the patrol vehicle and then confronted the deputy. Sheriff Grady Judd said in a video that it started when Henry Maynard, 19, was at his grandmother's house in Winter Haven in the Oakwood Estates neighborhood. His grandmother left an Almond Joy candy bar on his laptop, which melted while he was sleeping. When he woke up and saw the melted chocolate, "he went into a rage," Judd said.
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