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Oct 16, 2025
Would-be car thief attempts...
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Oct 15, 2025
First case of rabies confir...
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Oct 14, 2025
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WANTED: Robert James Pope
Sep 9, 2022
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman
Polk County Sheriff's detectives are looking for 43 yr old Robert "Little Man" James Pope (DOB 10/1/78) who has a Polk County warrant for written threats to kill and is to be considered armed and dangerous. He has a violent criminal history and has been to Florida state prison, and has lived in GA and TN.
Pope is 5' tall and 175 lbs, with blonde hair and brown eyes. He has tattoos on both arms: two skulls and the grim reaper on his left arm and praying hands, a skull, and "silas" on his right arm.
He was last seen near CR 640 & CR 555 in Fort Meade here in Florida. He is believed to be armed and will want to fight with law enforcement if confronted.
If you see Robert Pope please call PCSO immediately at 863-298-6200.
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Mr. Ware is a regular customer at a 7-ELEVEn store in Lakeland, and the employees know him, so his decision to commit a crime there is baffling.
Late one Sunday night, Mr. Ware showed up at the store and gathered nine hats. He looked right at the store employee and said that he… x.com/i/web/status/1…
Friday afternoon, October 17th, PCSO deputies were looking for 32-year old Nocles Devin Joseph; he had a Polk County warrant for Violation of Probation (Grand Theft, Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, and Domestic Violence/Battery).
The deputies were not having any luck… x.com/i/web/status/1…
On Friday, October 17th, at 10:31 pm, the Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call.
A male voice was heard stating, "911, come down here," and then the call disconnected.
The ECC made multiple attempts to call the person back, but there was no answer.
Deputies were… x.com/i/web/status/1…
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