A Florida man is accused of killing his 16-year-old son with an angle grinder. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said that Stephen Rodda was living temporarily with his grandfather, Thomas Rodda, to help him out while his grandmother was in rehab. The elder Rodda spent several hours visiting his wife Monday morning, and when he …
A 13-year-old boy was arrested after he exchanged gunfire with police during a chase through a residential neighborhood in Lakeland. One officer was shot in the foot, and the teen was also taken to the hospital with a gunshot wounds to the leg and abdomen, where he is recovering while in police custody, WKMG reported. …
A long time California school board member was arrested last weekend in an undercover human trafficking operation in Florida. “Operation Traffic Stop” picked up 213 people, among them 60-year-old Scott Kenneth Wooden, who had served on the Del Mar Union School District Board of Trustees since 2010, Law and Crime reported. The operation was run …
Two Florida man are dead after they shot each other in an ongoing dispute at the business they both own on Thursday afternoon. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said that Akeido Bennett, 31, and Xavier Figueroa, shot each other at the business at 3135 US 92 East in Lakeland, WOFL reported. The sheriff’s office did …
A 21-year-old Florida sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed early Tuesday mornin while serving a warrant. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said four deputies had gone to serve the suspect with a failure to appear warrant. The deputies entered the mobile home, he said, and shots were fired, striking one of the deputies. The deputy …
A Texas father has been charged with abandoning or endangering a child after he left a baby girl in shed belonging to a Polk County family. John and Katharine McClain were awakened at about 3 a.m. Saturday morning by the sound of a neighbor’s truck driving away. When they checked their security camera, they saw …
A Georgia deputy police chief arrested last week for soliciting a prostitute in Florida got scammed out of $200 by another prostitute the night before his arrest. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said that Cartersville Police Department Deputy Chief Jason DiPrima, 49, was arrested on Thursday as part of a “very successful” human trafficking sting …
A North Georgia city’s deputy police chief has been placed on administrative leave after he was arrested in Florida for soliciting prostitution. The Cartersville Police Department said that Jason DiPrima was arrested in Polk County, Florida, on Thursday. “Deputy Chief DiPrima has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation,” the department said in …
A contract electrical worker barged into the Florida rental home where he, his coworkers, and their families were staying Saturday morning swinging a baseball bat and a knife, ultimately killing three people. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Shaun Runyon, 39, and the others were employees of J&B Electric in Pennsylvania and were working for …
North Carolina police have issued an Amber Alert for an 11-year-old girl who has been missing since Saturday and may be with her uncle, described as a “violent offender.” Allison Paige Henderson disappeared from the Green Creek community in Polk County, North Carolina, and could be in the Spartanburg, South Carolina, area, the Polk County …
A Florida man, reported as a suspicious person Saturday evening, returned to the same home heavily armed and in full body armor nine hours later and killed four people, including a 3-month old boy. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies unsuccessfully searched for the man after 7:30 p.m. Saturday when a woman at the …
A 2-year-old Florida girl is fighting for her life after her 3-year-old brother found a gun tucked between the cushions of a sofa and shot her. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the little girl was shot once in the chest, suffering severe injuries to her internal organs, and was in “exceptionally” critical condition. Judd …
