Burned body of Solymarie Roman, suspect arrested

Polk County deputies said they have arrested the man accused of murdering his girlfriend, then setting her body on fire.
The body of Solymarie Roman, 22, was found in an empty wooded lot of Marlin Drive, following a small brush fire in Poinciana earlier this month.
Mourad Balzourt, 28, was arrested Wednesday. Deputies believe up until [...]

ACCREDITATION ASSESSMENT TEAM INVITES PUBLIC COMMENT

A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), Public Safety Communications Accreditation (PSCA) program will visit the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in December to examine all aspects of Telecommunication policy and procedures, management, operations, and other support services, Sheriff Grady Judd announced today.
Verification by the team that the [...]

Old Canoe Creek Road/Kissimmee Park Road and Canoe Creek Bridge Construction Updates

Osceola County, Florida – As part of Osceola County’s Old Canoe Creek Road/Kissimmee Park Road construction project, crews will be working nights to pave the intersection of Neptune Road and Kissimmee Park Road (KPR) from Sunday, December 2, 2007 through Wednesday, December 5, 2007. Paving will take place from 7:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m. [...]

2nd Annual Memorial Golf Tournament

The Polk County Sheriff’s K-9 Unit is hosting the second annual Matt & DiOGi Memorial golf tournament on Saturday, December 8, 2007, at Bridgewater Golf & Country Club in Lakeland. Teams will consist of 4-person best ball, with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun scramble. Last year’s tournament was so popular, an afternoon tee time was necessary [...]

Detectives Arrest Knights Inn Robbery Suspect

Osceola County — On November 27, Osceola County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Barney Litteral (DOB 6/26/84) for his involvement in an armed robbery at Knights Inn in Kissimmee. He was charged with Armed Robbery with a Firearm and Petit Theft.
On November 26 at 6:30 p.m., Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Knights Inn, 2880 N. [...]

Arrest Made in Homicide of Solymarie Roman

Polk County Sheriff’s Homicide detectives made an arrest in a homicide today for the murder of Solymarie Roman, who was killed, dumped, and burned in a remote area in Poinciana on November 1, 2007.
According to the affidavit, Mourad Balzourt strangled his live-in girlfriend Solymarie on October 31, 2007, and then set her body on fire [...]

REWARD INCREASED TO $5,000.00 FOR INFORMATION IN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AND HOMICIDE

At approximately 9:52 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2007, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies received a call in reference to a shooting that had occurred in the parking lot of the Sunny’s Food Plaza, 2085 West Highland Street, Lakeland. (The plaza is on the corner of Wabash Avenue and West Highland Street.) The [...]

Death Investigation Update

Polk County Sheriff’s detectives have positively identified the body found in an orange grove in Frostproof yesterday as that of 19-year-old Fernando Trejo, DOB 4/19/88, of 36 Banks Road in Frostproof. According to the autopsy and evidence found at the scene, Trejo died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Detectives Investigating Grand Theft of Semi-Trailer

Osceola County — On November 25 at approximately 5 p.m., Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 1901 S. Poinciana Boulevard in Kissimmee in reference to grand theft. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the victim who indicated the day before he had parked his semi-truck trailer in the parking area of Industrial Drive. The [...]

Deputies Locate 4 Juveniles Who Escaped from Detention Center

Osceola County — On November 23 at approximately 8 p.m., Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Adolescent Residential Campus, 5970 S. Orange Blossom Trail in Kissimmee. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the campus staff who indicated they had received a phone call from an off duty employee who saw four juveniles running from [...]