Eagle Lake Sheiff’s Station Open House

On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., an open house will be held at the Eagle Lake Sheriff’s Station at 75 North 7th Street in Eagle Lake. The media and public are invited to attend.
PCSO Crime Prevention Specialists and Special Operations will be on-hand to share handouts, information, and tours of [...]

Lane Switch Scheduled for Poinciana Boulevard

Osceola County, Florida – As part of the ongoing Poinciana Boulevard reconstruction project, traffic will shifted onto the outside lanes between Pam Road to just south of Oren Brown Road on Monday, February 4, 2008. Southbound lanes will remain the same, however, the new outside northbound lanes will be open.
Message boards will be displayed on [...]

Deputies Arrest Suspect Involved in Stabbing Incident

Osceola County * Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies arrested
John Fitzgerald Henderson and charged him with Aggravated Battery with a
Deadly Weapon and Resisting with Violence. The incident occurred on
January 26 at approximately 9:00 a.m. Witnesses indicated Henderson and
the victim, Charles Dana Martin were involved in an altercation outside
the Food Spot, 881 Towne Center Drive in [...]

Deputies Investigating Stabbing Incident

Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies are currently investigating a stabbing incident
that occurred this morning at Food Spot, 881 Towne Center Drive in Poinciana.
Deputies responded around 9:08 a.m. When they arrived they spoke with witnesses
who indicated two men were involved in an altercation in front of the business.
The suspect stabbed the victim before fleeing on foot.
Deputies located [...]

Detectives Arrest Two Juveniles for Armed Robbery

Osceola County * On January 25 at approximately 6:26 a.m.,
Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 2944 Bonita Circle in
Kissimmee in reference to an armed robbery. Upon arrival, deputies
spoke with the victims who indicated they were walking with a dog when
two unknown males approached them at gunpoint and demanded money. One
victim was struck in [...]

Crime Stoppers Bulletin: Armed Carjacking

Polk County Sheriff’s Robbery detectives are seeking information about an armed carjacking that occurred in Winter Haven on January 20, 2008.
Around 7:30 p.m. that evening, the female victim had stopped her 2005 white BMW x5 SUV along the side of the road on Country Club Road, just south of the Summerfield subdivision, to assist a [...]

Deputies Arrest Suspects for Counterfeiting Scheme

Osceola County * On January 25 at approximately 1:30 a.m.,
Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle
traveling on Highway 192. The check revealed the owner of the vehicle,
Karen Sheila Welch had active warrants from Lake County for Uttering a
Forged Check, Organized Fraud and Grand Theft. Deputies made contact
with the driver, Paul [...]

Detectives Arrest Teacher for Lewd & Lascivious Battery with Student

Osceola County * Late this afternoon, Osceola County Sheriff’s
detectives arrested Sarah Elizabeth Joel and charged her with three
counts of lewd & lascivious battery. Detectives began investigating the
incident early this morning when a teacher at Harmony High School told
deputies one of her students was suspected of having sexual relations
with his former teacher. The student indicated [...]

Osceola County Ribbon Cutting on New Holopaw Fire Station & Community Cntr

Central Florida – Osceola County Fire Rescue/EMS, along with Osceola County Parks Division, will host ribbon cuttings at two facilities in Osceola County on Friday, January 25, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. The new Fire Station 55 and the Holopaw Community Center are now serving the citizens of Holopaw.
The Holopaw Community Center [...]

Major Retail Theft Ring Uncovered; Numerous Racketeering Arrests Made

On Thursday, January 24, 2008, law enforcement arrest teams throughout central Florida served five search warrants and arrested (up to) 18 people related to a multi-million dollar retail theft ring and fencing operation involving health, beauty, and cosmetic (HBC) products and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. All the suspects were arrested today, some of which were [...]