Inside Poinciana Florida

Osceola County – Osceola County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Zachary Lee Snowden and charged him with Grand Theft Auto and Criminal Mischief. The investigation began on May 29 when deputies took a report from Living Water Church located at 4101 Pleasant Hill Road in Kissimmee. The church reported their All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) was stolen. On [...]

July 29, 2009 — Now open on weekends, The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve consists of 12,000 acres of restored wetlands, pine flatwoods, cypress domes and prairie. The preserve, located just outside Poinciana, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and entrance is free.
Cited as one of Central Florida’s best hikes by the [...]

The United States Department of Justice notified the Polk County Sheriff’s Office yesterday, Tuesday, July 29, that it is scheduled to receive a grant through the Federal Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Hiring Recovery Program that will provide $5,780,128 to hire 32 new deputy sheriffs. The grant covers funding for salaries and benefits of full-time [...]

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Robert Allan Deem, 56, died at home in Kissimmee, Fla., on Sunday, July 26, 2009, with his wife by his side.
Originally from East Liverpool, he moved to Florida in 1985. He is a graduate of East Liverpool High School. He was a member of the Kissimmee Moose Lodge. He worked for Toho [...]

Osceola County – On July 28, Osceola County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Melvin Ortiz and charged him with Felony Murder. The death investigation began on July 24 when deputies responded to 1379 Burnley Court in Poinciana. When deputies arrived, they spoke with the resident who indicated her five-year-old stepson was losing consciousness. She advised he had [...]

Osceola County – On July 27 at approximately 12:00 a.m., Osceola County Sheriff’s detectives with the Tourist Policing Unit were conducting an investigation near Indian Ridge Trail. Detectives observed a vehicle driving without headlights on. They followed the vehicle and watched the driver exit the car and walk up a driveway to two parked cars. [...]

Osceola County – Osceola County Sheriff’s deputies charged Angel Diaz and Raymond Cortes, Jr. with Burglary, Grand Theft and Possession of Burglary Tools. Diaz and Cortes are registered felons. They were booked into the Osceola County Jail. Detectives were able to recover numerous stolen property including laptop computers, electronics and jewelry. They also contacted other [...]

NEWS RELEASE, JUNE 17, 2009
At a meeting on June 16, 2009, Tony Iorio, Vice President for Avatar Inc. stated the hospital for Poinciana is in the planning stages;
It is designated to go on a 40 acre site across from Solivita Marketplace on Cypress Parkway, (toward Johnson Road) in
Osceola Cunty. Avatar Property Inc owns [...]

Osceola County – Osceola County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Michael Jamal Rigby, Kayla Margarit Vazquez and Ryan Oneil Edwards for their involvement in an attempted murder. The investigation began July 11 when deputies responded to 140 Birmingham Drive in Poinciana in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with witnesses who indicated Vazquez began fighting [...]

Waste-Watch is a partnership between the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Refuse Service workers in which employees of Florida Refuse assist law enforcement by observing and reporting suspicious activity while out in neighborhoods during the normal course of their duties collecting refuse.
The idea for this partnership grew from Operation Bright Eyes, a partnership between [...]