PCSO Undercover Detectives Charge 18 Suspects During "Operation April's Fools" In an undisclosed location in Polk County, beginning on Tuesday, March 29, through Monday, April 4, 2016, Polk County Sheriff's undercover detectives, along with detectives and investigators from other agencies, conducted a week-long undercover investigation targeting online child predators and charged 18suspects…
Winter Haven Police quickly apprehended one adult and two juveniles after a Lake Alfred man saw his car being taken while he jogged at Polk State College. On 6-27-16 at approximately 5:06 a.m., 32 year-old Christopher Delgado of Lake Alfred parked his black Nissan Altima at Polk State College while he jogged…
"Operation March Sadness" Polk County Sheriff's Undercover Detectives Arrest 104 Suspects During Six-Day-Long Prostitution Investigation Targeting Human Trafficking During a six-day-long undercover investigation from Tuesday, March 14th through Sunday, March 20th, 2017, focusing on those who advertise prostitution services in online ads and identifying victims of human trafficking, Polk County…
On Thursday, August 17, 2017, three former DJJ G4S Highlands Youth Academy (HYA) staff members were arrested on Polk County warrants for multiple felony charges related to their intentional destroying/tampering with evidence, failure to report child abuse, and willfully neglect of juveniles under their care, after an extensive PCSO investigation.…
On Sunday, September 17, 2017, Polk County Sheriff's Fraud detectives obtained a warrant for 46-year-old Cornesa Mobley of Clermont, charging her with: 10 counts Use of Personal ID (F-3) 8 counts Uttering False Instrument (F-3) 7 counts Possession of Counterfeit Device (F-3) 1 count Use of Public Record to Obtain Personal Info…