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Daily Ridge
Published August 26Alert Neighbor Calls Police While Juvenile Burglarizing Vehicles In Neighborhood
On August 25, 2026 at approximately 1:45 a.m., Winter Haven officers responded to a residence on Salisbury Dr. in Winter Haven where a neighbor was watching someone burglarize vehicles in the neighborhood. The caller watched the subject enter two vehicles and attempt to enter…
Daily Ridge
Published August 25Winter Haven Man Arrested on Active Polk County Warrant After Off-Duty Deputy Spots Him at Restaurant
Arrested by PCSO: 37-year-old Hunter Wayne Kemp of Winter Haven. On Sunday, August 23, 2026, at around 7 pm, an off-duty deputy was at a Winter Haven restaurant when he noticed Hunter Wayne Kemp was there too. The deputy was quite aware that Hunter had an active Polk County…
WMNF 88.5
Published August 04The Scoop: Tues. Aug. 4, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Winter Haven pastor Timothy Chaneyfield is charged with three felony counts of lewd battery of a minor.