Polk Task Force arrests 19 for defrauding over $475K

Submitted by Kristin Weber, Web Producer, 10News In Your Neighborhood

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, 2:49pm

Polk County, Florida -- The Polk County Sheriff's Identity Task Force have arrested 19 people on charges of defrauding local taxpayers and the IRS of over $475,000.

Mug Shot Gallery: Polk tax fraud arrests

The investigation revealed 399 fraudulent identities and uncovered $475,995 that had been obtained by the IRS.

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Bartow Police ID fatal hit-and-run victim

Submitted by Eric Glasser, Anchor/Reporter

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, 11:05am

Bartow, Florida -- Bartow Police have identified the woman killed in a hit-and-run May 5 along Highway 98 in Bartow as 62-year-old Shirley Radloff from Lakeland.

Police say Radloff was in Bartow for personal reasons during the day on Friday, but didn't say why she remained in Bartow to such a late hour. She was hit twice around 2 a.m. Saturday and detectives are still searching for the driver who initially hit her.

The investigation is still pending at this point and no further information has been released yet.

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Evening Sea Breeze thunderstorms tonight

Submitted by WTSP Web Staff

Monday, May 7th, 2012, 6:37pm

For the next three evenings we are expecting the Sea Breezes to get active and bring scattered thunderstorms to the area.

Tonight it looks most likely that the Tampa metro and east (meaning Polk, eastern Pasco, eastern Hernando, eastern Citrus, etc.) will be the highest coverage of storms through around 10 p.m.

Tuesday looked to be very similar in placement of storms to today, and Wednesday looked to be a little farther east into the central and eastern Polk County areas.

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Last Superintendent’s Lunch and Learn of the school year

Submitted by Polk County Public Schools

Monday, May 7th, 2012, 2:59pm

Last Superintendent’s Lunch and Learn of the school year

Seniors from six Polk County high schools had lunch with Polk County Public Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Sherrie B. Nickell and Associate Superintendent of Learning, David F. Lewis.

Lunch and Learn was held on Thursday, May 3 at the Community Southern Bank in Lakeland. Three times during the academic school year, Polk County Public Schools’ seniors are given a chance to share their insights and experiences when they meet face-to-face with Dr. Nickell and Mr. Lewis.

The names of the schools and students who took part include:

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Polk County’s Only National Merit Scholar Continues to Collect Awards

Submitted by Polk County Public Schools

Monday, May 7th, 2012, 1:14pm

Polk County’s Only National Merit Scholar Continues to Collect Awards

Bianca Mulaney, Bartow High International Baccalaureate student, is the only student from Polk County to be named a National Merit Scholar so far this year.

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Polk County teacher hopes to be named Florida School-Related Employee of the Year

Submitted by Polk County Public Schools

Sunday, May 6th, 2012, 8:28am

Polk County teacher hopes to be named Florida School-Related Employee of the Year

Polk County, Florida-- Purcell Elementary Para-educator Norma Reyes is one of a handful of support personnel in the running to become the 2012 Florida School-Related Employee of the Year.

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Homeless graduating seniors get help from Polk County Transition students

Submitted by Polk County Public Schools

Saturday, May 5th, 2012, 12:26pm

Homeless graduating seniors get help from Polk County Transition students

Polk County, Florida-- The Polk County Transition students located at USF recently volunteered to put together gift bags for homeless Polk County Public Schools graduating seniors.

The gift bags they prepared contained items for daily living including sheets, pillows, blankets, towels, wash cloths, toiletries and personal hygiene items. A roll of quarters for laundry, bus passes and gift cards to local restaurants and grocery stores were also included in the stack of items.

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