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Sheriff Grady Judd
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Aug 12, 2026
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Crime Stoppers
Suspect with warrants sought
Apr 8, 2019
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman, PIO
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman, PIO
PCSO deputies are seeking the public's help locating 18-year-old Tavares Cotton, who has warrants for his arrest for grand theft auto, grand theft of a firearm, 3 counts of burglary, and armed burglary.
Cotton has been positively identified as one of the suspects seen breaking into cars on March 18, 2019, in the Stoney Creek subdivision off of Ewell Road in Lakeland; he returned to the area on March 21st and stole a white Lincoln Navigator.
Cotton is 5'7" and 115 lbs. A recent mugshot of him can be seen here. If anyone has information on Cotton's whereabouts, they are urged to contact PCSO at 863-577-1600.
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#ArrestedByThePolkCountySheriffsOffice - 33-year-old Jeremy Matthew McCoy of Lakeland.
On Monday, August 10, 2026, at approximately 2:12 pm, a PCSO deputy was patrolling the area of Main Street East and Longfellow Boulevard when he witnessed a traffic infraction by a bicyclist.… x.com/i/web/status/2…
#ArrestedByThePolkCountySheriffsOffice - 48-year-old Juan Gonzalez-Reyes of Winter Haven.
At around 10:45 pm on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, PCSO deputies noticed a golf cart traveling down a road in Wahneta without any lights on.
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