On Thursday, September 9, 2021, PCSO detectives arrested 31-year-old Frankie Alvarado of Kissimmee for Second Degree Murder (F1) and other charges resulting from a stabbing that occurred at a residence in Poinciana Wednesday evening, September 8th. Based on evidence and witness statements, the preliminary information is as follows: Alvarado told detectives that he had been using a combination of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin late Wednesday afternoon and that drug use has made him violent in the past. Shortly before 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, Alvarado and a witness began ar ..read more

13-year-old Poinciana boy killed while riding his bicycle On August 26, 2021, at approximately 7:35 p.m., deputies responded to a report of a vehicle crash involving a car and bicycle on Tiger Road, just north of the intersection of Dromedary Court in Poinciana. Polk County Deputies and Polk County Fire Rescue responded to render aid, however the bicycle rider,  13-year-old Brandon Klauder of Poinciana, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Evidence at the scene and the witness statements show that Brandon was riding his bicycle traveling south on the west side of Tiger Road before ..read more

Tennessee woman killed in single-vehicle crash in Poinciana A single-vehicle crash in Poinciana early Saturday morning, August 7, 2021 left a Tennessee woman dead, and three others injured. Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and crews from Polk County Fire Rescue responded to the crash at about 3:05 AM, at the intersection of Poinciana Parkway and Cypress Parkway. Upon their arrival, it was determined that the driver, 39-year old Paris Leblanc of Nashville, Tennessee, was deceased. The passengers in the vehicle were identified as: 38-year old Darius Wright of Nashville; 27-year ol ..read more

Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media at 12:15 p.m. this afternoon (Tuesday, August 3, 2021) about a six-day long undercover investigation focusing on those who prey upon children online, at the PCSO Sheriff’s Operations Center located at 1891 Jim Keene Blvd in Winter Haven. The Auburndale, Orlando, and Winter Haven Police Departments and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office participated in this investigation, which resulted in 17 suspects arrested for a total of 49 felonies and two misdemeanors. All of the suspects were from the central Florida area (Clewiston, Davenport, Kissimmee, Orlando ..read more

Dawn Nathaniel A Haines City woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Poinciana, and the driver of the other vehicle was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for DUI Manslaughter and other charges. The crash occurred on Marigold Avenue at Walnut Street in Poinciana at about 5:26 AM on the morning of July 4, 2021. Upon the arrival of Polk County Fire Rescue and PCSO deputies, 22-year old Phalande Celestin was found deceased in her vehicle, a blue 2018 Toyota sedan. The other driver, 46-year old Dawn Nathaniel of Kissimmee, was transported to a local ..read more

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating three deaths in unincorporated Poinciana that occurred during the early morning hours of Sunday, June 6, 2021. Preliminary information is as follows: Around 4:30 a.m. that morning, the PCSO Emergency Communications Center received multiple 911 calls about a shooting on Divot Lane. When first responders arrived on-scene, they located 34-year-old Jesus Nunez deceased on the front walkway from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Two other deceased adults were located inside the home: 36-year-old Yunieki Luis (male) and 38-year-o ..read more

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit is investigating a multi-vehicle crash that occurred yesterday on Cypress Parkway in Poinciana just before 7:00 a.m., which resulted in the death of 54-year-old Carlos Diaz of Winter Haven.   Diaz was the driver of a silver 2002 Honda 4-door.   Others involved in the crash were: ·         29-year-old Natasha Marie Perez Cardec of St. Cloud driving a red 2014 Toyota Corolla. ·         65-year-old Marvin Derico of Orlando driving a red 2002 Freightlin ..read more

Poinciana man dies a day after his single vehicle crash A 48-year-old man died Monday, April 26, 2021, the day after he was involved in a single vehicle crash on Marigold Avenue, just north of the Coyote Road intersection in Poinciana. The victim was identified as Juan Vazquez-Nazario of Poinciana. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Investigation (THI) unit responded to the crash Sunday evening, which was reported at around 6:26 PM. Upon arrival, deputies and members of Polk County Fire Rescue found an overturned gray 2012 Nissan Altima partially submerged in a drainage ditch ..read more

Kissimmee woman killed in two-vehicle crash in Poinciana A 72-year-old woman was killed Thursday afternoon, March 11, 2021 following a two-vehicle crash in Poinciana. Rosetta Beckford of Kissimmee was transported to Osceola Regional Medical Center but passed away about three hours later. The other driver involved in the crash, 26-year-old Ezequiel Rodney, Jr. of Kissimmee, was taken to the same hospital with bruises and abrasions. The crash occurred at about 12:40 PM on Cypress Parkway, approximately one mile north of Lake Marion Creek Road. Ms. Beckford was driving a silver 2009 Toyota sedan ..read more

Update: On Wednesday, December 02, 2020, 18-year-old Tarmetris Daniel Mack and 17-year-old Alfred Higgs, Jr., both of Kissimmee/Poinciana, who both have Polk County warrants for armed robbery and first degree murder, turned themselves in to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, at the Northeast District substation in Davenport. They have been booked into the Polk County Jail & JAC respectively, on their felony charges, and will have first appearance hearings at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2020. “I’m so sick of hearing that drugs aren’t dangerous. We have a young man who’s dead today, be ..read more