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Lakeland, Florida · Lakeland'This is not any sort of additional surveillance. This is the normal course of doing business. If you're behaving well, you should have no problems,' the director for the Lakeland Downtown Development Authority said ahead of the cameras being installed.See the Story
Florida city using live facial recognition technology to deter 3 trespassers
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Lakeland, Florida · LakelandA home in Belleville, Illinois is drawing criticism from neighbors and social advocacy groups for signs referencing Nazis, Black people on slave plantations and political rhetoric. As of Friday, some signs in the yard read: Hitler is back, Liberals, the new Nazis, and Black people you can leave the plantation.See the Story
Metro East home littered with signs referencing Nazis, slave plantations, politicians drawing criticism
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Lakeland, Florida · LakelandThirteen cameras in downtown Lakeland are equipped with facial recognition technology. The leader of the public entity that purchased them says it is a matter of public safety. The ACLU calls the cameras "a five alarm fire for privacy rights" The cameras, which cost $115,000, should be fully installed by the end of April.See the Story
Facial recognition cameras in downtown Lakeland ‘hyper-focused’ on specific individuals
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School Shooting · LakelandCecelia Guerrero, 27, posted concerning messages on her Facebook account. Deputies stopped by Guerrero's home to question her about the posts. She denied making the post and claimed she did not have aFacebook account. Guerrero was charged with written threat to conduct a mass shooting or terrorist act.See the Story
Lakeland woman threatened to shoot up school on Facebook, PCSO says
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Lakeland, Florida · LakelandKeith Thomas was last seen leaving his home around 2 p.m. Thursday. He may be traveling in a white 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse with a tan convertible top. Thomas is considered endangered due to the fact that he takes seizure medication and has shown early signs of dementia.See the Story
Silver Alert issued for missing Polk County man
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Dementia · LakelandKeith Howard Thomas, 65, shows early signs of dementia and takes seizure medication. He was last seen around 2 p.m. on Thursday driving his white Mitsubishi Eclipse. Thomas is 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds, the agency shared. He has black hair and brown eyes.See the Story
Polk deputies search for missing Lakeland man who may have early dementia
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Lakeland, Florida · LakelandKevarius Green, 30, turned himself in to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. A warrant was previously issued for Green for two counts of first-degree murder. Jaquez Norton, 3, was shot and killed in the back seat of a car on March 11.See the Story
Police: Man wanted in shooting death of 3-year-old in Florida turns himself in
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