Shooting at 500 BLOCK OF N LANIER AVE on 02/13/2026 9:33 AM

Type: Shooting

Date: 02/13/2026 9:33 AM

Description: Shooting/Stabbing. PCSO & FD o/s adult male shot, trauma alert, ground transport, suspect in custody

Address: 500 BLOCK OF N LANIER AVE, Fort Meade, FL

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Area Missing Persons

Name

Samantha Fiddler

Missing Age

Est. Current Age

Last Seen

Bartow, FL on 11/19/2016

Physical Description

Race: White Ethnicity: Gender: Female Hair: Blonde Eyes: Green Height: 5'07" Weight: 118

Case Number

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Area Cold Cases

Name

Denise Thornburg

Age

Cause of Death

Ligature/Strangulation

Info

The victim denise andrea thornburg was found next to a canal on the west side of county road 471 on september 22, 1990. She was nude from the waist down. The autopsy revealed that she died as a result of strangulation. She had been drinking prior to her death and frequented the area near talbot house. Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the polk county sheriff’s office homicide unit at (863) 298-6379, or send an email to coldcase@polksheriff.Org. Or to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward contact heartland crime stoppers at 1-800-226-tips (8477).

Agency

Polk County Sheriff's Office

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