Amazon driver carjacked by masked man, Polk County deputies say
An Amazon delivery van was recovered near the intersection of Radford Road and North Avenue in the Gordonville area of Bartow. (Image: Polk County Sheriff's Office)POLK COUNTY, Fla. โ A 22-year-old man accused of carjacking an Amazon delivery driver in Polk County has been taken into custody, according to the Polk County Sheriffโs Office. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the Amazon driver did the right thing by getting out of the van. โThe delivery man did the right thing by not resisting the unarmed carjacker. He just knew that an unknown man wearing a ski-mask was demanding him to get out, and that was the safest thing to do.
Polk County deputies seeking missing 72-year-old man
The Polk County Sheriffโs Office is seeking a 72-year-old man who went missing on Sunday. Deputies are looking for Michael Swain, who drove away from his residence on Nicholson Drive in Davenport in a Gray 2019 Dodge Journey with Florida license plate number EXU6, deputies said. Swain has dementia, schizophrenia, hasnโt taken prescribed medication since Saturday and hasnโt driven a vehicle in five years, deputies said. Swain was last seen wearing a green shirts, gray shorts, and gold tennis shoes, deputies said. If anyone knows of Swainโs whereabouts, please contact 863-298-6200.
1 killed following shooting at Polk County apartment complex, deputies say
A 19-year-old man was killed following a shooting in Polk County, according to the Polk County Sheriffโs Office. Deputies took into custody Brian Medeiros after an incident that happened at the Landing at Four Corners apartment complex that resulted in the death of Devyne Pritchett, deputies said. Medeiros then fled to his third-floor apartment to tell his roommate, Judd said. Medeiros then grabbed a gun from his car, and after confronting Pritchett on a stairwell, and shot him multiple times, Judd said. Pritchett then stumbled upon the stairwell died, according to Judd.