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Off-duty Lakeland cop arrested for battery

Submitted by WTSP Web Staff
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 11:49pm

LAKELAND, Florida -- A Lakeland police officer has been charged with battery after authorities say he got into a road rage fight while off-duty.

The incident was caught on video. Police say Officer Jerry Monroe was driving with his son when another driver cut him off. That driver, Andy Jones, then pulled into a parking lot, and that's when police say Monroe pushed him and the two started to struggle.

Monroe body slams Jones onto the concrete in the video. Then, according to witnesses and the police report, he repeatedly punched Jones while he was on the ground.

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Strong storms knock trees onto houses

Submitted by WTSP Web Staff
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 6:48pm

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Storms continue to push south across , Polk, Highlands, Hardee, Desoto and Sarasota counties.

There have been numerous reports of hail stemming from these storms, and 10 News has learned of trees falling on houses in Seffner and in Zephyrhills. There's no word on any injuries at this time.

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Help provide a voice to children in need

Submitted by Eric Glasser, Anchor/Reporter
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 3:17pm

Bartow, FL -- According to Florida's guardianadlitem.org, "Today in Florida, too many abused and neglected children will go to court with no one there to stand up for them - to be their voice. You can change that."

How? You can learn at a presentation of the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program for Circuit 10, based in Bartow, but serving all of Hardee, Highlands and Polk County.

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Need work? Climb aboard! Jobs bus rolls into Bartow

Submitted by Eric Glasser, Anchor/Reporter
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 3:02pm

Bartow, FL -- The economy is starting to pick-up and the employment landscape is improving in Polk County.

So now may be the perfect time to hop on the bus- the jobs bus, that is.

The Polk Works Mobile One-Stop Bus will be outside the Bartow Public Library on May 21st from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The vehicle is a one-stop spot that allows individuals to search for jobs online, prepare resumes and submit applications for open positions.

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Florida city abuzz: Who among us won Powerball jackpot?

Submitted by WTSP Web Staff
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 12:01am

USA- Today --The Florida sun was shining a little bit brighter Sunday on an unidentified person who beat odds of 175 million-to-1 on a Powerball ticket worth $590.5 million, the largest jackpot in the game's history.

The lucky numbers in Saturday night's drawing were 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52, with a Powerball of 11. A mob of media and the curious amassed Sunday outside the Zephyr Commons Publix supermarket, in the Tampa suburb of Zephyrhills, where the winning ticket was sold.

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Teacher at Sea Scheduled to Skype with Students

Submitted by Gillian Finklea, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood
Sunday, May 19th, 2013, 9:54am
Teacher at Sea Scheduled to Skype with Students

Polk County, Florida -- Mary St. Denis, a science instructor at Winter Haven High, is a “Teacher at Sea” thanks to the C-IMAGE Gulf of Mexico Teacher at Sea Program. She recently qualified to participate in the projects’ 2013 expedition focused on zooplankton survey and deep ocean sediments.

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Lakeland mom shoots son in self defense

Submitted by Gillian Finklea, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood
Sunday, May 19th, 2013, 9:28am

Lakeland, Florida -- A 86-year-old woman shot and killed her own son in self-defense. 

On Friday, May 17, a Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy in the Reynolds Road area heard multiple gun shots coming from Orange Blossom Circle and Reynolds Road. 

As the deputy began to investigate the noise, he saw 86-year-old Nancy Pennypacker exiting her residence, and heard her yelling for help. 

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