Officials said witnesses reported seeing a man swimming in a lake near alligators before police arrived on scene.

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Polk County's sheriff said the man had been acting bizarrely at a gas station, then swam through an alligator-laden lake into ...

Bizarre behavior in Lakeland led to a deadly deputy-involved shooting after, investigators say, the subject was already injured and high on drugs<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Timothy Schulz was shot and killed by deputies after an alligator attack and erratic behavior, which included charging at ...

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Witnesses said the man got out of the lake and grabbed a pair of garden shears, then he tried to break into a vehicle by ...

A man appeared to have survived an alligator attack while swimming across a lake, then he charged deputies with a pair of ...

A man was possibly bitten by an alligator after taking swim in a gator-filled lake, threatened deputies with garden shears ...

Polk County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man with an apparent alligator bite on his arm after the suspect charged at them while carrying a pair of shears.

A Florida man was bitten by an alligator and fatally shot by deputies after authorities say he tried to steal a rifle from a ...

Severe weather impacted the area surrounding southwestern Lakeland on Saturday, as officials warned residents to be cautious of hail and strong winds.