Scam Alert: Caller Impersonates Lakeland Police Sergeant, Demands Meeting Over Fake Warrant — LPD | Daily Ridge
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Lakeland Police Department Press Release LAKELAND, FL (July 22, 2025) – On Monday, July 21, 2025 the Lakeland Police began receiving multiple reports of a phone scam. Reportees had similar accounts of an unknown subject calling claiming to be a Sergeant with the Lakeland Police Department. The subject identified himself with the name of an actual Sergeant — Local reporting from Polk County, Florida.