Event Brief
Dead-End Street Leads to Arrest of Wanted Man
Filed: Aug 01, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
Summary: Polk County deputies arrested a wanted Lakeland man after he fled from officers following a traffic stop attempt.
WHO: Miguel Montero Acosta, 35, Lakeland; Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies
WHAT: Arrest of a man with an active felony warrant for battery by strangulation after he fled by car and on foot
WHEN: Aug 01, 2026 at 3:27 PM ET
WHERE: Lakeland, Polk County, Florida (Super Choice Foods on Memorial Drive; West Memorial Drive)
WHY: Deputies identified him as the driver tied to an active Polk County felony warrant for battery by strangulation.
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