Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 53 people for Driving Under the Influence of alcohol and/or drugs last month, and one person for Boating Under the Influence. Among these arrests, 13 ...

Evidence suggests David Pittman has lifelong intellectual disabilities, which lawyers say should bar him from the death ...

Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies responded to the lake after a call of a man drowning, but when they arrived, the man was ...

Through a recent undercover investigation called “Operation Bad Odds,” undercover deputies with the Polk County Sheriff's ...

Repeat Offender Caught Driving With an Incorrect Tag and No License Plate on Trailer LAKELAND, Fla. - A 55-year-old man with ...

Polk County Sheriff reminds gun owners to understand restrictions and safety as Florida's open carry ban is lifted. POLK COUNTY, Fla. - In a development for gun rights in Florida, a recent ruling by ...

After a court ruling, the Polk Sheriff's Office says it will no longer arrest people for openly carrying firearms. But Sheriff Judd says there are still restrictions.

Prosecutors argued the woman, 49-year-old Cheryl Williams, was responsible for his death, although she didn’t fatally shoot the deputy, and a jury convicted her of second-degree murder, WTSP reported ...

A multi-agency operation in Polk County, "Operation Bad Odds," resulted in 28 arrests and the seizure of illegal gambling ...

Six Guatemalan men in the U.S. illegally were arrested in Polk County, Florida, when deputies went to investigate a deadly ...

A British tourist has been charged with attempted second-degree murder and battery after he allegedly tried to drown his daughter-in-law at a vacation home in Florida, according to the Polk County ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Steve Lester and reappointed three others to the Polk State College Board of Trustees.