Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said a 19-year-old man stabbed a 67-year-old retired nurse to death because he had been kicked ...
Polk County Sheriff’s deputies now ask everyone they encounter for place of birth, not only those arrested, as had been the ...
Essie Ward was found unresponsive in her cell at 9:30 a.m. on April 3. But an autopsy found that she had been dead for 18-24 ...
A 64-year-old man was arrested after pulling a gun and pointing it toward another vehicle that had a 3-year-old child inside, ...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Tuesday morning gathering involving alcohol and inhalants spiraled into violence this week, leaving one ...
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is taking a new approach to assist in enforcing federal immigration laws, allowing deputies ...
A 19-year-old is facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder, after deputies said he killed a retired 67-year-old ...
Four Polk County detention deputies resigned and three supervisors were suspended after it was discovered an inmate believed to be sleeping was actually dead.
WE ALREADY MISS HER'  The Polk County Sheriff's Office is grieving the loss of one of its own deputies who served the agency ...
Father of paramedic injured in ambulance crash asks for arrest POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County first responders came ...
A retired nurse known for helping those in need was murdered by his former roommate, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s ...