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

THE ATTACK. MEANTIME, WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN POLK COUNTY, WHERE DEPUTIES SHOT AND KILLED A MAN DURING A SHOOTOUT. THIS HAPPENED IN BARTOW. TWO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE SHOT, BUT ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) and Bartow Police are investigating a shooting that injured a deputy and an officer. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Atkins Building ...