Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said the suspect smashed one of the deputies in the head, splitting his head open, while they were ...

A Polk County deputy is recovering and a man is dead after deputies shot him in Frostproof. Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies ...

Advocates complained about conditions at the shelter and issues of "transparency, oversight, morality and ethical ...

One person was killed, and a deputy was severely injured, in a deputy-involved shooting on Friday in Polk County, officials say.

(WFLA) — Two masked men who were caught pulling on car door handles early Tuesday morning have been connected to nearly two dozen previously reported burglaries, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

LAKELAND, FLORIDA — A career criminal somehow survived an alligator attack, then died in a hail of bullets by deputies shortly after he charged them with garden shears, according to multiple reports.

A man appeared to have survived an alligator attack while swimming across a lake, then he charged deputies with a pair of ...

After a string of car burglaries dating back to last month, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office has finally announced the capture of two suspects. In a release, deputies said that there have been ...

Adarius Taylor — who played for Tampa Bay, Carolina and Cleveland — was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges ...