A former Polk County detention deputy is on the other side of the bars after being arrested for allegedly touching a juvenile ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a vehicle burglary that occurred in the early morning ...

(Polk County Sheriff's Office) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested five men for organized theft crimes that they say also had ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren De ...

He’s not such a big bad guy when he’s locked up. Maybe he’s having visions of El Salvador prisons at some point in time in ...

In March, a work truck was traveling on State Road 37 when a white Mercedes Benz drove pass and then brake-checked it, the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) says. When the two vehicles passed ...

Eden, who was named head coach in March 2023, is accused of using community service projects as a way to lure potential victims into a locker room where “there are no cameras,” investigators say.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office began an investigation of Tyler Eden after a parent reported inappropriate conversations he ...

Five Venezuelan immigrants with alleged ties to Tren de Aragua have been jailed in Osceola County following a string of dozens of retail thefts committed throughout Central Florida, according to ...

On Friday, Polk County Sheriff Grady ... dozen retail thefts across the central Florida area, with total losses estimated at over $30,000, the sheriff's office said in a news release.