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 ...

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 ...

(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 ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a vehicle burglary ...

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

Tyler Eden, 31, is a coach and teacher at Bartow High School in Florida, where the offenses are alleged to have occurred, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said. Street View image from Nov. 2024.

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.