The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) said deputies are on the scene of a fatal car crash at Powerline Road and Snell Creek Road.

Officials say they will need more detention space to hold all the new detainees, but they're still being stymied by the feds.

Sheriff Judd Credits Proactive Strategies and Community Partnerships for Significant Crime Reduction POLK COUNTY, Fla. - The ...

One person was killed early Friday morning after being involved in a head-on crash with a dump truck in Lake Alfred, ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) announced today two dogs rescued from animal abuse are now ready to be fostered.

A 15-year-old boy from East Hartford, Connecticut and a 14-year-old boy from Syracuse, New York are accused of “swatting,” a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County deputies seized enough fentanyl to kill 5 million people, the largest in the county’s history, after a weeks-long investigation, according to Sheriff Grady Judd.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has more than 1,000 employees in different positions throughout the county, and more than 200 of them are Hispanic. Hurtado said it’s a critical need.

In a county that’s 2,000 square miles with a population of 818,330, the Sheriff’s Office serves 64% of the people in unincorporated Polk County, according to Judd during his 2024-2025 budget ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A new Florida law aims to protect survivors of domestic abuse by codifying a practice that has been used for a long time: child custody exchanges in law enforcement ...