A Tampa man is behind bars after a lengthy tracking operation involving a Polk County Sheriff’s Office K9 team ended in a ...

Polk County detectives have arrested five people and are still searching for two more suspects following an undercover ...

A month-long undercover drug sweep across Polk County ended with five people behind bars on Thursday, May 28, 2026, including a convicted felon who allegedly sold drugs while wearing a court-ordered ...

The Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the woman lived alone, and investigators think she died outside her home and wildlife scattered the remains.

"There comes a point where citizens have an expectation for exceptional service and we're going to reach a point where we're ...

An ongoing search for a West Virginia woman wanted on felony charges ended quietly in Polk County this week. On Thursday, May 28, 2026, Deputy Sheriff Benjamin with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

A Florida woman was arrested after she drove onto a golf course while intoxicated and found with dozens of miniature bottles ...

Deputies arrested several suspected drug dealers and are searching for two more after an undercover operation.

Preliminary analysis suggested the remains belonged to a man in his 30s or 40s, but that has not been confirmed, Polk Sheriff ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A group of children playing outside near Lakeland on Thursday made a grisly discovery: partial human remains. By Friday evening, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office had located ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is working to put together the rest of a skeleton found by a group of kids Thursday night. Deputies first responded around 7:45 p.m. to Fish ...

A 14-year-old boy faces a long list of felony charges after investigators caught him making six bomb threats to his own ...