A man armed with garden shears was fatally shot by Polk County deputies on Monday, minutes after surviving an apparent ...

Polk County Sheriff's Office is teaming up with Florida Polytechnic University in an effort to use the latest technological trend to fight crime. Polk Sheriff Grady Judd announced the launch of ...

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That is why the Polk County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Florida Polytechnic University to create an AI Laboratory, to combat the potential abuse of AI technology for criminal purposes.

Florida's permitless carry law is in effects as of July 1, which means residents no longer have to take a safety course and get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. The Polk County Sheriff's ...

For the first time in eight years, a sheriff ... Florida used body-worn cameras. Since that report several other agencies across the state have begun using them, including four in Polk County ...