A now former employee of a cannabis dispensary in Lake Wales was arrested after police say he stole more than 21 pounds of ...

Working with a local funeral home, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is holding a funeral for a murder victim whose identity was recently determined by cold case detectives.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Polk County detention deputy was arrested on Saturday for allegedly stealing several times. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, John Reed, 44, was caught on ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said Hansen was handcuffed when officers conducted the search and found the gun. Hansen is charged with possession of contraband in a correctional facility.

A 1972 Polk County “John Doe” murder has finally been solved 52 years later, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.On May 12, 1972, a fisherman in unincorporated Eloise found the ...

Polk County Sheriff's detectives say John Smith stomped to death fellow inmate Shaun Seaman at the Polk County Jail on May 13. Both were on suicide watch in the mental health unit.

Polk County Sheriff's investigators say John Smith murdered Shaun Seaman on May 13 as the men shared a cell in the medical unit on suicide watch.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. \- Polk County Judge John Flynn has been ordered suspended for 25 days without pay and publicly reprimanded for campaign statements made during his 2022 election run.

John Dolloff was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, second-degree property damage and armed criminal action after allegedly throwing a hammer at a car in Bolivar, Missouri on May 10.

More details have emerged following a dispute between Polk County officials, including allegations that a supervisor attempted to fight other board members.

Lakeland lawyer John Waters will fill a vacancy on the Circuit Court for the 10th Judicial Circuit created by the retirement of Judge Wayne Durden.