Two deputies were sent to the hospital after an inmate attacked them with a homemade weapon at Polk County Jail.

Edward Henry, 54, was arrested last month, and hours later, he would collapse at Douglas County Jail and die in his cell. His family said a lack of transparency from agencies is leaving them wondering ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Lakeland Police Department shared a series of Facebook posts by 29-year-old Aaron Donta Johnson, who was a wanted man for violating a pretrial release condition.

Alexis Helton, a 21-year-old inmate at the Bay County Jail, died on July 5, just a few days after she was arrested.

Though DeSantis and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd are close allies, DeSantis vetoed $689,000 that the Legislature had approved to replace a chiller at the Central County Jail in Bartow, operated ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed nearly $600 million from the state budget, impacting some Polk County projects. Haines City's emergency operations center, fire facility, and municipal annex ...

A traffic enforcement deputy with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office resigned Wednesday after being arrested for stealing cash during a traffic stop.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

Wanted man Aaron Johnson captured after challenging Polk County Sheriff's Office on Facebook, bragging he couldn't be caught despite multiple felony warrants.