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.

Nearly 300 people have been held at the Polk County Jail for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Of those, more than 200 have been handed over.

A Polk County sheriff's deputy once publicly praised for his record-breaking number of DUI arrests resigned on June 25 after being arrested on charges of taking money from a driver at a traffic stop.

Polk County Sheriff's Deputy Justin Register resigned after being arrested on a charge of petty theft. Register was accused of taking money from a driver's wallet during a traffic stop.

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

A Polk County SWAT team shot and injured a man who fired his gun at his wife and a sheriff’s deputy Monday.

Polk County Sheriff's Office investigating death of 3-year-old Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. arrested by ICE for deportation, federal officials say Why Amal Clooney Doesn't Let People Use ...

“Now he knows who the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is when we put him in the Polk County Jail,” Judd said. “I bet the people of Chicago are not happy with him using racial slurs and ...

Here's how many calls for assistance Marion and Polk county sheriffs' have received from federal agencies related to immigration enforcement in 2025.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $3 million for an emergency operations center and fire facility in Haines City and $1 ...

The Lakeland Police Department arrested a man after he taunted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook over warrants and bragged that he couldn’t be caught.