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LAKELAND, Fla. — As anyone who has been stuck in traffic in Polk County can tell you, the population in the area is booming. According to Census data, Polk County, Florida, ranked fifth in the ...

Michael Dunn, a Lakeland, Fla., city commissioner, was charged with second-degree murder for the shooting death of a man at his store on Oct. 3, 2018. Polk County Sheriff's Office ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday requested help from attendees of a hip-hop festival in October who may have witnessed a fatal shooting.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A former Connecticut police officer has been arrested for DUI in Lakeland, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Michael Dimeglio, 42, was drifting through lanes ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A 27-year-old Lakeland man was arrested and charged with five counts of attempted murder after allegedly shooting at his former business partner's home on Wednesday ...

A federal investigation ended with the arrest of a Winter Haven man who had been harassing users of a live-streaming app and making threats against the company, according to an affidavit.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says Lakeland parents Joel and Jazmine Rondon were charged Thursday with aggravated manslaughter of a child.