A correctional officer is now on the other side of the bars after she was accused of sexually interacting with an inmate at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

Instead of complying, the driver of the F-150 fled, prompting FWC to request assistance from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). PCSO deputies quickly joined the pursuit, deploying stop-sticks in ...

Dwayne Ocasio, 32, bonded out of jail on Saturday after an alleged altercation with a security guard at the Westgate River Ranch Resort in River Ranch, Fla.

Polk County deputy shoots at man accused of injuring multiple people while fleeing The Polk County Sheriff’s Office confirms a deputy shot at a suspect they say was fleeing the scene.

Alan Alderman and Thornton Arnold were arrested in Polk County on Friday, May 30, 2025, after six dogs were found amid “deplorable” conditions inside a 107-degree home that lacked power and ...

A former Polk County Sheriff's Office employee was arrested and accused of DUI on Saturday, according to Sheriff Johnny Moats.