The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help Monday after several ATVs as well as weapons and tools were stolen from two deer leases.

A Polk County deputy was awarded the Life Saver Award by Sheriff Johnny Moats on Monday, after she saved a man’s life last week.

On May 30, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested two men on multiple counts of animal neglect after discovering six dogs living in appalling conditions inside a home that had no ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A deputy fired his weapon at a “documented gang member” after the suspect crashed his vehicle into multiple law enforcement vehicles, injuring one deputy before the man ...

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.

Polk County officials are alerting residents of a possible rabid raccoon after officials were notified on the morning of May 27 of a raccoon being aggressive.

Polk County's sting operation, with ICE's involvement, arrested 255 individuals, including illegal migrants and notable figures, for various crimes in Florida.

Man struck Polk County deputy during traffic stop before running away, sheriff's office says Jhonnys Robles Pereira, 37, was in the U.S. illegally from Venezuela, the Polk County Sheriff's Office ...

The county has failed to comply with Texas' mandated ratio of one detention officer for every 48 inmates, Sheriff Byron Lyons wrote in a news release Wednesday.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is temporarily housing inmates at a facility in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, due to staffing shortages at the Polk County Jail.

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards requires "one jailer on each floor where 10 or more inmates are housed, with no less than one jailer per 48 inmates." To meet that, the Polk County sheriff ...