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 ...

One by one, deputies stopped by a young Lakeland boy’s lemonade stand to buy a cup. The sheriff’s office said Jude is heading into the 5th grade and has been working to save money for a Nintendo ...

Crews found at least 10 cars in Dallas's Lake Cliff pond, possibly tied to missing persons, per police sources.

The Polk County Sheriff’s office said a UTV struck one of its squad cars and fled early Sunday morning.

Polk County deputies killed an apparently drug-addled man who swam through an alligator-infested lake, then charged the officers with garden shears, Sheriff Grady Judd said Monday.

Heart-pounding video shows the moment two brave New Jersey police officers pulled an impaired man from a car stuck on railway tracks seconds before the train smashes into the vehicle.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a news conference Friday morning to discuss the arrests of 225 people in an undercover investigation named “Fool Around and Find Out.” ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said they’re glad animals run to them for help instead away from officers after saving a baby cat.

Two people are dead after a vehicle crashed into a home hear Lakeland, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd briefs the public regarding two fatalities on Pirates Way in Lakeland, where a vehicle crashed into a house.

The man accused of seriously injuring two Polk County Police officers during a high-speed chase on April 12 has been captured after nearly two weeks of searching.

The Polk County Police Department identified the two officers who were hurt after a high-speed chase and crash over the weekend.