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.

For the first time in eight years, a sheriff with 50 years of law enforcement experience in Polk County and a national following will face a challenger during the general election.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is paid $84 an hour to review footage from school bus cameras and issue citations for illegal passing. The program, intended to enhance school bus safety, has ...

Looking for scary haunts, trick-or-treating events or fall festivals for the rest of October in Polk County? Start here.

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

LAKELAND, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was sworn in for his sixth consecutive term on Tuesday morning in Lakeland. Residents have reelected Judd for more than a decade as he's held the ...

With the explosive growth in northeastern Polk County and throughout the county's unincorporated areas, more deputies will be needed to maintain public safety, the sheriff says. Over the next five ...

The Polk County Sheriff says this memorial has been nearly 25 years in the making and he's grateful it's finally finished.

Steve Warden, emergency services chief for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, is challenging Polk County Sheriff Mark Garton in the election.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting that happened Monday as officials said they were trying to arrest a “documented gang member.” ...

A Polk County deputy fatally shot a man accused of raising a hammer and charging at him, according to the sheriff’s office.