The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has reported 454 immigration encounters since Aug. 1, more than any agency in Florida ...

A Florida sheriff called an altercation involving a worker and two customers at a McDonald’s in Polk County last weekend a ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Georgia store owner arrested twice in Newton County on allegations of embezzling millions was arrested ...

A Florida sheriff has used a series of fast-food puns to describe a chaotic shooting incident that began over delayed online ...

Investigators say evidence in many of his cases, often involving child or sexual abuse, either didn't exist or disappeared.

The woman, who was charged with lying when she accused her great uncle of rape, only to record him in the act later, has ...

Of Florida’s 67 county Sheriffs, 60 of them want current Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia to stay in office.

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A battery complaint ended with a naked Florida woman wearing handcuffs after investigators said she punched a female ...

Florida firefighters were able stop a naked person in distress who suddenly became distressed and grabbed a firearm.