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

An angry mother who boarded a Polk County school bus and cursed at a student and the driver was arrested later, along with ...

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

Deputies said she yelled profanities and threats at the student, whom investigators later learned had been bullied by her son ...

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

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Hundreds of people have been arrested in another “Fool Around and Find Out — Again” operation. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said deputies are doing all they can do to ...

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

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

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

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