A former substitute teacher at Kathleen Middle School is in legal trouble for what he allegedly did not do inside a classroom ...

Kelan Durn has been charged with child neglect, according to an arrest affidavit from the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says one of two men accused of stealing swans from a mobile home community has been arrested again, this time in South Carolina.

Florida's Polk County Sheriff’s Office has named Tina Joyce and Nikevee Curry as suspects in connection to a Family Dollar theft. Joyce defecated in an aisle to distract workers while Curry allegedly ...

Two 18-year-olds are accused of making bomb threats to the principal of Ridge Community High School in Haines City.

New Tonight- The Polk County Sheriff's Office is giving the public a whole new look at the county's justice system. Today the Sheriff announced the new Data Analytics Dashboard. It provides the ...

Polk County deputies rescued a duck, "Bernice," after she was found trying to escape the jail perimeter. She was treated for ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced Wednesday the arrest of Jordan Montoya, 27, in South Carolina, ...

Sheriff's deputies in Georgia rushed into action when a jail break-in was perpetrated by a "white female" suspect: a duck.

A multi-county chase involving a stolen vehicle with seven teenagers inside ended in a crash in Orange County early Thursday, according to deputies.

A motorcyclist died on Monday after Polk County deputies say he crashed into a FedEx truck while trying to pass in a ...

LAKELAND, Fla. - A Palm Harbor woman faces charges after repeatedly misusing the 911 emergency line to report a "stolen" ...