POLK CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County deputies are investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred on Wednesday. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, police responded around 3:47 p.m. to ...

More than three months after a crash along a busy road in Polk County took an 84-year-old man's life, deputies have arrested the driver accused of speeding moments before the crash.

A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of a 22-year-old ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has issued two warrants for two suspects, 27-year-old Jordan Montoya and 29-year-old Alfredo ...

A federal complaint accuses several deputies of “deliberate indifference” and violations of the man’s constitutional rights.

When individuals are incarcerated, we as a society expect prison custodians will provide adequate medical needs.” ...

The swans and their eggs were stolen from the Highland Village Mobile Home Park at 375 Brannen Road in Lakeland ...

A jury found the teenager not guilty on Feb. 5 on a first-degree murder charge and a kidnapping charge in connection to the ...

Three jailers who work at the Polk County Jail have been arrested, accused of assaulting a 34-year-old inmate from Kingwood inside of the jail.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating two vehicle burglaries that occurred in Lakeland on January 31st, 2025. The ...

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