The 24-year-old confessed and turned himself in after he allegedly touched a 14-year-old girl inappropriately, deputies said.

A former Polk County detention deputy is on the other side of the bars after being arrested for allegedly touching a juvenile ...

Florida law enforcement agencies are working with ICE in a coordinated effort to arrest individuals in the country illegally.

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One man is dead after being shot by a Polk County deputy late Friday night. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the suspect, ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A high-speed pursuit that began earlier this month in Hillsborough County spilled into Polk County, ...

The latest shooting happened late in the evening of April 25 outside the McDonald's at U.S. 92 and Combee Road in Lakeland.

A man wanted for burglary and theft was shot and killed after charging at a Polk County deputy with a knife, according to ...

One man is dead after Polk County deputies say he charged at one of them with a knife, forcing them to fire several shots ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — One man is dead after being shot by a Polk County deputy late Friday night. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the suspect, 37-year-old John Snyder, advanced on deputies and ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said this is the third Friday in a row where "people have tried to kill my deputies." ...

A man who fled Fayetteville while wanted on felony drug charges was arrested Wednesday evening in Florida, according to authorities.