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The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested over 200 suspects during a nine-day-long human trafficking operation.
The 5th Annual Cars for Kids and Poker Run has been rescheduled for this Saturday, offering a day of horsepower, hometown fun, and heartfelt giving.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a news conference Friday morning to discuss the arrests of 225 people in an undercover ...
"This is the highest number of suspects we’ve ever arrested during a single undercover operation," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd stated in a news release.
An extensive joint-agency undercover investigation spanning over a week resulted in the arrest of eleven men suspected of ...
A sprawling nine-day undercover human trafficking operation conducted by the Polk County Sheriff's Office, which started on ...
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office conducted a joint-agency investigation focusing on those who prey upon and travel to meet children for unlawful sexual activity from May 2nd through 10th, 2025, during ...
Guatemalan national arrested in Lakeland for DUI, traffic violations, and is being held for immigration issues.
TWO PEOPLE ARE NOW FACING CHARGES FOLLOWING A SWAT STANDOFF THAT LASTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS TODAY. IT HAPPENED AT THE STRATTON ...
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd spoke in Winter Haven to announce multiple arrests made in the wake of a crash investigation ...
Sheriff Grady Judd said the group shot 19-year-old Davin Boutwell, who thought the meeting was a drug deal, and as he drove ...
Police arrested 46-year-old James Michael Madden, of Keizer, at Portland International Airport on Sept. 22, 2024, while he ...