The Polk County Sheriff's Office said she took more than $81,000 in unauthorized payments and bonuses since her hiring in 2020.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a news conference this afternoon detailing the arrest of former East Polk County ...

Naked Florida man found walking down the highway in freezing weather told cops he was doing a TikTok challenge - A Florida ...

According to 2025 Florida statutes, “being naked in public in a vulgar or indecent manner” is a first-degree misdemeanor. Convicted individuals might serve up to a year in prison and/or pay up to a $1 ...

Sheriff Grady Judd said the man claimed that the incident was part of a TikTok challenge, though he didn't even have a cell ...

A suspect accused of beating an elderly man with a brick and charging at Polk County deputies was shot and killed in a ...

A Florida man claiming to be taking part in a TikTok challenge was arrested after he was caught on camera walking ‘buck-naked ...

LAKELAND, Fla. – A deputy-involved shooting broke out in Lakeland on Wednesday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd delivered a pointed warning Wednesday after a 25-year-old woman, Adamaris ...

Sheriff Grady Judd said the man had beaten another man with a brick and charged deputies with the same brick after they arrived.

A New York visitor got a harsh dose of Florida reality last week after his attempt to steal snacks and alcohol from a local ...

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