Polk County Sheriff’s deputies now ask everyone they encounter for place of birth, not only those arrested, as had been the ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is taking a new approach to assist in enforcing federal immigration laws, allowing deputies ...

Essie Ward was found unresponsive in her cell at 9:30 a.m. on April 3. But an autopsy found that she had been dead for 18-24 ...

An anonymous tip led to the arrest of Austin Richardson in Polk County, charged with attempted murder and other offenses.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office recovered several stolen vehicles, seized large quantities of methamphetamine and arrested ...

Deputy Sheriff Terra McKinnon died after a long and courageous battle against breast cancer. The sheriff's office says she succumbed to an illness that attacked whil ...

Polk County Deputy Sheriff Terra McKinnon dies at 45 after a battle with breast cancer, remembered for her service and positive impact on the community.

A Winter Haven man wanted on several charges, included second-degree attempted murder, was arrested early Saturday morning ...

Rob and Michele Reiner were killed in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, Dec. 14 The son of Rob and Michele Reiner has been ...

Polk County Fire Rescue is rallying around one of their own after he was injured during an ambulance crash on Monday. They're ...

WE ALREADY MISS HER'  The Polk County Sheriff's Office is grieving the loss of one of its own deputies who served the agency ...