On May 1, 2026, Polk County Sheriff’s Office undercover detectives filed charges of Human Traffickin...

Jose Rosa Negron gets a half dozen felonies after attacking a driver with a hammer

Teacher Deanna Kay Parks charged with a felony for damaging a car belonging to her ex-boyfriend's cu...

On Sunday, May 3, 2026, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 33-year-old Andre Brown Jr of...

One deputy drove an Uber driver to jail for pretending to be a cop; another deputy drove the Uber pa...

During a multi-day-long joint-agency undercover human trafficking and child predator operation, the ...

During a multi-day joint-agency undercover operation led by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office named “...

Deputies arrested David Benjamin Ritchie after someone reported hearing screams from his van

Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested 22-year-old Justin Johnson following a grand the...

Students were playing a game called Senior Assassin, using water guns that looked like real handguns...

It’s time to lace up your running shoes - the 12th annual Judd Jog 5K is scheduled for Saturday, Apr...

Reuben "Buddy" Free, III in jail for beating a man with a golf club

Kenisha Fowler faces a 2nd Degree Misdemeanor for selling kratom to a student during an Operation Po...

Mark Cardona arrested following a road rage incident late Tuesday night

Alexis Diaz-Toledo, a sex offender in Dundee, was arrested for harboring a runaway 17-year old girl

Third time a rabid bat has been recovered in Polk County within a month.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is proud to join the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Polk County Lo...

On April 2, 2026, PCSO Cyber Crimes detectives arrested 50-year-old Christopher Burnside of Lakeland...

Sales clerk sold an alcoholic beverage to an 18 year old who was part of the PCSO operation

2nd rabies case in Polk County this year