A Florida sheriff says federal immigration authorities need to remove the "shackles" from local law enforcement agencies so ...

Sheriff Grady Judd, of Polk County, Florida, says local law enforcement wants to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

A Florida driver fast asleep beside a store’s gas pumps turned violent when awakened and bit a deputy’s K-9 partner on the ...

A woman who runs a pet business was arrested for 16 counts of animal neglect and cruelty by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Polk County Public Schools signed a contract last year with Verra Mobility Corp. to install cameras on its approximately 500 ...

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2016, a 12-year-old named Taylor Cadle reported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office ...

Eight dogs and three pigs were seized from a house in Frostproof, living in filth without food or water.Polk County ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office faces jail staffing shortages. To help meet demand, deputies are asked to work extra hours ...

Collin Griffith is being charged as an adult after he allegedly murdered his mother, 39-year-old Catherine Griffith.

Collin Griffith will not spend time in prison after deputies accused him of murdering his mother a year after he shot his ...