Twenty massage therapists in Polk County are accused of offering sex acts to undercover detectives during a two-day sting called ... Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said 12 were not in compliance ...

On Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd ... trap. The sting operation, which began on March 8 and lasted six days, was named "Operation March Sadness 2." Judd explained that the name was ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — "Have you ever seen a cranker colony?" Sheriff Grady Judd asked in a video posted to YouTube on Friday. Revealing a group of 11 mugshots, he said: "Now you have." The 'cranker ...

In a news conference Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd detailed the abuse 4-year-old Bryan Boyer allegedly suffered at the hands of his mother. Patricia Saintizaire, 36, who immigrated ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A Mexican national is behind bars awaiting deportation after Polk County Sheriff's deputies said he attempted to bite one deputy, elbowed another, kicked another several ...

U.S. News // 3 years ago Authorities arrest former judge, Disney employees in human trafficking sting A former Illinois judge and several Disney employees were among 108 people arrested over the ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — "Have you ever seen a cranker colony?" Sheriff Grady Judd asked in a video posted to YouTube on Friday. Revealing a group of 11 mugshots, he said: "Now you have." The 'cranker ...