Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said this is the third Friday in a row where "people have tried to kill my deputies." ...

Two Bartow police officers and a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office are recovering after being shot Friday ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Five illegal immigrants suspected of dozens of crimes in Central Florida as part of the Venezuelan gang ...

One man is dead after being shot by a Polk County deputy late Friday night.Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the suspect, 37-year-old John Snyder, advanced on deputies and ignored commands to ...

Sheriff Grady Judd said early April 26. “It’s the third Friday in a row where our deputies have been feloniously attacked,” Judd said during a news conference from the scene in the early ...

A man wanted for burglary and theft was shot and killed after charging at a Polk County deputy with a knife, according to Sheriff Grady Judd. Deputies were trying to track down 37-year-old John ...

BARTOW, Fla. — A man is dead after shooting a Polk County deputy and a Bartow police officer during a "gunfight" Friday in Bartow, according to Sheriff Grady Judd. It started around 11:30 a.m ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a news conference Friday evening that the shootout with 34-year-old Wayne Volz occurred at a Bartow shopping center. The area is about 60 miles southwest ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — A 37-year-old man was shot to death by Polk County Sheriff's deputies after allegedly charging at them with a knife Friday night. John Snyder had outstanding warrants for ...