Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says five illegal immigrants are suspected in a string of liquor thefts and robberies. The suspects are believed to be members or associates of the Venezuelan gang ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd holds press conference on former Bartow (Florida) head football coach / Courtesy of Polk County Sheriffs Office For the last 37 years, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd ...

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 ...

Baristas are drawing animals, smiley faces and other doodles on cups. They aren’t just in a good mood. They’re following ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — In the early stages following a shooting that killed two people and injured six victims at Florida State University, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said, from what he ...

TWO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE SHOT, BUT WE’RE TOLD ARE EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. SHERIFF GRADY JUDD SAYS IT STARTED THIS MORNING WHEN 34 YEAR OLD WAYNE VOLYN GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH HIS PARENTS ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is seeking racketeering charges against the suspects, who he says have ties to a Venezuelan gang. Sheriff Judd is advocating for stricter immigration policies and ...

Sheriff Grady Judd said it all started Friday morning when ... where he had a confrontation with Polk Deputy Edwin Alexander. A Banker’s Brew Coffee Shop is inside the crime scene.

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 ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — On Friday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd detailed the arrests of five men linked to a Venezuelan gang accused of committing numerous crimes across the central Florida area.