Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says 11 ‘ne’er-do-wells and crankers’ have been arrested during an investigation at a vacant ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd confirmed the arrest of one of his own deputies who was on the job for ...

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 ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said a group of people took advantage of a local active duty service member’s absence to steal ...

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 ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A 12-year-old boy drowned Thursday afternoon in Lake Roy in Winter Haven. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said a man took his two sons and a nephew out on a boat to swim and fish.

A 12-year-old boy died during a day of fishing with his brother, cousin and father on Lake Roy in Florida, Sheriff Grady Judd said. Photo from the Polk County Sheriff's Office A dad was trying to ...

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 ...