A man is dead after shooting a Polk County deputy and a Bartow police officer during a "gunfight" Friday in Bartow, according ...

Five illegal immigrants suspected of dozens of crimes in Central Florida as part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua face ...

Two law enforcement officers were shot in Polk County on Friday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Sheriff Grady Judd said it all started Friday morning when 34-year-old Wayne Volz got into an argument with his parents at their home in Fort Meade and pistol whipped his mother. Authorities said ...

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 ...