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

"They devastated the house. They gutted the house," Judd said. The suspects are also accused of stealing and selling his ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says an illegal immigrant living in Polk County enslaved and sexually abused a child he snuck across the border in 2019. Alfaro Jimenez has been arrested for capital ...

Two 18-year-olds are accused of making bomb threats to the principal of Ridge Community High School in Haines City.

The Sheriff's Office said the boy was on a fishing trip with his dad, brother and cousin when the boys decided to swim.

The body of 12-year-old Noah Gomez, who disappeared into the water of Lake Roy in Polk County, was recovered late Thursday afternoon.

The Florida legislature is considering a bill to require state drivers to have license plates on both the front and back of ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd on Thursday detailed the arrest of a Winter Haven man who allegedly fired ...

The man who was supposed to be in charge of the classroom was Kelan Durn, 24, a substitute teacher. Sheriff Judd said it was ...

A man accused of sexually abusing a minor will face upgraded charges for his crimes because he was in the country illegally, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. Alvaro Jimenez ...